Sports Betting: An Application of Machine Learning to the Game Prediction

Eryi Wang; Xinyi Yin; Yao Li; Tianyu Wang

doi:10.54254/2755-2721/2024.20626

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Received: 14 October 2024

Published: 24 January 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54254/2755-2721/2024.20626

Article Type: Research Article

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Wang,E.;Yin,X.;Li,Y.;Wang,T. (2025). Sports Betting: An Application of Machine Learning to the Game Prediction. Applied and Computational Engineering,132,104-118.

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