Fantasy football fever, today, has topped temperatures of yesteryear–and growing furiously each season. The three major players of Yahoo, CBS, and ESPN comprise what’s a $1.5 billion industry, per research firm IBISWorld. The internet, virtually since its inception, spurred the stunning interest and growth of fantasy football’s fan-driven participation. The NFL, for their part, helped […]
Fanduel, one the hottest fantasy football operators in the world right now has teamed up with one of the most comprehensive sports data sources in the world, Sportradar, to provide a unique fantasy experience. Sportradar are official partners with the NFL and have the rights to distribute any and all data collected during the season to digital […]
Have you ever been in a fantasy draft, on the clock and panicking over whom you should pick for your team, a player you’ll be committed to owning for the rest of the fantasy season? Well DraftSmarts is here to help. The mission of DraftSmarts is to help fantasy players of all skill levels win […]
IBM’s famed Watson, a computer system of artificial intelligence, has moved on from his Jeopardy winning days. Now, Watson is being put to use to rule the world of fantasy football. Edge Up Sports, a sports analytics website, is working with IBM to create a Watson-powered fantasy football app. The app is developed as part […]
Nearly 42 million people participated in some version of fantasy sports in 2014, according to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association. As many could guess, a large percentage of that comes from fantasy football. While the National Football League now embraces fantasy football (even going so far as to require teams to display fantasy numbers inside […]
