May 12, 2026

NRL Predictions for Round 11

Team Ratings for Round 11

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 14.04 8.77 5.30
Roosters 8.12 9.50 -1.40
Sea Eagles 5.23 0.21 5.00
Sharks 4.78 7.25 -2.50
Warriors 3.64 -1.18 4.80
Broncos 2.99 7.06 -4.10
Dolphins 2.83 1.85 1.00
Rabbitohs 1.83 -5.05 6.90
Storm 0.78 6.96 -6.20
Cowboys -1.43 -2.69 1.30
Raiders -1.60 1.62 -3.20
Wests Tigers -4.02 -7.26 3.20
Bulldogs -4.07 2.13 -6.20
Eels -5.49 -0.37 -5.10
Titans -6.30 -8.02 1.70
Knights -6.33 -14.06 7.70
Dragons -14.99 -6.72 -8.30

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 80 matches played, 47 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 58.8%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Dolphins vs. Bulldogs May 07 44 – 12 7.60 TRUE
2 Roosters vs. Titans May 08 28 – 12 19.10 TRUE
3 Cowboys vs. Eels May 08 30 – 33 10.00 FALSE
4 Dragons vs. Knights May 09 10 – 44 -0.30 TRUE
5 Rabbitohs vs. Sharks May 09 36 – 12 -2.50 FALSE
6 Sea Eagles vs. Broncos May 09 32 – 4 2.80 TRUE
7 Storm vs. Wests Tigers May 10 44 – 16 5.70 TRUE
8 Raiders vs. Panthers May 10 18 – 30 -11.50 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 11

Here are the predictions for Round 11. 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 Sharks vs. Bulldogs May 15 Sharks 8.80
2 Rabbitohs vs. Dolphins May 15 Dolphins -5.00
3 Wests Tigers vs. Sea Eagles May 16 Sea Eagles -9.20
4 Roosters vs. Cowboys May 16 Roosters 9.50
5 Eels vs. Storm May 16 Storm -6.30
6 Titans vs. Knights May 17 Titans 0.00
7 Warriors vs. Broncos May 17 Broncos -3.40
8 Panthers vs. Dragons May 17 Panthers 29.00

 

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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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