August 11, 2020

NRL Predictions for Round 14

Team Ratings for Round 14

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 14.27 12.73 1.50
Roosters 11.01 12.25 -1.20
Panthers 5.63 -0.13 5.80
Raiders 5.27 7.06 -1.80
Eels 5.11 2.80 2.30
Rabbitohs 3.02 2.85 0.20
Sharks 1.81 1.81 0.00
Knights -0.28 -5.92 5.60
Sea Eagles -1.36 1.05 -2.40
Wests Tigers -1.53 -0.18 -1.30
Dragons -3.89 -6.14 2.20
Warriors -5.70 -5.17 -0.50
Bulldogs -6.12 -2.52 -3.60
Cowboys -6.92 -3.95 -3.00
Broncos -10.65 -5.53 -5.10
Titans -11.65 -12.99 1.30

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 104 matches played, 70 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 67.3%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Dragons vs. Roosters Aug 06 16 – 24 -13.60 TRUE
2 Sea Eagles vs. Warriors Aug 07 22 – 26 10.30 FALSE
3 Rabbitohs vs. Broncos Aug 07 28 – 10 15.20 TRUE
4 Storm vs. Bulldogs Aug 08 41 – 10 19.10 TRUE
5 Knights vs. Wests Tigers Aug 08 44 – 4 0.10 TRUE
6 Panthers vs. Raiders Aug 08 28 – 12 0.80 TRUE
7 Titans vs. Cowboys Aug 09 30 – 10 -5.00 FALSE
8 Sharks vs. Eels Aug 09 12 – 14 -1.10 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 14

Here are the predictions for Round 14. 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 Roosters vs. Storm Aug 13 Storm -1.30
2 Panthers vs. Warriors Aug 14 Panthers 15.80
3 Eels vs. Dragons Aug 14 Eels 11.00
4 Sharks vs. Titans Aug 15 Sharks 15.50
5 Cowboys vs. Rabbitohs Aug 15 Rabbitohs -7.90
6 Raiders vs. Broncos Aug 15 Raiders 17.90
7 Wests Tigers vs. Bulldogs Aug 16 Wests Tigers 6.60
8 Knights vs. Sea Eagles Aug 16 Knights 3.10

 

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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 »