September 16, 2014

Revised Revised NRL Predictions for Finals Week 2

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Update

Updated now to give correct teams for the game on Saturday. Thanks to ian.tinkler@xtra.co.nz for pointing out my mistake.

Team Ratings for Finals Week 2

The basic method is described on my Department home page. I have made some changes to the methodology this year, including shrinking the ratings between seasons.

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
Rabbitohs 11.42 5.82 5.60
Roosters 10.14 12.35 -2.20
Cowboys 8.98 6.01 3.00
Storm 4.47 7.64 -3.20
Panthers 4.45 -2.48 6.90
Broncos 3.86 -4.69 8.50
Sea Eagles 3.23 9.10 -5.90
Warriors 2.82 -0.72 3.50
Bulldogs -0.02 2.46 -2.50
Knights -0.28 5.23 -5.50
Dragons -2.10 -7.57 5.50
Raiders -7.64 -8.99 1.40
Eels -8.12 -18.45 10.30
Titans -8.40 1.45 -9.90
Sharks -10.92 2.32 -13.20
Wests Tigers -13.68 -11.26 -2.40

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 196 matches played, 115 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 58.7%.

Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Sea Eagles vs. Rabbitohs Sep 12 24 – 40 -6.30 TRUE
2 Roosters vs. Panthers Sep 13 18 – 19 12.70 FALSE
3 Cowboys vs. Broncos Sep 13 32 – 20 9.00 TRUE
4 Storm vs. Bulldogs Sep 14 4 – 24 14.90 FALSE

 

Predictions for Finals Week 2

Here are the predictions for Finals Week 2. 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. Cowboys Sep 19 Roosters 5.70
2 Sea Eagles vs. Bulldogs Sep 20 Sea Eagles 3.20

 

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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 »

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