NRL Predictions for Round 24
Team Ratings for Round 24
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 | |
---|---|---|---|
Roosters | 12.08 | 8.72 | 3.40 |
Storm | 11.64 | 6.03 | 5.60 |
Raiders | 8.01 | 1.81 | 6.20 |
Sea Eagles | 3.32 | -5.61 | 8.90 |
Rabbitohs | 1.25 | 3.89 | -2.60 |
Sharks | 0.96 | 3.90 | -2.90 |
Eels | -0.54 | -6.17 | 5.60 |
Broncos | -0.61 | 2.63 | -3.20 |
Wests Tigers | -0.68 | -5.57 | 4.90 |
Panthers | -3.16 | 0.93 | -4.10 |
Bulldogs | -3.20 | -0.61 | -2.60 |
Dragons | -4.58 | 0.06 | -4.60 |
Knights | -4.80 | -8.51 | 3.70 |
Cowboys | -5.31 | 0.15 | -5.50 |
Warriors | -5.47 | -0.27 | -5.20 |
Titans | -10.91 | -3.36 | -7.50 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 176 matches played, 110 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 62.5%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
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1 | Eels vs. Bulldogs | Aug 22 | 6 – 12 | 7.60 | FALSE |
2 | Cowboys vs. Panthers | Aug 23 | 24 – 10 | -1.30 | FALSE |
3 | Broncos vs. Rabbitohs | Aug 23 | 20 – 22 | 1.70 | FALSE |
4 | Sharks vs. Warriors | Aug 24 | 42 – 16 | 8.50 | TRUE |
5 | Wests Tigers vs. Knights | Aug 24 | 46 – 4 | 1.40 | TRUE |
6 | Dragons vs. Roosters | Aug 24 | 12 – 34 | -12.30 | TRUE |
7 | Storm vs. Titans | Aug 25 | 24 – 8 | 27.10 | TRUE |
8 | Raiders vs. Sea Eagles | Aug 25 | 14 – 18 | 9.60 | FALSE |
Predictions for Round 24
Here are the predictions for Round 24. 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 | Cowboys vs. Bulldogs | Aug 29 | Cowboys | 0.90 |
2 | Warriors vs. Rabbitohs | Aug 30 | Rabbitohs | -2.20 |
3 | Broncos vs. Eels | Aug 30 | Broncos | 2.90 |
4 | Knights vs. Titans | Aug 31 | Knights | 9.10 |
5 | Sea Eagles vs. Storm | Aug 31 | Storm | -5.30 |
6 | Roosters vs. Panthers | Aug 31 | Roosters | 18.20 |
7 | Sharks vs. Raiders | Sep 01 | Raiders | -4.00 |
8 | Dragons vs. Wests Tigers | Sep 01 | Wests Tigers | -0.90 |