May 21, 2019

NRL 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
Roosters 10.07 8.72 1.40
Storm 8.71 6.03 2.70
Rabbitohs 7.31 3.89 3.40
Raiders 3.62 1.81 1.80
Broncos 1.67 2.63 -1.00
Sharks 0.23 3.90 -3.70
Warriors -1.15 -0.27 -0.90
Sea Eagles -1.24 -5.61 4.40
Knights -1.54 -8.51 7.00
Wests Tigers -2.55 -5.57 3.00
Cowboys -2.60 0.15 -2.80
Dragons -3.49 0.06 -3.50
Eels -4.06 -6.17 2.10
Bulldogs -4.31 -0.61 -3.70
Titans -5.93 -3.36 -2.60
Panthers -6.74 0.93 -7.70

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 80 matches played, 55 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 68.8%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Storm vs. Wests Tigers May 16 24 – 22 16.30 TRUE
2 Panthers vs. Warriors May 17 10 – 30 2.00 FALSE
3 Broncos vs. Roosters May 17 15 – 10 -7.10 FALSE
4 Titans vs. Bulldogs May 18 16 – 22 2.60 FALSE
5 Cowboys vs. Eels May 18 17 – 10 4.00 TRUE
6 Raiders vs. Rabbitohs May 18 12 – 16 -0.10 TRUE
7 Dragons vs. Knights May 19 12 – 45 6.60 FALSE
8 Sharks vs. Sea Eagles May 19 14 – 24 6.80 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 Eels vs. Panthers May 23 Eels 5.70
2 Sea Eagles vs. Titans May 24 Sea Eagles 7.70
3 Knights vs. Roosters May 24 Roosters -8.60
4 Raiders vs. Cowboys May 25 Raiders 9.20
5 Warriors vs. Broncos May 25 Warriors 1.70
6 Rabbitohs vs. Wests Tigers May 25 Rabbitohs 12.90
7 Bulldogs vs. Storm May 26 Storm -10.00
8 Dragons vs. Sharks May 26 Sharks -0.70

 

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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 »