June 28, 2012

NRL Predictions, Round 17

Team Ratings for Round 17

Here are the team ratings prior to Round 17, 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 9.09 4.63 4.50
Broncos 6.17 5.57 0.60
Bulldogs 6.13 -1.86 8.00
Sea Eagles 5.70 9.83 -4.10
Cowboys 3.01 -1.32 4.30
Warriors 2.44 5.28 -2.80
Wests Tigers 1.59 4.52 -2.90
Rabbitohs 1.28 0.04 1.20
Sharks -1.95 -7.97 6.00
Dragons -2.07 4.36 -6.40
Titans -2.35 -11.80 9.50
Knights -4.39 0.77 -5.20
Roosters -5.28 0.25 -5.50
Panthers -7.11 -3.40 -3.70
Eels -7.92 -4.23 -3.70
Raiders -8.08 -8.40 0.30

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 117 matches played, 70 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 59.83%.

Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Dragons vs. Titans Jun 22 8 – 6 5.31 TRUE
2 Broncos vs. Rabbitohs Jun 23 26 – 12 8.52 TRUE
3 Cowboys vs. Raiders Jun 23 40 – 18 14.36 TRUE
4 Panthers vs. Eels Jun 23 18 – 19 6.52 FALSE
5 Bulldogs vs. Storm Jun 24 20 – 4 -6.58 FALSE
6 Roosters vs. Sea Eagles Jun 24 14 – 52 -0.47 TRUE
7 Knights vs. Wests Tigers Jun 25 38 – 20 -5.19 FALSE

 

Predictions for Round 17

Here are the predictions for Round 17

Game Date Winner Prediction
1 Broncos vs. Sharks Jun 29 Broncos 12.60
2 Eels vs. Knights Jun 30 Eels 1.00
3 Warriors vs. Cowboys Jul 01 Warriors 3.90
4 Rabbitohs vs. Panthers Jul 01 Rabbitohs 12.90
5 Raiders vs. Dragons Jul 02 Dragons -1.50

 

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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 »