NRL Predictions for Round 8
Team Ratings for Round 8
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 | 13.62 | 12.99 | 0.60 |
Rabbitohs | 9.94 | 9.35 | 0.60 |
Storm | 7.58 | 11.21 | -3.60 |
Roosters | 4.37 | 7.64 | -3.30 |
Eels | 4.33 | 6.78 | -2.40 |
Raiders | 2.23 | 1.98 | 0.30 |
Sharks | 2.07 | 4.50 | -2.40 |
Cowboys | 1.21 | 6.23 | -5.00 |
Broncos | -0.65 | -5.92 | 5.30 |
Dragons | -1.06 | -2.73 | 1.70 |
Sea Eagles | -3.18 | -5.26 | 2.10 |
Dolphins | -6.75 | -10.00 | 3.20 |
Titans | -7.06 | -6.32 | -0.70 |
Warriors | -7.14 | -11.12 | 4.00 |
Bulldogs | -8.89 | -8.29 | -0.60 |
Knights | -9.85 | -9.53 | -0.30 |
Wests Tigers | -12.76 | -13.52 | 0.80 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 56 matches played, 30 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 53.6%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dolphins vs. Rabbitohs | Apr 13 | 14 – 36 | -12.30 | TRUE |
2 | Sharks vs. Roosters | Apr 14 | 22 – 12 | -0.80 | FALSE |
3 | Sea Eagles vs. Storm | Apr 14 | 18 – 8 | -10.20 | FALSE |
4 | Warriors vs. Cowboys | Apr 15 | 22 – 14 | -3.90 | FALSE |
5 | Knights vs. Panthers | Apr 15 | 15 – 16 | -23.10 | TRUE |
6 | Titans vs. Broncos | Apr 15 | 26 – 43 | -1.40 | TRUE |
7 | Raiders vs. Dragons | Apr 16 | 20 – 14 | 6.40 | TRUE |
8 | Eels vs. Bulldogs | Apr 16 | 30 – 4 | 14.70 | TRUE |
Predictions for Round 8
Here are the predictions for Round 8. 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 | Rabbitohs vs. Panthers | Apr 20 | Panthers | -0.70 |
2 | Eels vs. Broncos | Apr 21 | Eels | 8.00 |
3 | Bulldogs vs. Sharks | Apr 22 | Sharks | -8.00 |
4 | Cowboys vs. Knights | Apr 22 | Cowboys | 14.10 |
5 | Dolphins vs. Titans | Apr 23 | Dolphins | 3.30 |
6 | Wests Tigers vs. Sea Eagles | Apr 23 | Sea Eagles | -6.60 |
7 | Roosters vs. Dragons | Apr 25 | Roosters | 8.40 |
8 | Storm vs. Warriors | Apr 25 | Storm | 20.70 |
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