Bunnings NPC Predictions for Week 7
Team Ratings for Week 7
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawke’s Bay | 9.94 | 5.18 | 4.80 |
| Canterbury | 7.95 | 10.29 | -2.30 |
| Taranaki | 6.49 | 7.57 | -1.10 |
| Otago | 5.94 | 5.80 | 0.10 |
| Bay of Plenty | 4.55 | 9.80 | -5.30 |
| North Harbour | 1.44 | -4.18 | 5.60 |
| Waikato | 1.41 | -0.83 | 2.20 |
| Tasman | 0.88 | 0.68 | 0.20 |
| Northland | 0.84 | -5.96 | 6.80 |
| Counties Manukau | -1.10 | 3.63 | -4.70 |
| Auckland | -2.43 | -2.64 | 0.20 |
| Wellington | -5.04 | 2.70 | -7.70 |
| Manawatu | -12.16 | -15.05 | 2.90 |
| Southland | -12.52 | -10.83 | -1.70 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 42 matches played, 28 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 66.7%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
| Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taranaki vs. Auckland | Sept 03 | 28 – 12 | 10.60 | TRUE |
| 2 | Hawke’s Bay vs. Otago | Sept 04 | 35 – 24 | 5.70 | TRUE |
| 3 | Bay of Plenty vs. Manawatu | Sept 05 | 12 – 29 | 24.40 | FALSE |
| 4 | Tasman vs. Wellington | Sept 05 | 42 – 28 | 7.30 | TRUE |
| 5 | Waikato vs. Canterbury | Sept 05 | 14 – 36 | -0.80 | TRUE |
| 6 | Counties Manukau vs. Southland | Sept 06 | 47 – 24 | 12.90 | TRUE |
| 7 | North Harbour vs. Northland | Sept 06 | 57 – 42 | 1.70 | TRUE |
Predictions for Week 7
Here are the predictions for Week 7. 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 | Manawatu vs. Taranaki | Sept 10 | Taranaki | -15.60 |
| 2 | Otago vs. Tasman | Sept 11 | Otago | 8.10 |
| 3 | Auckland vs. Counties Manukau | Sept 12 | Auckland | 1.70 |
| 4 | Northland vs. Waikato | Sept 12 | Northland | 2.40 |
| 5 | Canterbury vs. Wellington | Sept 12 | Canterbury | 16.00 |
| 6 | Hawke’s Bay vs. North Harbour | Sept 13 | Hawke’s Bay | 11.50 |
| 7 | Southland vs. Bay of Plenty | Sept 13 | Bay of Plenty | -14.10 |
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 »