Question about sports data

[wizardofodds]

Hey Alex!

Have you ever considered getting data from https://www.football-data.co.uk/ ?

They provide FREE tennis http://www.tennis-data.co.uk/ and football data. You could definitely use some (espeically for tennis) to increase number of tournaments/leagues.
Also https://www.tennisexplorer.com/.

I hope You will find it useful.

Thanks!

[Alex]

Thank you for suggestion, but our integrated tool Tools > Data retriever superseeds mentioned resources by tennis, football and some other sports.

[wizardofodds]

Thank you for suggestion, but our integrated tool Tools > Data retriever superseeds mentioned resources by tennis, football and some other sports.

Thanks! Is there a way to get odds for particular leagues and get compute predictions? I got data for some leagues and loaded them, computed the ratings but cannot get the odds. It depends whether the data provider has odds or not, right? My guess.

Reading the guide at the moment.

Much appreciated!

[Alex]

Here are common directions on adding a custom league using the tool:

Tools > Data retriever

First, make sure that past results and future fixtures are present in Data retriever.

Then

1. Save league data to a league file using button at the right bottom corner.
2. Open that file in Odds Wizard.
3. Add files for past seasons using Games -> Update from file.

3.1. Determine participating teams. Take all the teams and games during the last 3 seasons + current season in e.g. League 2. This is easily done by checking "Add teams", "Add games", and "Add fixtures" when using Games > Update from file.

3.2. Update the league from at least 3 last seasons in League 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. using just "Add games". Take as many last seasons as you want for historical performance analysis and charts, but remember that only those games affect ratings and odds that are not older than depreciation period (Options > Depreciation period). DP has default value 900 days for most leagues (~ 2.5 seasons).

4. Make necessary settings in the Options panel.
5. Click green arrow button on a toolbar.
6. Use Fixtures -> Show new fixtures to display fixtures and odds.

Keep in mind that Data retriever is just a tool to retrieve and save league data from the web source. All further work is done by Odds Wizard.

If the number of teams exceeds 16, then it is recommended to use some existing file in Odds Wizard e.g. England, and

1. File -> Save as e.g. YourLeagueFile.
2. Games > Clear table, Teams > Clear table 3. Games -> Update from file
(use several files saved from Data retriever).
4. Make necessary settings in the Options panel.
5. Click green arrow button on a toolbar to recalculate ratings and odds.
6. Use Fixtures -> Show new fixtures to display fixtures and odds.
7. Set the name of the league in Options in the format: Country - Name of the League
8. League file must have country prefix, without any spaces, e.g. MyCountry1.lea.

[wizardofodds]

Here are common directions on adding a custom league using the tool:

Tools > Data retriever

First, make sure that past results and future fixtures are present in Data retriever.

Then

1. Save league data to a league file using button at the right bottom corner.
2. Open that file in Odds Wizard.
3. Add files for past seasons using Games -> Update from file.

3.1. Determine participating teams. Take all the teams and games during the last 3 seasons + current season in e.g. League 2. This is easily done by checking "Add teams", "Add games", and "Add fixtures" when using Games > Update from file.

3.2. Update the league from at least 3 last seasons in League 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. using just "Add games". Take as many last seasons as you want for historical performance analysis and charts, but remember that only those games affect ratings and odds that are not older than depreciation period (Options > Depreciation period). DP has default value 900 days for most leagues (~ 2.5 seasons).

4. Make necessary settings in the Options panel.
5. Click green arrow button on a toolbar.
6. Use Fixtures -> Show new fixtures to display fixtures and odds.

Keep in mind that Data retriever is just a tool to retrieve and save league data from the web source. All further work is done by Odds Wizard.

If the number of teams exceeds 16, then it is recommended to use some existing file in Odds Wizard e.g. England, and

1. File -> Save as e.g. YourLeagueFile.
2. Games > Clear table, Teams > Clear table 3. Games -> Update from file
(use several files saved from Data retriever).
4. Make necessary settings in the Options panel.
5. Click green arrow button on a toolbar to recalculate ratings and odds.
6. Use Fixtures -> Show new fixtures to display fixtures and odds.
7. Set the name of the league in Options in the format: Country - Name of the League
8. League file must have country prefix, without any spaces, e.g. MyCountry1.lea.

Thank You so much for this guide! The only problem I have that all odds are purple due to ratings/intotal trends :/

[Alex]

Make sure to provide at least 3 past seasons in national leagues, and use default depreciation period value 900 days.