July 7, 2020

NRL Predictions for Round 9

Team Ratings for Round 9

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 13.47 12.25 1.20
Storm 12.49 12.73 -0.20
Raiders 5.97 7.06 -1.10
Eels 5.63 2.80 2.80
Panthers 2.76 -0.13 2.90
Rabbitohs 2.72 2.85 -0.10
Sharks 2.40 1.81 0.60
Sea Eagles 1.17 1.05 0.10
Wests Tigers 0.06 -0.18 0.20
Knights -2.07 -5.92 3.90
Cowboys -5.31 -3.95 -1.40
Bulldogs -5.49 -2.52 -3.00
Dragons -5.88 -6.14 0.30
Warriors -6.73 -5.17 -1.60
Broncos -9.03 -5.53 -3.50
Titans -14.17 -12.99 -1.20

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 64 matches played, 40 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
1 Roosters vs. Storm Jul 02 25 – 27 3.70 FALSE
2 Raiders vs. Dragons Jul 03 22 – 16 12.70 TRUE
3 Eels vs. Cowboys Jul 03 42 – 4 10.50 TRUE
4 Titans vs. Sharks Jul 04 10 – 40 -12.90 TRUE
5 Warriors vs. Broncos Jul 04 26 – 16 1.30 TRUE
6 Wests Tigers vs. Panthers Jul 04 12 – 19 0.20 FALSE
7 Sea Eagles vs. Knights Jul 05 12 – 14 6.20 FALSE
8 Bulldogs vs. Rabbitohs Jul 05 10 – 26 -7.20 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 9

Here are the predictions for Round 9. 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. Roosters Jul 09 Roosters -16.80
2 Titans vs. Warriors Jul 10 Warriors -2.90
3 Rabbitohs vs. Wests Tigers Jul 10 Rabbitohs 2.70
4 Sharks vs. Panthers Jul 11 Panthers -0.40
5 Broncos vs. Bulldogs Jul 11 Bulldogs -1.50
6 Raiders vs. Storm Jul 11 Storm -4.50
7 Knights vs. Eels Jul 12 Eels -5.70
8 Dragons vs. Sea Eagles Jul 12 Sea Eagles -7.10

 

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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 »