Business Professor Wins $2.5 Million Fantasy Football Jackpot Using the Concepts He Teaches Students

UConn Today – UConn School of Business professor David Bergman won $2.5 million this week in a fantasy football competition by using some of the data analytics knowledge and techniques he teaches students.

โ€œIโ€™m just shocked by the whole thing, but itโ€™s very exciting,โ€™โ€™ says Bergman, who has been a faculty member in the operations and information management (OPIM) department for seven years. โ€œIโ€™ve played fantasy sports since I was in college and itโ€™s such a fun hobby.โ€™โ€™