September 16, 2015

ITM Cup Predictions for Round 6

Team Ratings for Round 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
Canterbury 14.93 10.90 4.00
Tasman 14.34 12.86 1.50
Taranaki 8.00 7.70 0.30
Auckland 5.47 5.14 0.30
Hawke’s Bay 4.91 -0.57 5.50
Wellington 4.89 -4.62 9.50
Counties Manukau -0.43 7.86 -8.30
Otago -3.87 -4.84 1.00
Waikato -4.46 -6.96 2.50
Manawatu -4.50 -1.52 -3.00
Bay of Plenty -9.01 -9.77 0.80
Southland -10.43 -6.01 -4.40
North Harbour -10.97 -10.54 -0.40
Northland -12.86 -3.64 -9.20

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 38 matches played, 27 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 71.1%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Auckland vs. Manawatu Sep 09 45 – 28 16.00 TRUE
2 Waikato vs. Southland Sep 10 30 – 25 11.10 TRUE
3 Wellington vs. Tasman Sep 11 17 – 36 -2.50 TRUE
4 North Harbour vs. Counties Manukau Sep 12 28 – 20 -9.70 FALSE
5 Bay of Plenty vs. Taranaki Sep 12 9 – 32 -10.80 TRUE
6 Canterbury vs. Hawke’s Bay Sep 12 29 – 14 13.80 TRUE
7 Auckland vs. Otago Sep 13 35 – 29 14.90 TRUE
8 Manawatu vs. Northland Sep 13 42 – 17 9.70 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 6

Here are the predictions for Round 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 Tasman vs. North Harbour Sep 16 Tasman 29.30
2 Wellington vs. Otago Sep 17 Wellington 12.80
3 Taranaki vs. Waikato Sep 18 Taranaki 16.50
4 Hawke’s Bay vs. Bay of Plenty Sep 19 Hawke’s Bay 17.90
5 Southland vs. Manawatu Sep 19 Manawatu -1.90
6 Northland vs. Counties Manukau Sep 19 Counties Manukau -8.40
7 North Harbour vs. Canterbury Sep 20 Canterbury -21.90
8 Tasman vs. Auckland Sep 20 Tasman 12.90

 

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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 »