May 5, 2026

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
Panthers 13.99 8.77 5.20
Roosters 8.46 9.50 -1.00
Sharks 6.56 7.25 -0.70
Broncos 4.70 7.06 -2.40
Warriors 3.64 -1.18 4.80
Sea Eagles 3.53 0.21 3.30
Dolphins 1.17 1.85 -0.70
Rabbitohs 0.04 -5.05 5.10
Cowboys -0.46 -2.69 2.20
Storm -0.76 6.96 -7.70
Raiders -1.55 1.62 -3.20
Bulldogs -2.40 2.13 -4.50
Wests Tigers -2.48 -7.26 4.80
Eels -6.47 -0.37 -6.10
Titans -6.64 -8.02 1.40
Knights -8.52 -14.06 5.50
Dragons -12.81 -6.72 -6.10

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 72 matches played, 41 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 56.9%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Bulldogs vs. Cowboys May 01 12 – 28 5.00 FALSE
2 Dolphins vs. Storm May 01 28 – 10 3.80 TRUE
3 Titans vs. Raiders May 02 12 – 28 1.40 FALSE
4 Eels vs. Warriors May 02 14 – 36 -3.50 TRUE
5 Roosters vs. Broncos May 02 38 – 24 6.00 TRUE
6 Knights vs. Rabbitohs May 03 42 – 38 -6.10 FALSE
7 Sharks vs. Wests Tigers May 03 52 – 10 8.70 TRUE
8 Panthers vs. Sea Eagles May 03 18 – 16 16.60 TRUE

 

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 Dolphins vs. Bulldogs May 07 Dolphins 7.60
2 Roosters vs. Titans May 08 Roosters 19.10
3 Cowboys vs. Eels May 08 Cowboys 10.00
4 Dragons vs. Knights May 09 Knights -0.30
5 Rabbitohs vs. Sharks May 09 Sharks -2.50
6 Sea Eagles vs. Broncos May 09 Sea Eagles 2.80
7 Storm vs. Wests Tigers May 10 Storm 5.70
8 Raiders vs. Panthers May 10 Panthers -11.50

 

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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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