EPISODE · Jun 11, 2025 · 2H 9M
From the Yankees and Google to a Pro Gambler w/ Akash | Ep 107
from The Risk Takers Podcast · host GoldenPants13
Second guest episode of the SP era - with a guy living the dream. Akash worked in the front offices of the New York Yankees and Miami Dolphins as well as a Google data scientist before leaving it all behind to be a full-time bettor.This builds on our recent modeling episodes as we take a jump from simple/ regression based models into the AI/ML blackbox.You can find Akash in the GP Discord under the name joshroyale00:00 Show Intro 01:50 Yankees Front Office 11:05 Transition from Sports Analytics to Betting 23:30 Data Pipelines, Friction Reduction and Useful Features 39:45 AI vs. Pro Sports Bettor49:50 Modeling Philosophy: Transparency vs. Black Boxes 1:11:35 Handling Downswings and Model Validation 1:17:00 News Roundup: IL Tax, FanDuel Ban, Polymarket x Twitter 1:30:50 Listener Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it.Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__ProjFollow GP on Twitter: https://x.com/goldenpants013
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Second guest episode of the SP era - with a guy living the dream. Akash worked in the front offices of the New York Yankees and Miami Dolphins as well as a Google data scientist before leaving it all behind to be a full-time bettor. This builds on our recent modeling episodes as we take a jump from simple/ regression based models into the AI/ML blackbox. You can find Akash in the GP Discord under the name joshroyale 00:00 Show Intro 01:50 Yankees Front Office 11:05 Transition fro...
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