NRL Predictions for Finals Week 1
Team Ratings for Finals Week 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 12.44 | 6.03 | 6.40 |
| Roosters | 11.06 | 8.72 | 2.30 |
| Raiders | 6.18 | 1.81 | 4.40 |
| Rabbitohs | 3.43 | 3.89 | -0.50 |
| Sharks | 2.58 | 3.90 | -1.30 |
| Eels | 0.64 | -6.17 | 6.80 |
| Sea Eagles | 0.54 | -5.61 | 6.10 |
| Panthers | -0.13 | 0.93 | -1.10 |
| Wests Tigers | -0.18 | -5.57 | 5.40 |
| Broncos | -1.86 | 2.63 | -4.50 |
| Bulldogs | -2.52 | -0.61 | -1.90 |
| Cowboys | -3.95 | 0.15 | -4.10 |
| Warriors | -5.17 | -0.27 | -4.90 |
| 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 192 matches played, 123 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 64.1%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
| Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rabbitohs vs. Roosters | Sep 05 | 16 – 10 | -6.40 | FALSE |
| 2 | Eels vs. Sea Eagles | Sep 06 | 32 – 16 | 1.00 | TRUE |
| 3 | Storm vs. Cowboys | Sep 06 | 24 – 16 | 21.20 | TRUE |
| 4 | Raiders vs. Warriors | Sep 07 | 20 – 24 | 19.10 | FALSE |
| 5 | Bulldogs vs. Broncos | Sep 07 | 30 – 14 | 0.10 | TRUE |
| 6 | Titans vs. Dragons | Sep 07 | 16 – 24 | -3.20 | TRUE |
| 7 | Wests Tigers vs. Sharks | Sep 08 | 8 – 25 | 3.00 | FALSE |
| 8 | Panthers vs. Knights | Sep 08 | 54 – 10 | 3.10 | TRUE |
Predictions for Finals Week 1
Here are the predictions for Finals Week 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 | Roosters vs. Rabbitohs | Sep 13 | Roosters | 10.60 |
| 2 | Storm vs. Raiders | Sep 14 | Storm | 9.30 |
| 3 | Sea Eagles vs. Sharks | Sep 14 | Sea Eagles | 1.00 |
| 4 | Eels vs. Broncos | Sep 15 | Eels | 5.50 |