June 28, 2012

Super 15 Predictions, Week 19

Team Ratings for Week 19

Here are the team ratings prior to Week 19, 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 10.50 10.46 0.00
Stormers 6.62 6.59 0.00
Bulls 4.53 4.16 0.40
Chiefs 2.99 -1.17 4.20
Sharks 2.65 0.87 1.80
Hurricanes 2.49 -1.90 4.40
Reds 0.72 5.03 -4.30
Brumbies -0.01 -6.66 6.60
Waratahs -2.01 4.98 -7.00
Cheetahs -2.92 -1.46 -1.50
Highlanders -3.06 -5.69 2.60
Blues -5.97 2.87 -8.80
Force -8.17 -4.95 -3.20
Lions -9.21 -10.82 1.60
Rebels -12.45 -15.64 3.20

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 100 matches played, 69 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 69%.

Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Crusaders vs. Highlanders Jun 01 51 – 18 15.20 TRUE
2 Rebels vs. Brumbies Jun 01 19 – 27 -7.90 TRUE
3 Blues vs. Chiefs Jun 02 34 – 41 -4.00 TRUE
4 Waratahs vs. Hurricanes Jun 02 12 – 33 4.00 FALSE
5 Lions vs. Sharks Jun 02 38 – 28 -10.70 FALSE
6 Bulls vs. Stormers Jun 02 14 – 19 3.80 FALSE

 

Predictions for Week 19

Here are the predictions for Week 19. 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 Highlanders vs. Chiefs Jun 29 Chiefs -1.50
2 Rebels vs. Reds Jun 29 Reds -8.70
3 Crusaders vs. Hurricanes Jun 30 Crusaders 12.50
4 Force vs. Brumbies Jun 30 Brumbies -3.70
5 Stormers vs. Lions Jun 30 Stormers 20.30
6 Bulls vs. Cheetahs Jun 30 Bulls 11.90

 
 

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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 »