August 7, 2023

NRL Predictions for Round 24

Team Ratings for Round 24

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 13.50 12.99 0.50
Storm 6.81 11.21 -4.40
Broncos 4.17 -5.92 10.10
Cowboys 4.05 6.23 -2.20
Rabbitohs 3.20 9.35 -6.20
Warriors 2.15 -11.12 13.30
Eels 1.89 6.78 -4.90
Sharks 1.85 4.50 -2.70
Knights -0.68 -9.53 8.80
Roosters -1.72 7.64 -9.40
Raiders -2.18 1.98 -4.20
Sea Eagles -3.60 -5.26 1.70
Titans -5.10 -6.32 1.20
Dragons -6.57 -2.73 -3.80
Dolphins -6.90 -10.00 3.10
Wests Tigers -10.86 -13.52 2.70
Bulldogs -11.99 -8.29 -3.70

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 172 matches played, 104 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 60.5%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Roosters vs. Sea Eagles Aug 03 26 – 16 4.00 TRUE
2 Titans vs. Warriors Aug 04 18 – 28 0.20 FALSE
3 Panthers vs. Storm Aug 04 26 – 6 8.10 TRUE
4 Cowboys vs. Broncos Aug 05 14 – 30 5.40 FALSE
5 Dolphins vs. Knights Aug 05 28 – 30 -3.60 TRUE
6 Rabbitohs vs. Sharks Aug 05 16 – 26 6.40 FALSE
7 Eels vs. Dragons Aug 06 26 – 20 12.40 TRUE
8 Raiders vs. Wests Tigers Aug 06 22 – 18 13.00 TRUE

 

Predictions for Round 24

Here are the predictions for Round 24. 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 Sea Eagles vs. Panthers Aug 10 Panthers -14.10
2 Sharks vs. Titans Aug 11 Sharks 9.90
3 Broncos vs. Eels Aug 11 Broncos 5.30
4 Rabbitohs vs. Dragons Aug 12 Rabbitohs 12.80
5 Wests Tigers vs. Warriors Aug 12 Warriors -7.00
6 Roosters vs. Dolphins Aug 12 Roosters 8.20
7 Storm vs. Raiders Aug 13 Storm 12.00
8 Knights vs. Bulldogs Aug 13 Knights 14.30

 

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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 »

Comments

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    Douglas Wilde

    Hi, are your tips for NRL Round 27 being posted today? Thanks

    1 year ago

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      Just posted now. I got a bit distracted with two NPC posts and I am also preparing data for my Rugby World Cup predictions.

      1 year ago

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    Andrew Balemi

    Hurry up Bro – I need to sound authoritative and I can’t without your predictions.

    Great stuff – regards
    Andrew

    1 year ago