June 1, 2021

NRL Predictions for Round 13

Team Ratings for Round 13

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 20.82 14.53 6.30
Panthers 18.22 8.88 9.30
Roosters 9.35 10.25 -0.90
Eels 5.32 1.68 3.60
Rabbitohs 4.98 7.73 -2.80
Sea Eagles 2.27 -4.77 7.00
Sharks -2.48 -0.76 -1.70
Warriors -2.70 -1.84 -0.90
Raiders -3.31 6.98 -10.30
Dragons -4.16 -4.95 0.80
Wests Tigers -4.58 -3.07 -1.50
Knights -6.55 -2.61 -3.90
Cowboys -7.97 -8.05 0.10
Titans -9.26 -7.22 -2.00
Broncos -9.77 -11.16 1.40
Bulldogs -12.18 -7.62 -4.60

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 96 matches played, 65 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 67.7%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Broncos vs. Storm May 27 12 – 40 -27.50 TRUE
2 Cowboys vs. Warriors May 28 29 – 28 -3.00 FALSE
3 Wests Tigers vs. Dragons May 28 34 – 18 -0.20 FALSE
4 Panthers vs. Bulldogs May 29 30 – 4 35.00 TRUE
5 Rabbitohs vs. Eels May 29 38 – 20 -0.50 FALSE
6 Roosters vs. Raiders May 29 44 – 16 13.10 TRUE
7 Sharks vs. Titans May 30 38 – 10 6.00 TRUE
8 Knights vs. Sea Eagles May 30 18 – 10 -8.70 FALSE

 

Predictions for Round 13

Here are the predictions for Round 13. 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 Dragons vs. Broncos Jun 03 Dragons 8.60
2 Wests Tigers vs. Panthers Jun 04 Panthers -19.80
3 Storm vs. Titans Jun 05 Storm 33.10
4 Knights vs. Eels Jun 06 Eels -8.90

 

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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 »