July 19, 2017

Super 18 Predictions for the Qualifiers

Team Ratings for the Qualifiers

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
Hurricanes 17.12 13.22 3.90
Lions 14.57 7.64 6.90
Crusaders 13.83 8.75 5.10
Highlanders 11.28 9.17 2.10
Chiefs 9.88 9.75 0.10
Brumbies 2.30 3.83 -1.50
Stormers 1.48 1.51 -0.00
Blues -0.22 -1.07 0.90
Sharks -0.26 0.42 -0.70
Waratahs -3.81 5.81 -9.60
Bulls -4.96 0.29 -5.20
Jaguares -5.03 -4.36 -0.70
Force -6.97 -9.45 2.50
Cheetahs -9.63 -7.36 -2.30
Reds -9.92 -10.28 0.40
Kings -12.08 -19.02 6.90
Rebels -15.29 -8.17 -7.10
Sunwolves -19.38 -17.76 -1.60

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 135 matches played, 101 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 74.8%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Highlanders vs. Reds Jul 14 40 – 17 25.50 TRUE
2 Rebels vs. Jaguares Jul 14 29 – 32 -6.70 TRUE
3 Kings vs. Cheetahs Jul 14 20 – 21 1.30 FALSE
4 Sunwolves vs. Blues Jul 15 48 – 21 -20.90 FALSE
5 Chiefs vs. Brumbies Jul 15 28 – 10 10.70 TRUE
6 Hurricanes vs. Crusaders Jul 15 31 – 22 6.50 TRUE
7 Force vs. Waratahs Jul 15 40 – 11 -3.60 FALSE
8 Sharks vs. Lions Jul 15 10 – 27 -10.60 TRUE
9 Bulls vs. Stormers Jul 15 33 – 41 -2.20 TRUE

 

Predictions for the Qualifiers

Here are the predictions for the Qualifiers. 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 Brumbies vs. Hurricanes Jul 21 Hurricanes -10.80
2 Crusaders vs. Highlanders Jul 22 Crusaders 6.10
3 Lions vs. Sharks Jul 22 Lions 18.30
4 Stormers vs. Chiefs Jul 22 Chiefs -4.40

 

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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 »