NRL 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 | |
---|---|---|---|
Cowboys | 12.42 | 10.29 | 2.10 |
Broncos | 8.47 | 9.81 | -1.30 |
Roosters | 3.11 | 11.20 | -8.10 |
Storm | 2.78 | 4.41 | -1.60 |
Bulldogs | 2.25 | 1.50 | 0.80 |
Rabbitohs | 1.67 | -1.20 | 2.90 |
Sharks | 1.59 | -1.06 | 2.60 |
Raiders | 0.23 | -0.55 | 0.80 |
Sea Eagles | -1.06 | 0.36 | -1.40 |
Panthers | -1.74 | -3.06 | 1.30 |
Eels | -1.87 | -4.62 | 2.80 |
Dragons | -2.67 | -0.10 | -2.60 |
Warriors | -4.59 | -7.47 | 2.90 |
Wests Tigers | -5.05 | -4.06 | -1.00 |
Titans | -5.32 | -8.39 | 3.10 |
Knights | -8.56 | -5.41 | -3.10 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 40 matches played, 21 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 52.5%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
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1 | Sea Eagles vs. Rabbitohs | Mar 31 | 12 – 16 | 1.10 | FALSE |
2 | Titans vs. Broncos | Apr 01 | 16 – 24 | -11.30 | TRUE |
3 | Storm vs. Knights | Apr 02 | 18 – 14 | 16.00 | TRUE |
4 | Wests Tigers vs. Sharks | Apr 02 | 26 – 34 | -2.80 | TRUE |
5 | Cowboys vs. Dragons | Apr 02 | 36 – 0 | 15.20 | TRUE |
6 | Roosters vs. Warriors | Apr 03 | 28 – 32 | 14.20 | FALSE |
7 | Eels vs. Panthers | Apr 03 | 18 – 20 | 3.80 | FALSE |
8 | Bulldogs vs. Raiders | Apr 04 | 8 – 22 | 8.00 | FALSE |
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 | Broncos vs. Dragons | Apr 07 | Broncos | 14.10 |
2 | Rabbitohs vs. Roosters | Apr 08 | Rabbitohs | 1.60 |
3 | Eels vs. Raiders | Apr 09 | Eels | 0.90 |
4 | Warriors vs. Sea Eagles | Apr 09 | Warriors | 0.50 |
5 | Panthers vs. Cowboys | Apr 09 | Cowboys | -11.20 |
6 | Sharks vs. Titans | Apr 10 | Sharks | 9.90 |
7 | Knights vs. Wests Tigers | Apr 10 | Wests Tigers | -0.50 |
8 | Storm vs. Bulldogs | Apr 11 | Storm | 3.50 |