NRL Predictions for Round 18
Team Ratings for Round 18
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm | 11.91 | 6.03 | 5.90 |
| Raiders | 6.18 | 1.81 | 4.40 |
| Roosters | 5.54 | 8.72 | -3.20 |
| Rabbitohs | 3.45 | 3.89 | -0.40 |
| Eels | -0.53 | -6.17 | 5.60 |
| Knights | -0.64 | -8.51 | 7.90 |
| Sea Eagles | -0.88 | -5.61 | 4.70 |
| Sharks | -1.08 | 3.90 | -5.00 |
| Warriors | -1.43 | -0.27 | -1.20 |
| Cowboys | -1.61 | 0.15 | -1.80 |
| Broncos | -1.65 | 2.63 | -4.30 |
| Panthers | -1.78 | 0.93 | -2.70 |
| Dragons | -2.77 | 0.06 | -2.80 |
| Wests Tigers | -4.98 | -5.57 | 0.60 |
| Bulldogs | -5.49 | -0.61 | -4.90 |
| Titans | -6.24 | -3.36 | -2.90 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 128 matches played, 77 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 60.2%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
| Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panthers vs. Titans | Jul 12 | 24 – 2 | 5.10 | TRUE |
| 2 | Knights vs. Bulldogs | Jul 12 | 14 – 20 | 10.10 | FALSE |
| 3 | Rabbitohs vs. Sea Eagles | Jul 13 | 21 – 20 | 8.40 | TRUE |
| 4 | Broncos vs. Warriors | Jul 13 | 18 – 18 | 5.00 | FALSE |
| 5 | Storm vs. Sharks | Jul 13 | 40 – 16 | 14.70 | TRUE |
| 6 | Roosters vs. Cowboys | Jul 14 | 12 – 15 | 12.30 | FALSE |
| 7 | Wests Tigers vs. Eels | Jul 14 | 18 – 30 | 0.30 | FALSE |
| 8 | Dragons vs. Raiders | Jul 14 | 14 – 36 | -3.30 | TRUE |
Predictions for Round 18
Here are the predictions for Round 18. 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. Bulldogs | Jul 18 | Broncos | 6.80 |
| 2 | Warriors vs. Sharks | Jul 19 | Warriors | 4.10 |
| 3 | Panthers vs. Dragons | Jul 19 | Panthers | 4.00 |
| 4 | Roosters vs. Knights | Jul 20 | Roosters | 9.20 |
| 5 | Raiders vs. Wests Tigers | Jul 20 | Raiders | 14.20 |
| 6 | Cowboys vs. Rabbitohs | Jul 20 | Rabbitohs | -2.10 |
| 7 | Titans vs. Storm | Jul 21 | Storm | -15.10 |
| 8 | Sea Eagles vs. Eels | Jul 21 | Sea Eagles | 2.60 |
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 »