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 | |
---|---|---|---|
Storm | 21.58 | 14.53 | 7.00 |
Rabbitohs | 13.37 | 7.73 | 5.60 |
Panthers | 12.38 | 8.88 | 3.50 |
Sea Eagles | 11.80 | -4.77 | 16.60 |
Roosters | 5.93 | 10.25 | -4.30 |
Eels | 1.43 | 1.68 | -0.30 |
Raiders | 0.46 | 6.98 | -6.50 |
Sharks | -1.90 | -0.76 | -1.10 |
Titans | -1.97 | -7.22 | 5.30 |
Warriors | -5.29 | -1.84 | -3.40 |
Knights | -5.70 | -2.61 | -3.10 |
Wests Tigers | -7.50 | -3.07 | -4.40 |
Dragons | -8.75 | -4.95 | -3.80 |
Broncos | -9.91 | -11.16 | 1.20 |
Cowboys | -12.91 | -8.05 | -4.90 |
Bulldogs | -15.01 | -7.62 | -7.40 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 176 matches played, 129 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 73.3%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
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1 | Titans vs. Storm | Aug 19 | 20 – 34 | -22.00 | TRUE |
2 | Raiders vs. Sea Eagles | Aug 20 | 18 – 19 | -13.60 | TRUE |
3 | Panthers vs. Rabbitohs | Aug 20 | 25 – 12 | -3.90 | FALSE |
4 | Wests Tigers vs. Sharks | Aug 21 | 20 – 50 | -0.60 | TRUE |
5 | Bulldogs vs. Knights | Aug 21 | 16 – 22 | -10.10 | TRUE |
6 | Eels vs. Cowboys | Aug 21 | 32 – 16 | 13.90 | TRUE |
7 | Dragons vs. Roosters | Aug 22 | 22 – 40 | -13.90 | TRUE |
8 | Broncos vs. Warriors | Aug 22 | 24 – 22 | -2.40 | FALSE |
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 | Knights vs. Titans | Aug 26 | Titans | -3.70 |
2 | Warriors vs. Raiders | Aug 27 | Raiders | -5.70 |
3 | Roosters vs. Rabbitohs | Aug 27 | Rabbitohs | -7.40 |
4 | Dragons vs. Cowboys | Aug 28 | Dragons | 4.20 |
5 | Sharks vs. Broncos | Aug 28 | Sharks | 5.00 |
6 | Storm vs. Eels | Aug 28 | Storm | 20.10 |
7 | Sea Eagles vs. Bulldogs | Aug 29 | Sea Eagles | 26.80 |
8 | Panthers vs. Wests Tigers | Aug 29 | Panthers | 19.90 |