June 3, 2025

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 9.93 9.29 0.60
Panthers 5.33 8.50 -3.20
Sharks 4.93 5.10 -0.20
Roosters 4.83 7.44 -2.60
Sea Eagles 3.47 2.97 0.50
Bulldogs 2.31 0.07 2.20
Cowboys 1.62 4.11 -2.50
Raiders 0.92 -3.61 4.50
Dolphins 0.17 -1.96 2.10
Warriors -0.52 -1.68 1.20
Broncos -1.72 -1.82 0.10
Dragons -3.23 -4.55 1.30
Knights -3.81 -0.05 -3.80
Eels -4.13 -3.02 -1.10
Rabbitohs -4.21 -4.35 0.10
Titans -7.09 -5.50 -1.60
Wests Tigers -8.80 -10.97 2.20

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 100 matches played, 54 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 54%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Dragons vs. Knights May 30 20 – 6 2.40 TRUE
2 Titans vs. Storm May 31 16 – 28 -14.40 TRUE
3 Cowboys vs. Wests Tigers May 31 32 – 28 14.50 TRUE
4 Sea Eagles vs. Broncos May 31 34 – 6 6.30 TRUE
5 Rabbitohs vs. Warriors Jun 01 30 – 36 0.50 FALSE
6 Panthers vs. Eels Jun 01 18 – 10 9.70 TRUE
7 Roosters vs. Raiders Jun 01 24 – 26 7.90 FALSE

 

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 Knights vs. Sea Eagles Jun 05 Sea Eagles -4.30
2 Storm vs. Cowboys Jun 06 Storm 11.30
3 Dolphins vs. Dragons Jun 06 Dolphins 6.40
4 Sharks vs. Warriors Jun 07 Sharks 8.90
5 Broncos vs. Titans Jun 07 Broncos 8.40
6 Raiders vs. Rabbitohs Jun 08 Raiders 8.10
7 Wests Tigers vs. Panthers Jun 08 Panthers -11.10
8 Bulldogs vs. Eels Jun 09 Bulldogs 9.40

 

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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 »