My parents joke that the first thing I ever read was the Washington Post sports section. Growing up, my days started and ended with the bolded scores in that paper. Ever since my first foray into those hallowed pages, my knowledge of sports has run deep.
That’s why, when my friend told me to download PrizePicks — the daily fantasy sports betting app — a few months ago, I figured I would be at an advantage. Every day, PrizePicks and other similar sports gambling sites use algorithms to set lines on myriad statistics for players across a wide range of sports. Users then wager money if they believe a given player will go “over” or “under” their statistical line. With new calculations every day, there’s always an…
