August 12, 2025

NRL Predictions for Round 24

Team Ratings for Round 24

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 10.36 9.29 1.10
Panthers 7.80 8.50 -0.70
Roosters 7.02 7.44 -0.40
Bulldogs 3.22 0.07 3.10
Sharks 3.13 5.10 -2.00
Raiders 2.91 -3.61 6.50
Dolphins 1.88 -1.96 3.80
Broncos 1.43 -1.82 3.20
Sea Eagles 0.49 2.97 -2.50
Warriors -0.89 -1.68 0.80
Cowboys -2.76 4.11 -6.90
Dragons -2.77 -4.55 1.80
Eels -5.03 -3.02 -2.00
Knights -5.43 -0.05 -5.40
Rabbitohs -6.35 -4.35 -2.00
Titans -6.93 -5.50 -1.40
Wests Tigers -8.08 -10.97 2.90

Performance So Far

So far there have been 172 matches played, 109 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 63.4%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Storm vs. Broncos Aug 07 22 – 2 11.00 TRUE
2 Knights vs. Panthers Aug 08 12 – 48 -7.90 TRUE
3 Raiders vs. Sea Eagles Aug 08 28 – 12 4.30 TRUE
4 Dragons vs. Sharks Aug 09 22 – 14 -4.10 FALSE
5 Dolphins vs. Roosters Aug 09 12 – 64 1.70 FALSE
6 Bulldogs vs. Warriors Aug 09 32 – 14 6.50 TRUE
7 Titans vs. Rabbitohs Aug 10 18 – 20 3.00 FALSE
8 Eels vs. Cowboys Aug 10 19 – 18 0.70 TRUE

Predictions for Round 24

Here are the predictions for Round 24. 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 Panthers vs. Storm Aug 14 Panthers 0.40
2 Warriors vs. Dragons Aug 15 Warriors 5.40
3 Roosters vs. Bulldogs Aug 15 Roosters 6.80
4 Sharks vs. Titans Aug 16 Sharks 13.10
5 Broncos vs. Dolphins Aug 16 Broncos 2.50
6 Rabbitohs vs. Eels Aug 16 Eels -1.30
7 Wests Tigers vs. Sea Eagles Aug 17 Sea Eagles -8.60
8 Cowboys vs. Knights Aug 17 Cowboys 5.70
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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 »

Comments

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    Michael Uaiz

    My first time to visit this site.
    Very impressed with the summary as it is well presented and made so easy to follow.
    Thank you.

    3 months ago