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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.

October 8, 2019

Mitre 10 Cup Predictions for Round 10

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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
Tasman 20.31 9.00 11.30
Canterbury 13.35 12.92 0.40
Wellington 8.84 10.92 -2.10
Auckland 8.60 11.57 -3.00
Bay of Plenty 8.30 -4.82 13.10
Waikato 3.81 8.24 -4.40
North Harbour 3.55 5.30 -1.80
Hawke’s Bay -1.16 -5.69 4.50
Otago -2.63 -1.49 -1.10
Taranaki -5.26 -5.22 -0.00
Counties Manukau -8.90 -1.99 -6.90
Manawatu -13.30 -11.67 -1.60
Northland -13.84 -6.23 -7.60
Southland -22.90 -22.08 -0.80

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 63 matches played, 44 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 69.8%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Counties Manukau vs. Hawke’s Bay Oct 03 10 – 22 -1.90 TRUE
2 North Harbour vs. Wellington Oct 04 42 – 34 -3.30 FALSE
3 Bay of Plenty vs. Manawatu Oct 05 46 – 10 23.30 TRUE
4 Auckland vs. Southland Oct 05 64 – 7 30.80 TRUE
5 Otago vs. Canterbury Oct 05 25 – 35 -12.40 TRUE
6 Tasman vs. Northland Oct 06 52 – 6 36.40 TRUE
7 Waikato vs. Taranaki Oct 06 38 – 19 11.80 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 Southland vs. Bay of Plenty Oct 10 Bay of Plenty -27.20
2 Taranaki vs. Auckland Oct 11 Auckland -9.90
3 Hawke’s Bay vs. Tasman Oct 12 Tasman -17.50
4 Manawatu vs. Counties Manukau Oct 12 Counties Manukau -0.40
5 Wellington vs. Waikato Oct 12 Wellington 9.00
6 Northland vs. Otago Oct 13 Otago -7.20
7 Canterbury vs. North Harbour Oct 13 Canterbury 13.80

 

Rugby World Cup Predictions 5

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Team Ratings 5

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
New Zealand 27.22 27.60 -0.40
England 20.46 19.78 0.70
South Africa 19.76 18.51 1.30
Wales 12.66 12.72 -0.10
Ireland 10.50 12.12 -1.60
Australia 8.33 8.70 -0.40
Scotland 5.54 5.44 0.10
France 4.89 7.11 -2.20
Argentina 2.33 4.15 -1.80
Fiji -6.16 -5.27 -0.90
Japan -6.44 -7.67 1.20
Italy -9.53 -8.57 -1.00
Samoa -13.95 -11.89 -2.10
USA -16.64 -16.38 -0.30
Tonga -16.84 -20.46 3.60
Georgia -18.82 -17.43 -1.40
Uruguay -32.96 -35.67 2.70
Canada -34.17 -32.45 -1.70
Russia -34.42 -36.78 2.40
Namibia -39.99 -41.80 1.80

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 28 matches played, 26 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 92.9%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Japan vs. Russia Sep 20 30 – 10 35.60 TRUE
2 Australia vs. Fiji Sep 21 39 – 21 14.00 TRUE
3 France vs. Argentina Sep 21 23 – 21 3.00 TRUE
4 New Zealand vs. South Africa Sep 21 23 – 13 9.10 TRUE
5 Italy vs. Namibia Sep 22 47 – 22 33.20 TRUE
6 Ireland vs. Scotland Sep 22 27 – 3 6.70 TRUE
7 England vs. Tonga Sep 22 35 – 3 40.20 TRUE
8 Wales vs. Georgia Sep 23 43 – 14 30.10 TRUE
9 Russia vs. Samoa Sep 24 9 – 34 -23.50 TRUE
10 Fiji vs. Uruguay Sep 25 27 – 30 30.00 FALSE
11 Italy vs. Canada Sep 26 48 – 7 23.10 TRUE
12 England vs. USA Sep 26 45 – 7 35.40 TRUE
13 Argentina vs. Tonga Sep 28 28 – 12 24.00 TRUE
14 Japan vs. Ireland Sep 28 19 – 12 -16.30 FALSE
15 South Africa vs. Namibia Sep 28 57 – 3 59.50 TRUE
16 Georgia vs. Uruguay Sep 29 33 – 7 15.40 TRUE
17 Australia vs. Wales Sep 29 25 – 29 -3.60 TRUE
18 Scotland vs. Samoa Sep 30 34 – 0 15.60 TRUE
19 France vs. USA Oct 02 33 – 9 23.60 TRUE
20 New Zealand vs. Canada Oct 02 63 – 0 61.70 TRUE
21 Georgia vs. Fiji Oct 03 10 – 45 -7.80 TRUE
22 Ireland vs. Russia Oct 03 35 – 0 47.10 TRUE
23 South Africa vs. Italy Oct 04 49 – 3 25.60 TRUE
24 Australia vs. Uruguay Oct 05 45 – 10 42.70 TRUE
25 England vs. Argentina Oct 05 39 – 10 15.80 TRUE
26 Japan vs. Samoa Oct 05 38 – 19 12.90 TRUE
27 New Zealand vs. Namibia Oct 06 71 – 9 68.40 TRUE
28 France vs. Tonga Oct 06 23 – 21 26.10 TRUE

 

Predictions 5

Here are the predictions. 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 South Africa vs. Canada Oct 08 South Africa 53.90
2 Argentina vs. USA Oct 09 Argentina 19.00
3 Scotland vs. Russia Oct 09 Scotland 40.00
4 Wales vs. Fiji Oct 09 Wales 18.80
5 Australia vs. Georgia Oct 11 Australia 27.20
6 New Zealand vs. Italy Oct 12 New Zealand 36.80
7 England vs. France Oct 12 England 15.60
8 Ireland vs. Samoa Oct 12 Ireland 24.40
9 Namibia vs. Canada Oct 13 Canada -5.80
10 USA vs. Tonga Oct 13 USA 0.20
11 Wales vs. Uruguay Oct 13 Wales 45.60
12 Japan vs. Scotland Oct 13 Scotland -5.50

 

October 4, 2019

Pro14 Predictions for Round 2

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Team Ratings for Round 2

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
Leinster 12.02 12.20 -0.20
Munster 11.04 10.73 0.30
Glasgow Warriors 8.45 9.66 -1.20
Scarlets 3.93 3.91 0.00
Connacht 2.66 2.68 -0.00
Ulster 2.58 1.89 0.70
Ospreys 2.11 2.80 -0.70
Edinburgh 1.70 1.24 0.50
Cardiff Blues 0.11 0.54 -0.40
Treviso -1.15 -1.33 0.20
Cheetahs -2.18 -3.38 1.20
Dragons -9.62 -9.31 -0.30
Southern Kings -14.27 -14.70 0.40
Zebre -17.39 -16.93 -0.50

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 7 matches played, 6 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 85.7%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Cheetahs vs. Glasgow Warriors Sep 28 48 – 14 -6.50 FALSE
2 Ulster vs. Ospreys Sep 28 38 – 14 5.60 TRUE
3 Southern Kings vs. Cardiff Blues Sep 29 27 – 31 -8.70 TRUE
4 Munster vs. Dragons Sep 29 39 – 9 26.50 TRUE
5 Treviso vs. Leinster Sep 29 27 – 32 -7.00 TRUE
6 Scarlets vs. Connacht Sep 29 18 – 10 7.70 TRUE
7 Edinburgh vs. Zebre Sep 29 50 – 15 24.70 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 2

Here are the predictions for Round 2. 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 Glasgow Warriors vs. Scarlets Oct 05 Glasgow Warriors 11.00
2 Leinster vs. Ospreys Oct 05 Leinster 16.40
3 Southern Kings vs. Munster Oct 06 Munster -18.80
4 Zebre vs. Dragons Oct 06 Dragons -1.30
5 Cardiff Blues vs. Edinburgh Oct 06 Cardiff Blues 4.90
6 Cheetahs vs. Ulster Oct 06 Cheetahs 1.70
7 Connacht vs. Treviso Oct 06 Connacht 10.30

 

Pro14 Predictions for Round 1

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Team Ratings for Round 1

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
Leinster 12.20 12.20 -0.00
Munster 10.73 10.73 0.00
Glasgow Warriors 9.66 9.66 0.00
Scarlets 3.91 3.91 0.00
Ospreys 2.80 2.80 -0.00
Connacht 2.68 2.68 -0.00
Ulster 1.89 1.89 -0.00
Edinburgh 1.24 1.24 -0.00
Cardiff Blues 0.54 0.54 0.00
Treviso -1.33 -1.33 0.00
Cheetahs -3.38 -3.38 -0.00
Dragons -9.31 -9.31 0.00
Southern Kings -14.70 -14.70 -0.00
Zebre -16.93 -16.93 0.00

 

Predictions for Round 1

Here are the predictions for Round 1. 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 Cheetahs vs. Glasgow Warriors Sep 28 Glasgow Warriors -6.50
2 Ulster vs. Ospreys Sep 28 Ulster 5.60
3 Southern Kings vs. Cardiff Blues Sep 29 Cardiff Blues -8.70
4 Munster vs. Dragons Sep 29 Munster 26.50
5 Treviso vs. Leinster Sep 29 Leinster -7.00
6 Scarlets vs. Connacht Sep 29 Scarlets 7.70
7 Edinburgh vs. Zebre Sep 29 Edinburgh 24.70

 

October 3, 2019

Rugby World Cup Predictions 4

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Team Ratings 4

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
New Zealand 27.80 27.60 0.20
England 19.27 19.78 -0.50
South Africa 17.93 18.51 -0.60
Wales 12.66 12.72 -0.10
Ireland 11.59 12.12 -0.50
Australia 9.02 8.70 0.30
France 7.05 7.11 -0.10
Scotland 5.54 5.44 0.10
Argentina 3.52 4.15 -0.60
Japan -6.99 -7.67 0.70
Italy -7.70 -8.57 0.90
Fiji -8.61 -5.27 -3.30
Samoa -13.40 -11.89 -1.50
Georgia -16.37 -17.43 1.10
USA -16.64 -16.38 -0.30
Tonga -19.00 -20.46 1.50
Uruguay -33.65 -35.67 2.00
Canada -34.17 -32.45 -1.70
Russia -35.51 -36.78 1.30
Namibia -40.57 -41.80 1.20

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 20 matches played, 18 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 90%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Japan vs. Russia Sep 20 30 – 10 35.60 TRUE
2 Australia vs. Fiji Sep 21 39 – 21 14.00 TRUE
3 France vs. Argentina Sep 21 23 – 21 3.00 TRUE
4 New Zealand vs. South Africa Sep 21 23 – 13 9.10 TRUE
5 Italy vs. Namibia Sep 22 47 – 22 33.20 TRUE
6 Ireland vs. Scotland Sep 22 27 – 3 6.70 TRUE
7 England vs. Tonga Sep 22 35 – 3 40.20 TRUE
8 Wales vs. Georgia Sep 23 43 – 14 30.10 TRUE
9 Russia vs. Samoa Sep 24 9 – 34 -23.50 TRUE
10 Fiji vs. Uruguay Sep 25 27 – 30 30.00 FALSE
11 Italy vs. Canada Sep 26 48 – 7 23.10 TRUE
12 England vs. USA Sep 26 45 – 7 35.40 TRUE
13 Argentina vs. Tonga Sep 28 28 – 12 24.00 TRUE
14 Japan vs. Ireland Sep 28 19 – 12 -16.30 FALSE
15 South Africa vs. Namibia Sep 28 57 – 3 59.50 TRUE
16 Georgia vs. Uruguay Sep 29 33 – 7 15.40 TRUE
17 Australia vs. Wales Sep 29 25 – 29 -3.60 TRUE
18 Scotland vs. Samoa Sep 30 34 – 0 15.60 TRUE
19 France vs. USA Oct 02 33 – 9 23.60 TRUE
20 New Zealand vs. Canada Oct 02 63 – 0 61.70 TRUE

 

Predictions 4

Here are the predictions. 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 Georgia vs. Fiji Oct 03 Fiji -7.80
2 Ireland vs. Russia Oct 03 Ireland 47.10
3 South Africa vs. Italy Oct 04 South Africa 25.60
4 Australia vs. Uruguay Oct 05 Australia 42.70
5 England vs. Argentina Oct 05 England 15.80
6 Japan vs. Samoa Oct 05 Japan 12.90
7 New Zealand vs. Namibia Oct 06 New Zealand 68.40
8 France vs. Tonga Oct 06 France 26.10
9 South Africa vs. Canada Oct 08 South Africa 52.10
10 Argentina vs. USA Oct 09 Argentina 20.20
11 Scotland vs. Russia Oct 09 Scotland 41.10
12 Wales vs. Fiji Oct 09 Wales 21.30
13 Australia vs. Georgia Oct 11 Australia 25.40
14 New Zealand vs. Italy Oct 12 New Zealand 35.50
15 England vs. France Oct 12 England 12.20
16 Ireland vs. Samoa Oct 12 Ireland 25.00
17 Namibia vs. Canada Oct 13 Canada -6.40
18 USA vs. Tonga Oct 13 USA 2.40
19 Wales vs. Uruguay Oct 13 Wales 46.30
20 Japan vs. Scotland Oct 13 Scotland -6.00

 

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October 1, 2019

NRL Predictions for the Grand Final

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Team Ratings for the Grand Final

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 12.73 6.03 6.70
Roosters 12.42 8.72 3.70
Raiders 6.88 1.81 5.10
Rabbitohs 2.85 3.89 -1.00
Eels 2.80 -6.17 9.00
Sharks 1.81 3.90 -2.10
Sea Eagles 1.05 -5.61 6.70
Panthers -0.13 0.93 -1.10
Wests Tigers -0.18 -5.57 5.40
Bulldogs -2.52 -0.61 -1.90
Cowboys -3.95 0.15 -4.10
Warriors -5.17 -0.27 -4.90
Broncos -5.53 2.63 -8.20
Knights -5.92 -8.51 2.60
Dragons -6.14 0.06 -6.20
Titans -12.99 -3.36 -9.60

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 200 matches played, 130 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 65%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Raiders vs. Rabbitohs Sep 27 16 – 10 7.20 TRUE
2 Roosters vs. Storm Sep 28 14 – 6 1.80 TRUE

 

Predictions for the Grand Final

Here are the predictions for the Grand Final. 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 Roosters vs. Raiders Oct 06 Roosters 8.50

 

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Mitre 10 Cup Predictions for Round 9

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Team Ratings for Round 9

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
Tasman 19.45 9.00 10.50
Canterbury 13.56 12.92 0.60
Wellington 9.86 10.92 -1.10
Bay of Plenty 7.15 -4.82 12.00
Auckland 6.24 11.57 -5.30
Waikato 3.15 8.24 -5.10
North Harbour 2.53 5.30 -2.80
Hawke’s Bay -2.07 -5.69 3.60
Otago -2.85 -1.49 -1.40
Taranaki -4.61 -5.22 0.60
Counties Manukau -7.99 -1.99 -6.00
Manawatu -12.16 -11.67 -0.50
Northland -12.98 -6.23 -6.70
Southland -20.54 -22.08 1.50

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 56 matches played, 38 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 67.9%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Taranaki vs. Southland Sep 26 19 – 0 20.10 TRUE
2 Tasman vs. Auckland Sep 27 40 – 0 12.20 TRUE
3 Bay of Plenty vs. Hawke’s Bay Sep 28 51 – 24 10.20 TRUE
4 Wellington vs. Northland Sep 28 57 – 36 28.10 TRUE
5 Canterbury vs. Counties Manukau Sep 28 38 – 5 23.90 TRUE
6 Otago vs. Waikato Sep 29 45 – 35 -4.60 FALSE
7 Manawatu vs. North Harbour Sep 29 16 – 29 -10.20 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 9

Here are the predictions for Round 9. 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 Counties Manukau vs. Hawke’s Bay Oct 03 Hawke’s Bay -1.90
2 North Harbour vs. Wellington Oct 04 Wellington -3.30
3 Bay of Plenty vs. Manawatu Oct 05 Bay of Plenty 23.30
4 Auckland vs. Southland Oct 05 Auckland 30.80
5 Otago vs. Canterbury Oct 05 Canterbury -12.40
6 Tasman vs. Northland Oct 06 Tasman 36.40
7 Waikato vs. Taranaki Oct 06 Waikato 11.80

 

September 29, 2019

Rugby World Cup Predictions 3

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Team Ratings 3

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
New Zealand 27.68 27.60 0.10
England 19.27 19.78 -0.50
South Africa 17.93 18.51 -0.60
Wales 12.62 12.72 -0.10
Ireland 11.59 12.12 -0.50
Australia 9.06 8.70 0.40
France 7.02 7.11 -0.10
Scotland 3.88 5.44 -1.60
Argentina 3.52 4.15 -0.60
Japan -6.99 -7.67 0.70
Italy -7.70 -8.57 0.90
Fiji -8.61 -5.27 -3.30
Samoa -11.75 -11.89 0.10
USA -16.61 -16.38 -0.20
Georgia -17.32 -17.43 0.10
Tonga -19.00 -20.46 1.50
Uruguay -32.69 -35.67 3.00
Canada -34.06 -32.45 -1.60
Russia -35.51 -36.78 1.30
Namibia -40.57 -41.80 1.20

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 15 matches played, 13 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 86.7%.
Here are the predictions for games played so far.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Japan vs. Russia Sep 20 30 – 10 35.60 TRUE
2 Australia vs. Fiji Sep 21 39 – 21 14.00 TRUE
3 France vs. Argentina Sep 21 23 – 21 3.00 TRUE
4 New Zealand vs. South Africa Sep 21 23 – 13 9.10 TRUE
5 Italy vs. Namibia Sep 22 47 – 22 33.20 TRUE
6 Ireland vs. Scotland Sep 22 27 – 3 6.70 TRUE
7 England vs. Tonga Sep 22 35 – 3 40.20 TRUE
8 Wales vs. Georgia Sep 23 43 – 14 30.10 TRUE
9 Russia vs. Samoa Sep 24 9 – 34 -23.50 TRUE
10 Fiji vs. Uruguay Sep 25 27 – 30 30.00 FALSE
11 Italy vs. Canada Sep 26 48 – 7 23.10 TRUE
12 England vs. USA Sep 26 45 – 7 35.40 TRUE
13 Argentina vs. Tonga Sep 28 28 – 12 24.00 TRUE
14 Japan vs. Ireland Sep 28 19 – 12 -16.30 FALSE
15 South Africa vs. Namibia Sep 28 57 – 3 59.50 TRUE

 

Predictions 3

Here are the updated predictions. 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 Georgia vs. Uruguay Sep 29 Georgia 15.40
2 Australia vs. Wales Sep 29 Wales -3.60
3 Scotland vs. Samoa Sep 30 Scotland 15.60
4 France vs. USA Oct 02 France 23.60
5 New Zealand vs. Canada Oct 02 New Zealand 61.70
6 Georgia vs. Fiji Oct 03 Fiji -8.70
7 Ireland vs. Russia Oct 03 Ireland 47.10
8 South Africa vs. Italy Oct 04 South Africa 25.60
9 Australia vs. Uruguay Oct 05 Australia 41.80
10 England vs. Argentina Oct 05 England 15.80
11 Japan vs. Samoa Oct 05 Japan 11.30
12 New Zealand vs. Namibia Oct 06 New Zealand 68.20
13 France vs. Tonga Oct 06 France 26.00
14 South Africa vs. Canada Oct 08 South Africa 52.00
15 Argentina vs. USA Oct 09 Argentina 20.10
16 Scotland vs. Russia Oct 09 Scotland 39.40
17 Wales vs. Fiji Oct 09 Wales 21.20
18 Australia vs. Georgia Oct 11 Australia 26.40
19 New Zealand vs. Italy Oct 12 New Zealand 35.40
20 England vs. France Oct 12 England 12.20
21 Ireland vs. Samoa Oct 12 Ireland 23.30
22 Namibia vs. Canada Oct 13 Canada -6.50
23 USA vs. Tonga Oct 13 USA 2.40
24 Wales vs. Uruguay Oct 13 Wales 45.30
25 Japan vs. Scotland Oct 13 Scotland -4.40

 

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September 24, 2019

NRL Predictions for the Preliminary Finals

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Team Ratings for the Preliminary Finals

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 13.17 6.03 7.10
Roosters 11.99 8.72 3.30
Raiders 6.97 1.81 5.20
Eels 2.80 -6.17 9.00
Rabbitohs 2.76 3.89 -1.10
Sharks 1.81 3.90 -2.10
Sea Eagles 1.05 -5.61 6.70
Panthers -0.13 0.93 -1.10
Wests Tigers -0.18 -5.57 5.40
Bulldogs -2.52 -0.61 -1.90
Cowboys -3.95 0.15 -4.10
Warriors -5.17 -0.27 -4.90
Broncos -5.53 2.63 -8.20
Knights -5.92 -8.51 2.60
Dragons -6.14 0.06 -6.20
Titans -12.99 -3.36 -9.60

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 198 matches played, 128 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 64.6%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Rabbitohs vs. Sea Eagles Sep 20 34 – 26 4.20 TRUE
2 Storm vs. Eels Sep 21 32 – 0 10.30 TRUE

 

Predictions for the Preliminary Finals

Here are the predictions for the Preliminary Finals. 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 Raiders vs. Rabbitohs Sep 27 Raiders 7.20
2 Roosters vs. Storm Sep 28 Roosters 1.80

 

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Mitre 10 Cup Predictions for Round 8

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Team Ratings for Round 8

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
Tasman 16.95 9.00 8.00
Canterbury 12.74 12.92 -0.20
Wellington 10.50 10.92 -0.40
Auckland 8.74 11.57 -2.80
Bay of Plenty 5.64 -4.82 10.50
Waikato 4.47 8.24 -3.80
North Harbour 2.28 5.30 -3.00
Hawke’s Bay -0.56 -5.69 5.10
Otago -4.16 -1.49 -2.70
Taranaki -4.51 -5.22 0.70
Counties Manukau -7.17 -1.99 -5.20
Manawatu -11.91 -11.67 -0.20
Northland -13.62 -6.23 -7.40
Southland -20.64 -22.08 1.40

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 49 matches played, 32 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 65.3%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Canterbury vs. Manawatu Sep 19 29 – 32 35.60 FALSE
2 Hawke’s Bay vs. Taranaki Sep 20 35 – 17 5.70 TRUE
3 Waikato vs. Tasman Sep 21 26 – 35 -8.40 TRUE
4 Southland vs. Counties Manukau Sep 21 42 – 14 -17.70 FALSE
5 North Harbour vs. Otago Sep 21 15 – 21 14.10 FALSE
6 Auckland vs. Wellington Sep 22 15 – 34 6.90 FALSE
7 Northland vs. Bay of Plenty Sep 22 22 – 46 -13.30 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 8

Here are the predictions for Round 8. 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 Taranaki vs. Southland Sep 26 Taranaki 20.10
2 Tasman vs. Auckland Sep 27 Tasman 12.20
3 Bay of Plenty vs. Hawke’s Bay Sep 28 Bay of Plenty 10.20
4 Wellington vs. Northland Sep 28 Wellington 28.10
5 Canterbury vs. Counties Manukau Sep 28 Canterbury 23.90
6 Otago vs. Waikato Sep 29 Waikato -4.60
7 Manawatu vs. North Harbour Sep 29 North Harbour -10.20

 

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