April 12, 2012

NRL Predictions, Round 7

Team Ratings for Round 7

Here are the team ratings prior to Round 7, along with the ratings at the start of the season. I have created a brief description of the method I use for predicting rugby games. Go to my Department home page to see this.

Current Rating Rating at Season Start Difference
Storm 9.74 4.63 5.10
Sea Eagles 7.20 9.83 -2.60
Broncos 6.81 5.57 1.20
Dragons 3.45 4.36 -0.90
Knights 1.19 0.77 0.40
Rabbitohs 0.96 0.04 0.90
Bulldogs 0.92 -1.86 2.80
Warriors 0.28 5.28 -5.00
Wests Tigers -0.56 4.52 -5.10
Cowboys -1.85 -1.32 -0.50
Roosters -2.09 0.25 -2.30
Sharks -2.81 -7.97 5.20
Panthers -3.15 -3.40 0.30
Raiders -3.92 -8.40 4.50
Eels -8.20 -4.23 -4.00
Titans -11.71 -11.80 0.10

Performance So Far

So far there have been 48 matches played, 25 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 52.08%.

Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Rabbitohs vs. Bulldogs Apr 06 20 – 10 3.50 TRUE
2 Wests Tigers vs. Broncos Apr 06 14 – 18 -2.65 TRUE
3 Titans vs. Roosters Apr 07 12 – 18 -4.95 TRUE
4 Sharks vs. Dragons Apr 07 12 – 0 -4.37 FALSE
5 Raiders vs. Warriors Apr 08 32 – 12 -3.45 FALSE
6 Knights vs. Eels Apr 08 14 – 6 15.01 TRUE
7 Cowboys vs. Storm Apr 08 18 – 42 -3.87 TRUE
8 Sea Eagles vs. Panthers Apr 09 30 – 0 11.97 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 7

Here are the predictions for Round 7

Game Date Winner Prediction
1 Dragons vs. Knights Apr 13 Dragons 6.80
2 Broncos vs. Raiders Apr 13 Broncos 15.20
3 Storm vs. Bulldogs Apr 14 Storm 13.30
4 Roosters vs. Cowboys Apr 14 Roosters 4.30
5 Sea Eagles vs. Titans Apr 14 Sea Eagles 23.40
6 Warriors vs. Rabbitohs Apr 15 Warriors 3.80
7 Sharks vs. Eels Apr 15 Sharks 9.90
8 Panthers vs. Wests Tigers Apr 15 Panthers 1.90

 

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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 »