Bunnings NPC Predictions for Wednesday Game for Round 4
Team Ratings for Wednesday Game for Round 4
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 | |
---|---|---|---|
Canterbury | 5.91 | 2.00 | 3.90 |
Auckland | 5.36 | 4.50 | 0.90 |
Hawke’s Bay | 5.04 | 5.87 | -0.80 |
Waikato | 4.02 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
North Harbour | 3.93 | 2.31 | 1.60 |
Tasman | 2.99 | 5.94 | -3.00 |
Bay of Plenty | 1.84 | 0.10 | 1.70 |
Wellington | 1.40 | 3.58 | -2.20 |
Taranaki | 1.30 | 3.63 | -2.30 |
Otago | -1.17 | -1.63 | 0.50 |
Northland | -4.51 | -6.68 | 2.20 |
Counties Manukau | -5.03 | -6.32 | 1.30 |
Southland | -6.77 | -7.01 | 0.20 |
Manawatu | -11.99 | -5.97 | -6.00 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 30 matches played, 20 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 66.7%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
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1 | Tasman vs. Canterbury | Aug 26 | 20 – 52 | 2.40 | FALSE |
2 | Waikato vs. Manawatu | Aug 26 | 53 – 6 | 15.90 | TRUE |
3 | Hawke’s Bay vs. North Harbour | Aug 27 | 25 – 23 | 4.00 | TRUE |
4 | Auckland vs. Otago | Aug 27 | 35 – 17 | 7.90 | TRUE |
5 | Bay of Plenty vs. Counties Manukau | Aug 28 | 13 – 18 | 11.00 | FALSE |
6 | Wellington vs. Taranaki | Aug 28 | 31 – 25 | 1.70 | TRUE |
7 | Northland vs. Southland | Aug 28 | 32 – 19 | 3.70 | TRUE |
Predictions for Wednesday Game for Round 4
Here are the predictions for Wednesday Game for Round 4. 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 | Canterbury vs. North Harbour | Aug 31 | Canterbury | 4.50 |
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