NBA-Predict

Predicts NBA Games Using a Logistic Regression Model in Python

Model

The model uses eight factors scraped from stats.nba.com to determine the predicted result of an NBA game. Each stat is adjusted to per 100 possessions to ensure pace has no impact on the predictions.

Home Team
Win Percentage
Rebounds
Turnovers
Plus Minus
Offensive Rating
Defensive Rating
True Shooting Percentage

Usage

Installation

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Daily Predictions

Open nbaPredict.py
Edit the call to makeInterpretPrediction with desired date of games, season, and the start date of the season
Run the program either through the terminal or an IDE
Wait ~1-3 minutes for model to finish scraping stats and predicting outcomes
Outcomes are outputted as the percent chance that the home team will defeat the away team

Past Predictions

Open makePastPredictions.py
Edit the call to makePastPredictions with desired start date, end date, season, start date of the season, and output filenames. NOTE: The start date should be at least three days after the season begins and the end date is non-inclusive.
Run the program either through the terminal or an IDE
Two CSV files will be saved in the Data folder. One holds the gameData and the other holds the predictions for the games. The time to execute will vary greatly from a couple minutes to a several hours depending on the range between the start and end date.