August 4, 2020

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 13.63 12.73 0.90
Roosters 11.37 12.25 -0.90
Raiders 6.04 7.06 -1.00
Eels 5.02 2.80 2.20
Panthers 4.86 -0.13 5.00
Rabbitohs 2.80 2.85 -0.00
Sharks 1.90 1.81 0.10
Wests Tigers 0.05 -0.18 0.20
Sea Eagles -0.63 1.05 -1.70
Knights -1.86 -5.92 4.10
Dragons -4.25 -6.14 1.90
Bulldogs -5.48 -2.52 -3.00
Cowboys -5.81 -3.95 -1.90
Warriors -6.44 -5.17 -1.30
Broncos -10.44 -5.53 -4.90
Titans -12.77 -12.99 0.20

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 96 matches played, 64 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 66.7%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Dragons vs. Rabbitohs Jul 30 24 – 32 -4.50 TRUE
2 Wests Tigers vs. Warriors Jul 31 20 – 26 12.80 FALSE
3 Broncos vs. Sharks Jul 31 26 – 36 -10.40 TRUE
4 Roosters vs. Titans Aug 01 18 – 12 28.20 TRUE
5 Cowboys vs. Raiders Aug 01 12 – 14 -10.90 TRUE
6 Sea Eagles vs. Panthers Aug 01 12 – 42 -1.00 TRUE
7 Bulldogs vs. Eels Aug 02 16 – 18 -9.40 TRUE
8 Storm vs. Knights Aug 02 26 – 16 16.30 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 Dragons vs. Roosters Aug 06 Roosters -13.60
2 Sea Eagles vs. Warriors Aug 07 Sea Eagles 10.30
3 Rabbitohs vs. Broncos Aug 07 Rabbitohs 15.20
4 Storm vs. Bulldogs Aug 08 Storm 19.10
5 Knights vs. Wests Tigers Aug 08 Knights 0.10
6 Panthers vs. Raiders Aug 08 Panthers 0.80
7 Titans vs. Cowboys Aug 09 Cowboys -5.00
8 Sharks vs. Eels Aug 09 Eels -1.10

 

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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 »