Bunnings NPC Predictions for Week 3
Team Ratings for Week 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 10.46 | 10.63 | -0.20 |
| Hawke’s Bay | 5.48 | 6.09 | -0.60 |
| Taranaki | 5.38 | 5.21 | 0.20 |
| Waikato | 5.12 | 5.30 | -0.20 |
| Canterbury | 4.92 | 6.01 | -1.10 |
| Bay of Plenty | 3.59 | 3.52 | 0.10 |
| Tasman | 3.26 | 2.17 | 1.10 |
| North Harbour | 3.00 | 3.06 | -0.10 |
| Auckland | 2.37 | 3.00 | -0.60 |
| Otago | -2.62 | -3.26 | 0.60 |
| Northland | -4.34 | -4.29 | -0.10 |
| Counties Manukau | -5.04 | -5.22 | 0.20 |
| Southland | -9.43 | -10.05 | 0.60 |
| Manawatu | -18.68 | -18.73 | 0.00 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 7 matches played, 5 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 71.4%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
| Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otago vs. Auckland | Aug 16 | 27 – 25 | -3.30 | FALSE |
| 2 | Northland vs. Manawatu | Aug 17 | 35 – 18 | 17.40 | TRUE |
| 3 | Tasman vs. Canterbury | Aug 17 | 22 – 7 | -0.80 | FALSE |
| 4 | Hawke’s Bay vs. Southland | Aug 17 | 31 – 17 | 19.10 | TRUE |
| 5 | Bay of Plenty vs. North Harbour | Aug 18 | 24 – 20 | 3.50 | TRUE |
| 6 | Wellington vs. Taranaki | Aug 18 | 26 – 19 | 8.40 | TRUE |
| 7 | Counties Manukau vs. Waikato | Aug 18 | 20 – 26 | -7.50 | TRUE |
Predictions for Week 3
Here are the predictions for Week 3. 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 | Hawke’s Bay vs. Northland | Aug 23 | Hawke’s Bay | 12.80 |
| 2 | Counties Manukau vs. Tasman | Aug 24 | Tasman | -5.30 |
| 3 | Auckland vs. Canterbury | Aug 24 | Auckland | 0.50 |
| 4 | Southland vs. Taranaki | Aug 24 | Taranaki | -11.80 |
| 5 | Otago vs. Bay of Plenty | Aug 25 | Bay of Plenty | -3.20 |
| 6 | Wellington vs. Manawatu | Aug 25 | Wellington | 32.10 |
| 7 | North Harbour vs. Waikato | Aug 25 | North Harbour | 0.90 |
| 8 | Canterbury vs. Hawke’s Bay | Aug 28 | Canterbury | 2.40 |