Super Rugby Predictions for Week 10
Team Ratings for Week 10
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 | |
---|---|---|---|
Crusaders | 13.29 | 13.43 | -0.10 |
Blues | 11.45 | 9.26 | 2.20 |
Hurricanes | 7.75 | 8.28 | -0.50 |
Chiefs | 7.72 | 5.56 | 2.20 |
Highlanders | 4.68 | 6.54 | -1.90 |
Brumbies | 3.81 | 3.61 | 0.20 |
Reds | 2.40 | 1.37 | 1.00 |
Waratahs | -4.55 | -9.00 | 4.40 |
Western Force | -5.68 | -4.96 | -0.70 |
Rebels | -7.31 | -5.79 | -1.50 |
Moana Pasifika | -11.83 | -10.00 | -1.80 |
Fijian Drua | -13.45 | -10.00 | -3.40 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 48 matches played, 33 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 68.8%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Crusaders vs. Blues | Apr 15 | 23 – 27 | 8.70 | FALSE |
2 | Rebels vs. Reds | Apr 15 | 32 – 36 | -4.30 | TRUE |
3 | Chiefs vs. Moana Pasifika | Apr 16 | 45 – 12 | 24.00 | TRUE |
4 | Highlanders vs. Hurricanes | Apr 16 | 21 – 22 | 3.10 | FALSE |
5 | Western Force vs. Waratahs | Apr 16 | 24 – 41 | 6.70 | FALSE |
Predictions for Week 10
Here are the predictions for Week 10. 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 | Chiefs vs. Waratahs | Apr 22 | Chiefs | 6.30 |
2 | Moana Pasifika vs. Western Force | Apr 22 | Western Force | -12.10 |
3 | Blues vs. Fijian Drua | Apr 23 | Blues | 18.90 |
4 | Hurricanes vs. Reds | Apr 23 | Reds | -0.60 |
5 | Highlanders vs. Brumbies | Apr 24 | Brumbies | -5.10 |
6 | Crusaders vs. Rebels | Apr 24 | Crusaders | 14.60 |
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 »
Sir can any prediction for AFL?
3 years ago
Would be a fair amount of work and I have enough to do with rugby and rugby league
3 years ago