June 14, 2022

NRL Predictions for Round 15

Team Ratings for Round 15

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
Panthers 16.46 14.26 2.20
Storm 16.24 19.20 -3.00
Rabbitohs 7.68 15.81 -8.10
Sea Eagles 5.42 10.99 -5.60
Roosters 2.88 2.23 0.60
Cowboys 1.88 -12.27 14.10
Eels 1.66 2.54 -0.90
Sharks 0.51 -1.10 1.60
Broncos -0.46 -8.90 8.40
Raiders -1.14 -1.10 -0.00
Titans -6.20 1.05 -7.20
Dragons -7.47 -7.99 0.50
Bulldogs -8.47 -10.25 1.80
Warriors -9.92 -8.99 -0.90
Knights -10.51 -6.54 -4.00
Wests Tigers -10.57 -10.94 0.40

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 108 matches played, 76 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 70.4%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Cowboys vs. Dragons Jun 10 31 – 12 11.10 TRUE
2 Titans vs. Rabbitohs Jun 11 16 – 30 -10.30 TRUE
3 Roosters vs. Storm Jun 11 18 – 26 -10.80 TRUE
4 Broncos vs. Raiders Jun 11 24 – 18 3.20 TRUE
5 Wests Tigers vs. Sea Eagles Jun 12 4 – 30 -11.20 TRUE
6 Knights vs. Panthers Jun 12 6 – 42 -22.30 TRUE
7 Warriors vs. Sharks Jun 12 16 – 38 -8.80 TRUE
8 Bulldogs vs. Eels Jun 13 34 – 4 -11.70 FALSE

 

Predictions for Round 15

Here are the predictions for Round 15. 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. Rabbitohs Jun 16 Rabbitohs -12.10
2 Sea Eagles vs. Cowboys Jun 17 Sea Eagles 6.50
3 Storm vs. Broncos Jun 17 Storm 19.70
4 Sharks vs. Titans Jun 18 Sharks 9.70
5 Warriors vs. Panthers Jun 18 Panthers -20.90
6 Eels vs. Roosters Jun 18 Eels 1.80
7 Raiders vs. Knights Jun 19 Raiders 12.40
8 Bulldogs vs. Wests Tigers Jun 19 Bulldogs 5.10

 

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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

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    Egnes Siara

    This helps me alot to improve in my tips for round 16 hope i get all Wright this time

    2 years ago