June 5, 2013

NRL Predictions, Round 13

Team Ratings for Round 13

Here are the team ratings prior to Round 13, 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
Rabbitohs 9.55 5.23 4.30
Storm 7.39 9.73 -2.30
Roosters 6.08 -5.68 11.80
Sea Eagles 5.55 4.78 0.80
Panthers 2.25 -6.58 8.80
Knights 1.78 0.44 1.30
Sharks 1.05 -1.78 2.80
Raiders 0.43 2.03 -1.60
Titans 0.21 -1.85 2.10
Bulldogs 0.15 7.33 -7.20
Cowboys -0.71 7.05 -7.80
Dragons -3.15 -0.33 -2.80
Broncos -3.96 -1.55 -2.40
Warriors -4.71 -10.01 5.30
Wests Tigers -11.21 -3.71 -7.50
Eels -14.44 -8.82 -5.60

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 92 matches played, 57 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 61.96%.

Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Bulldogs vs. Dragons May 31 16 – 14 9.24 TRUE
2 Rabbitohs vs. Knights Jun 01 25 – 18 13.58 TRUE
3 Titans vs. Cowboys Jun 02 31 – 12 2.02 TRUE
4 Broncos vs. Warriors Jun 03 18 – 56 16.07 FALSE

 

Predictions for Round 13

Here are the predictions for Round 13. 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 Eels vs. Roosters Jun 07 Roosters -16.00
2 Knights vs. Dragons Jun 08 Knights 9.40
3 Cowboys vs. Bulldogs Jun 08 Cowboys 3.60
4 Warriors vs. Sea Eagles Jun 09 Sea Eagles -5.80
5 Panthers vs. Wests Tigers Jun 09 Panthers 18.00
6 Storm vs. Sharks Jun 09 Storm 10.80
7 Raiders vs. Broncos Jun 10 Raiders 8.90

 

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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 »