June 8, 2021

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 18.52 14.53 4.00
Panthers 14.91 8.88 6.00
Roosters 9.35 10.25 -0.90
Eels 7.62 1.68 5.90
Rabbitohs 4.98 7.73 -2.80
Sea Eagles 2.27 -4.77 7.00
Wests Tigers -1.27 -3.07 1.80
Sharks -2.48 -0.76 -1.70
Dragons -2.49 -4.95 2.50
Warriors -2.70 -1.84 -0.90
Raiders -3.31 6.98 -10.30
Titans -6.96 -7.22 0.30
Cowboys -7.97 -8.05 0.10
Knights -8.85 -2.61 -6.20
Broncos -11.44 -11.16 -0.30
Bulldogs -12.18 -7.62 -4.60

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 100 matches played, 68 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 68%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Dragons vs. Broncos Jun 03 52 – 24 8.60 TRUE
2 Wests Tigers vs. Panthers Jun 04 26 – 6 -19.80 FALSE
3 Storm vs. Titans Jun 05 20 – 14 33.10 TRUE
4 Knights vs. Eels Jun 06 4 – 40 -8.90 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 Sea Eagles vs. Cowboys Jun 11 Sea Eagles 13.20
2 Sharks vs. Panthers Jun 11 Panthers -14.40
3 Titans vs. Roosters Jun 12 Roosters -13.30
4 Rabbitohs vs. Knights Jun 12 Rabbitohs 16.80
5 Raiders vs. Broncos Jun 12 Raiders 11.10
6 Warriors vs. Storm Jun 13 Storm -21.20
7 Eels vs. Wests Tigers Jun 13 Eels 11.90
8 Bulldogs vs. Dragons Jun 14 Dragons -6.70

 

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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 »