Feature Engineering

The performance of a team could be captured by both the team-level and player-level statistics.

• Team-Level
  • number of W and L, W/L percentage, conference rank
  • team total/average points, oppponent total/average points
  • other secondary statistics: total rebounds, assists, blocks, turnovers, personal fouls
• Player-Level
  • highest win share value in the team
  • number of league top 100 win share players in the team
  • severe injuries
  • team transfer
• Specific Effect
  • home-court advantage
  • western-eastern effect
  • history records between teams
  • winning streak effect