NRL Predictions for Round 7
Team Ratings for Round 7
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 | 12.72 | 14.73 | -2.00 |
Broncos | 8.12 | 9.07 | -0.90 |
Storm | 5.09 | 6.15 | -1.10 |
Roosters | 4.68 | 3.08 | 1.60 |
Sharks | 2.10 | 2.94 | -0.80 |
Cowboys | 2.04 | 2.47 | -0.40 |
Sea Eagles | 1.88 | -0.48 | 2.40 |
Warriors | 1.65 | -0.07 | 1.70 |
Knights | 1.25 | 1.84 | -0.60 |
Eels | -1.50 | 0.14 | -1.60 |
Raiders | -1.65 | -4.31 | 2.70 |
Dolphins | -4.87 | -7.09 | 2.20 |
Rabbitohs | -5.07 | 0.87 | -5.90 |
Dragons | -7.34 | -6.93 | -0.40 |
Bulldogs | -8.83 | -13.35 | 4.50 |
Titans | -11.08 | -7.89 | -3.20 |
Wests Tigers | -11.18 | -13.15 | 2.00 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 48 matches played, 30 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 62.5%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
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1 | Knights vs. Roosters | Apr 11 | 20 – 22 | -0.20 | TRUE |
2 | Storm vs. Bulldogs | Apr 12 | 16 – 14 | 19.00 | TRUE |
3 | Broncos vs. Dolphins | Apr 12 | 28 – 14 | 16.30 | TRUE |
4 | Warriors vs. Sea Eagles | Apr 13 | 22 – 22 | 7.70 | FALSE |
5 | Eels vs. Cowboys | Apr 13 | 27 – 20 | -1.60 | FALSE |
6 | Rabbitohs vs. Sharks | Apr 13 | 22 – 34 | -3.00 | TRUE |
7 | Wests Tigers vs. Dragons | Apr 14 | 12 – 24 | 0.70 | FALSE |
8 | Raiders vs. Titans | Apr 14 | 21 – 20 | 14.00 | TRUE |
Predictions for Round 7
Here are the predictions for Round 7. 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 | |
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1 | Roosters vs. Storm | Apr 18 | Roosters | 2.60 |
2 | Dragons vs. Warriors | Apr 19 | Warriors | -2.00 |
3 | Eels vs. Dolphins | Apr 19 | Eels | 6.40 |
4 | Panthers vs. Wests Tigers | Apr 20 | Panthers | 26.90 |
5 | Titans vs. Sea Eagles | Apr 20 | Sea Eagles | -10.00 |
6 | Broncos vs. Raiders | Apr 20 | Broncos | 12.80 |
7 | Bulldogs vs. Knights | Apr 21 | Knights | -7.10 |
8 | Sharks vs. Cowboys | Apr 21 | Sharks | 3.10 |