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Pro Sports team Revolutionizes Scouting to ID top Prospects with Machine Learning & InCycle

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Top pro sports team looking to extend competitive advantage by significantly enhancing scouting, recruiting, and draft analysis by applying AI/ML to pro prospects in college.


Business Challenge

Attempt to change the way teams draft players from college, or hunt for in-league talent by using machine learning (ML) to predict the next stars based on historical player data.

  • Client:PRO SPORTS FRANCHISE
  • Category:Media/Entertainment

InCycle designed a model focusing on simplicity and explainability through a univariate approach. 

Solution

Benefits

Through automation, scaled model capability to handle a vast array of datasets with ease, maintaining straightforward interpretability. To achieve this, we used multiple datasets to train models and ensemble inference to reduce population bias. With archetype models prepared, we scored current college player data to identify top candidates.

 

Besides championships, efficiently scout more players and accurately forecast pro success and trade value without dependency on traditional and subjective scouting.

 

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