April 22, 2015

Super 15 Predictions for Round 11

Team Ratings for Round 11

The basic method is described on my Department home page.

Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season.

Current Rating Rating at Season Start Difference
Crusaders 7.84 10.42 -2.60
Waratahs 7.50 10.00 -2.50
Chiefs 5.25 2.23 3.00
Hurricanes 5.18 2.89 2.30
Stormers 3.64 1.68 2.00
Bulls 3.43 2.88 0.60
Brumbies 3.22 2.20 1.00
Highlanders 1.02 -2.54 3.60
Blues 0.15 1.44 -1.30
Sharks -0.50 3.91 -4.40
Lions -3.19 -3.39 0.20
Force -5.75 -4.67 -1.10
Rebels -6.02 -9.53 3.50
Cheetahs -6.71 -5.55 -1.20
Reds -8.08 -4.98 -3.10

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 66 matches played, 41 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 62.1%.

Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Crusaders vs. Chiefs Apr 17 9 – 26 9.50 FALSE
2 Hurricanes vs. Waratahs Apr 18 24 – 29 3.30 FALSE
3 Highlanders vs. Blues Apr 18 30 – 24 4.60 TRUE
4 Brumbies vs. Rebels Apr 18 8 – 13 15.60 FALSE
5 Force vs. Stormers Apr 18 6 – 13 -4.40 TRUE
6 Sharks vs. Bulls Apr 18 10 – 17 1.10 FALSE
7 Cheetahs vs. Reds Apr 18 17 – 18 6.90 FALSE

 

Predictions for Round 11

Here are the predictions for Round 11. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team.

Game Date Winner Prediction
1 Chiefs vs. Force Apr 24 Chiefs 15.50
2 Brumbies vs. Highlanders Apr 24 Brumbies 6.70
3 Crusaders vs. Blues Apr 25 Crusaders 11.70
4 Waratahs vs. Rebels Apr 25 Waratahs 17.50
5 Lions vs. Cheetahs Apr 25 Lions 7.50
6 Stormers vs. Bulls Apr 25 Stormers 4.20
7 Reds vs. Hurricanes Apr 26 Hurricanes -8.80

 

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David Scott obtained a BA and PhD from the Australian National University and then commenced his university teaching career at La Trobe University in 1972. He has taught at La Trobe University, the University of Sheffield, Bond University and Colorado State University, joining the University of Auckland, based at Tamaki Campus, in mid-1995. He has been Head of Department at La Trobe University, Acting Dean and Associate Dean (Academic) at Bond University, and Associate Director of the Centre for Quality Management and Data Analysis at Bond University with responsibility for Short Courses. He was Head of the Department of Statistics in 2000, and is a past President of the New Zealand Statistical Assocation. See all posts by David Scott »

Comments

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    Rick Anderson

    Bit of a tough week with the super rugby stats last week Why does the start point not appear to change every week. It is quite different from the formal super rugby website stats..

    9 years ago