May 6, 2025

NRL Predictions for Round 10

Team Ratings for Round 10

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 8.81 9.29 -0.50
Panthers 6.75 8.50 -1.80
Sharks 4.79 5.10 -0.30
Roosters 4.42 7.44 -3.00
Sea Eagles 3.48 2.97 0.50
Bulldogs 3.27 0.07 3.20
Cowboys 3.01 4.11 -1.10
Broncos 0.28 -1.82 2.10
Raiders 0.18 -3.61 3.80
Warriors -0.88 -1.68 0.80
Dolphins -1.26 -1.96 0.70
Knights -2.73 -0.05 -2.70
Dragons -4.25 -4.55 0.30
Rabbitohs -4.80 -4.35 -0.50
Eels -6.36 -3.02 -3.30
Wests Tigers -7.21 -10.97 3.80
Titans -7.50 -5.50 -2.00

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 72 matches played, 42 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 58.3%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Sharks vs. Eels May 02 28 – 18 11.40 TRUE
2 Roosters vs. Dolphins May 02 36 – 26 1.80 TRUE
3 Rabbitohs vs. Knights May 03 4 – 30 0.10 FALSE
4 Warriors vs. Cowboys May 03 30 – 26 -4.80 FALSE
5 Wests Tigers vs. Dragons May 03 34 – 28 -4.00 FALSE
6 Titans vs. Bulldogs May 04 18 – 38 -9.70 TRUE
7 Panthers vs. Broncos May 04 32 – 8 1.50 TRUE
8 Storm vs. Raiders May 04 18 – 20 9.80 FALSE

 

Predictions for Round 10

Here are the predictions for Round 10. 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. Dolphins May 08 Dolphins -2.10
2 Knights vs. Titans May 09 Knights 7.80
3 Rabbitohs vs. Broncos May 09 Broncos -2.10
4 Raiders vs. Bulldogs May 10 Bulldogs -0.10
5 Dragons vs. Warriors May 10 Dragons 0.10
6 Cowboys vs. Panthers May 10 Panthers -0.70
7 Storm vs. Wests Tigers May 11 Storm 19.00
8 Sea Eagles vs. Sharks May 11 Sea Eagles 1.70

 

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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 »

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