May 29, 2018

NRL Predictions for Round 13

Team Ratings for Round 13

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
Storm 8.88 16.73 -7.90
Panthers 5.75 2.64 3.10
Dragons 3.94 -0.45 4.40
Rabbitohs 3.69 -3.90 7.60
Sharks 3.43 2.20 1.20
Roosters 2.15 0.13 2.00
Broncos 0.15 4.78 -4.60
Raiders -0.15 3.50 -3.70
Cowboys -0.63 2.97 -3.60
Sea Eagles -0.91 -1.07 0.20
Wests Tigers -0.99 -3.63 2.60
Bulldogs -2.16 -3.43 1.30
Eels -3.65 1.51 -5.20
Warriors -4.13 -6.97 2.80
Titans -7.81 -8.91 1.10
Knights -9.88 -8.43 -1.40

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 96 matches played, 57 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 59.4%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Broncos vs. Eels May 24 18 – 10 6.60 TRUE
2 Raiders vs. Sea Eagles May 25 21 – 20 4.20 TRUE
3 Cowboys vs. Storm May 25 6 – 7 -7.40 TRUE
4 Roosters vs. Titans May 26 34 – 14 11.80 TRUE
5 Warriors vs. Rabbitohs May 26 10 – 30 -0.60 TRUE
6 Panthers vs. Dragons May 26 28 – 2 1.40 TRUE
7 Knights vs. Sharks May 27 10 – 48 -5.80 TRUE
8 Wests Tigers vs. Bulldogs May 27 14 – 10 4.20 TRUE

 

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 Sea Eagles vs. Cowboys May 31 Sea Eagles 2.70
2 Rabbitohs vs. Sharks Jun 01 Rabbitohs 3.30
3 Eels vs. Knights Jun 02 Eels 9.20
4 Roosters vs. Wests Tigers Jun 03 Roosters 6.10

 

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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

  • avatar
    geno .Kuoepsie

    Perfect guest

    6 years ago

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      A rare week: predicted the winner of the Aviva Premiership Final, all of the winners in the NRL round, and all but one of the winners in the Super Rugby.

      6 years ago

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    geno .Kuropsie

    What your perspective with this round 13.
    Will the above teams are confirm winners of round 13

    6 years ago