December 22, 2020

Currie Cup Predictions for Round 5

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Team Ratings for Round 5

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
Bulls 7.63 6.16 1.50
Sharks 5.76 5.63 0.10
Western Province 4.31 5.26 -1.00
Lions 3.46 1.46 2.00
Cheetahs -4.38 -2.96 -1.40
Pumas -8.16 -6.66 -1.50
Griquas -8.62 -8.90 0.30

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 11 matches played, 9 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 81.8%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Pumas vs. Cheetahs Dec 18 31 – 35 1.80 FALSE
2 Lions vs. Sharks Dec 19 27 – 12 0.20 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 5

Here are the predictions for Round 5. 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 Western Province vs. Griquas Dec 26 Western Province 17.40
2 Bulls vs. Lions Dec 26 Bulls 8.70
3 Cheetahs vs. Sharks Dec 27 Sharks -5.60

 

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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 »