May 2, 2012

Super 15 Predictions, Week 11

Team Ratings for Week 11

Here are the team ratings prior to Week 11, along with the ratings at the start of the season. I have created a brief description of the method I use for predicting rugby games. Go to my Department home page to see this.

Current Rating Rating at Season Start Difference
Crusaders 9.36 10.46 -1.10
Stormers 7.60 6.59 1.00
Bulls 7.19 4.16 3.00
Chiefs 4.07 -1.17 5.20
Waratahs 0.77 4.98 -4.20
Sharks -0.03 0.87 -0.90
Reds -1.68 5.03 -6.70
Highlanders -1.95 -5.69 3.70
Hurricanes -2.16 -1.90 -0.30
Brumbies -2.16 -6.66 4.50
Blues -2.23 2.87 -5.10
Cheetahs -2.56 -1.46 -1.10
Force -4.98 -4.95 -0.00
Lions -10.83 -10.82 -0.00
Rebels -13.72 -15.64 1.90

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 66 matches played, 45 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 68.2%.

Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Blues vs. Reds Apr 27 11 – 23 7.00 FALSE
2 Lions vs. Brumbies Apr 27 20 – 34 -2.30 TRUE
3 Chiefs vs. Hurricanes Apr 28 33 – 14 9.20 TRUE
4 Force vs. Stormers Apr 28 3 – 17 -7.00 TRUE
5 Cheetahs vs. Highlanders Apr 28 33 – 36 5.20 FALSE
6 Waratahs vs. Crusaders Apr 29 33 – 37 -4.10 TRUE

 

Predictions for Week 11

Here are the predictions for Week 11. The prediction is my estimated 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 Hurricanes vs. Blues May 04 Hurricanes 4.60
2 Rebels vs. Bulls May 04 Bulls -16.40
3 Chiefs vs. Lions May 05 Chiefs 19.40
4 Brumbies vs. Waratahs May 05 Brumbies 1.60
5 Sharks vs. Highlanders May 05 Sharks 6.40
6 Cheetahs vs. Force May 05 Cheetahs 6.90
7 Crusaders vs. Reds May 06 Crusaders 15.50

 

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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. See all posts by David Scott »