July 18, 2023

NRL Predictions for Round 21

Team Ratings for Round 21

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
Panthers 11.91 12.99 -1.10
Storm 7.15 11.21 -4.10
Cowboys 6.10 6.23 -0.10
Rabbitohs 5.89 9.35 -3.50
Eels 4.14 6.78 -2.60
Sharks 2.70 4.50 -1.80
Warriors 2.00 -11.12 13.10
Broncos 0.47 -5.92 6.40
Raiders -0.56 1.98 -2.50
Roosters -2.34 7.64 -10.00
Knights -3.01 -9.53 6.50
Titans -4.34 -6.32 2.00
Sea Eagles -4.52 -5.26 0.70
Dragons -6.02 -2.73 -3.30
Dolphins -6.56 -10.00 3.40
Wests Tigers -12.33 -13.52 1.20
Bulldogs -12.68 -8.29 -4.40

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 148 matches played, 91 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 61.5%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Knights vs. Wests Tigers Jul 14 34 – 18 11.30 TRUE
2 Bulldogs vs. Broncos Jul 15 24 – 44 -8.60 TRUE
3 Sea Eagles vs. Cowboys Jul 15 8 – 19 -6.70 TRUE
4 Roosters vs. Storm Jul 15 16 – 30 -5.20 TRUE
5 Warriors vs. Sharks Jul 16 44 – 12 2.00 TRUE
6 Dolphins vs. Panthers Jul 16 14 – 24 -16.40 TRUE
7 Eels vs. Titans Jul 16 25 – 24 13.10 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 21

Here are the predictions for Round 21. 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. Wests Tigers Jul 20 Dragons 9.30
2 Warriors vs. Raiders Jul 21 Warriors 8.60
3 Rabbitohs vs. Broncos Jul 21 Rabbitohs 8.40
4 Titans vs. Roosters Jul 22 Titans 1.00
5 Knights vs. Storm Jul 22 Storm -7.20
6 Cowboys vs. Eels Jul 22 Cowboys 5.00
7 Panthers vs. Bulldogs Jul 23 Panthers 27.60
8 Sharks vs. Sea Eagles Jul 23 Sharks 10.20

 

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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 »

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