Ratings & Strength Models (Sports)

Overview

Estimate latent team (or player) strength from past results, then use those ratings only as they existed before game T.

Ratings are often the strongest simple sports baselines and strong features for logistic/ML models. The non-negotiable rule: as-of only.

Bundled standalone path:

• standalone sequential rating construction
• held-out evaluation against simple baselines

When to Use This Skill