NRL Predictions, Round 21
Team Ratings for Round 21
Here are the team ratings prior to Round 21, along with the ratings at the start of the season. I have created a brief description of the method I use for predicting rugby games. Go to my Department home page to see this.
Current Rating | Rating at Season Start | Difference | |
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Roosters | 11.71 | -5.68 | 17.40 |
Rabbitohs | 10.15 | 5.23 | 4.90 |
Sea Eagles | 8.34 | 4.78 | 3.60 |
Bulldogs | 5.42 | 7.33 | -1.90 |
Knights | 5.11 | 0.44 | 4.70 |
Storm | 1.73 | 9.73 | -8.00 |
Warriors | -0.25 | -10.01 | 9.80 |
Raiders | -0.31 | 2.03 | -2.30 |
Sharks | -1.60 | -1.78 | 0.20 |
Panthers | -2.57 | -6.58 | 4.00 |
Cowboys | -2.87 | 7.05 | -9.90 |
Broncos | -4.69 | -1.55 | -3.10 |
Dragons | -4.72 | -0.33 | -4.40 |
Titans | -5.63 | -1.85 | -3.80 |
Wests Tigers | -8.35 | -3.71 | -4.60 |
Eels | -15.19 | -8.82 | -6.40 |
Performance So Far
So far there have been 144 matches played, 88 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 61.11%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.
Game | Date | Score | Prediction | Correct | |
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1 | Cowboys vs. Broncos | Jul 26 | 16 – 18 | 8.40 | FALSE |
2 | Bulldogs vs. Eels | Jul 26 | 40 – 12 | 24.40 | TRUE |
3 | Dragons vs. Raiders | Jul 27 | 18 – 22 | 1.11 | FALSE |
4 | Titans vs. Rabbitohs | Jul 27 | 4 – 32 | -7.11 | TRUE |
5 | Warriors vs. Storm | Jul 28 | 30 – 22 | 1.15 | TRUE |
6 | Sharks vs. Panthers | Jul 28 | 38 – 10 | -0.16 | FALSE |
7 | Knights vs. Roosters | Jul 28 | 12 – 28 | 1.36 | FALSE |
8 | Wests Tigers vs. Sea Eagles | Jul 29 | 18 – 36 | -10.74 | TRUE |
Predictions for Round 21
Here are the predictions for Round 21. 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 | Panthers vs. Roosters | Aug 02 | Roosters | -9.80 |
2 | Knights vs. Broncos | Aug 02 | Knights | 14.30 |
3 | Warriors vs. Sharks | Aug 03 | Warriors | 5.80 |
4 | Eels vs. Sea Eagles | Aug 03 | Sea Eagles | -19.00 |
5 | Cowboys vs. Rabbitohs | Aug 03 | Rabbitohs | -8.50 |
6 | Raiders vs. Storm | Aug 04 | Raiders | 2.50 |
7 | Titans vs. Wests Tigers | Aug 04 | Titans | 7.20 |
8 | Dragons vs. Bulldogs | Aug 05 | Bulldogs | -5.60 |