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# [How I Tried to Get Rich Using Web Scraping](https://blog.willbraun.dev/how-i-tried-to-get-rich-using-web-scraping?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A deep dive with tech, tips, and lessons learned

May 28, 2023 · 21 min read · blog.willbraun.dev  
Updated Oct 22, 2023  
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## Written by

[Will Braun](https://hashnode.com/@willbraun)

@willbraun · Greenville, SC, USA

  
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Software Engineer at SIOS Technology Corp.

I am a developer currently living in Greenville, SC, USA. When I'm not coding, or writing about coding, I enjoy playing tennis and chess competitively.

## Responses 1

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[Mamaz](https://hashnode.com/@mamaz)

[Feb 7, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-i-tried-to-get-rich-using-web-scraping/6473b06365577b73c67e1b2a/comment/65c3b48d48aeae7ffa794cc7)

Hello, we want a article made by you, do you have any e-mail for contact you?

[Adeel Syed](https://hashnode.com/@Ade3l)

[Jan 17, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-i-tried-to-get-rich-using-web-scraping/6473b06365577b73c67e1b2a/comment/65a782ec988d0bcaab5b90e8)

Very Interesting! I have written code that had the exact same problem mentioned in this article. My solution was to use selenium and use the time.sleep function so it would wait for all the data to load in then I would use beautiful soup to scrape!

I also tried to make a similar code like yours except for the NBA, but unfortunately I couldn't find an Ultimate Basketball website. I still really love your code!

[Will Braun](https://hashnode.com/@willbraun)

[Jan 17, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-i-tried-to-get-rich-using-web-scraping/6473b06365577b73c67e1b2a/comment/65a782ec988d0bcaab5b90e8#reply-65a7b7e7de407141456dd422)

Thank you! Yea I got lucky finding that site, so much good information there. Were you able to find some other way to make NBA predictions?

[Adeel Syed](https://hashnode.com/@Ade3l)

[Jan 17, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-i-tried-to-get-rich-using-web-scraping/6473b06365577b73c67e1b2a/comment/65a782ec988d0bcaab5b90e8#reply-65a81af78106b108f35eeb81)

[Will Braun](https://hashnode.com/@willbraun) Unfortunately there aren't any free ones. However, I am still going to work on a project similar to this for predicting over/under lines for par lays. This is easier to do because there isn't as much factors like predicting the outcome of a game.

[Michelle Tan](https://hashnode.com/@MichelleTanPY)

[May 31, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-i-tried-to-get-rich-using-web-scraping/6473b06365577b73c67e1b2a/comment/647798c48d2851ce07116308)

This was a really interesting read! Thanks for writings this up explaining the thought process all the way :) The result was unexpected 😄

[Will Braun](https://hashnode.com/@willbraun)

[May 31, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-i-tried-to-get-rich-using-web-scraping/6473b06365577b73c67e1b2a/comment/647798c48d2851ce07116308#reply-6477a691445c91ce375db3f8)

Glad you liked it! It was a lot of fun to build and write up.