Bunnings NPC Predictions for Week 6
Team Ratings for Week 6
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 9.74 | 10.63 | -0.90 |
| Canterbury | 6.87 | 6.01 | 0.90 |
| Taranaki | 5.58 | 5.21 | 0.40 |
| Bay of Plenty | 5.29 | 3.52 | 1.80 |
| Hawke’s Bay | 5.14 | 6.09 | -1.00 |
| Waikato | 4.93 | 5.30 | -0.40 |
| Auckland | 3.13 | 3.00 | 0.10 |
| Tasman | 3.12 | 2.17 | 1.00 |
| North Harbour | 2.94 | 3.06 | -0.10 |
| Otago | -3.18 | -3.26 | 0.10 |
| Counties Manukau | -4.15 | -5.22 | 1.10 |
| Northland | -5.36 | -4.29 | -1.10 |
| Southland | -10.09 | -10.05 | -0.00 |
| Manawatu | -20.49 | -18.73 | -1.80 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 8 matches played, 7 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 87.5%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
| Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay of Plenty vs. Manawatu | Sep 06 | 68 – 14 | 25.30 | TRUE |
| 2 | Wellington vs. Southland | Sep 07 | 36 – 12 | 23.70 | TRUE |
| 3 | Auckland vs. North Harbour | Sep 07 | 36 – 32 | 2.90 | TRUE |
| 4 | Otago vs. Canterbury | Sep 07 | 16 – 34 | -6.30 | TRUE |
| 5 | Hawke’s Bay vs. Tasman | Sep 07 | 24 – 25 | 6.90 | FALSE |
| 6 | Taranaki vs. Waikato | Sep 08 | 25 – 19 | 2.90 | TRUE |
| 7 | Counties Manukau vs. Northland | Sep 08 | 25 – 14 | 2.10 | TRUE |
| 8 | Otago vs. Wellington | Sep 11 | 28 – 32 | -11.80 | TRUE |
Predictions for Week 6
Here are the predictions for Week 6. 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. Canterbury | Sep 13 | Canterbury | -14.00 |
| 2 | Bay of Plenty vs. Taranaki | Sep 14 | Bay of Plenty | 2.70 |
| 3 | North Harbour vs. Manawatu | Sep 14 | North Harbour | 26.40 |
| 4 | Waikato vs. Hawke’s Bay | Sep 14 | Waikato | 2.80 |
| 5 | Counties Manukau vs. Otago | Sep 15 | Counties Manukau | 2.00 |
| 6 | Tasman vs. Wellington | Sep 15 | Wellington | -3.60 |
| 7 | Northland vs. Auckland | Sep 15 | Auckland | -5.50 |
| 8 | Manawatu vs. Southland | Sep 18 | Southland | -7.40 |