NRL S2016 R16 Predictions and staking guide

NRL S2016 R15 prediction and staking guide

Summary

The majority of games this week are in line with the bookmakers and a few games are tipped as being good value bets.

I need to have a hard look at the team lists this week (as some players will be resting up after origin) to determine if I will take action on the recommended stakes. I’ll keep you posted:

Predictions

game_no tip_text perceived_prob bookie_prob bookie_odds agree_with_bookie
1 Penrith Panthers to win against South Sydney Rabbitohs while Home 0.532 0.741 1.35 Y
2 St George Illawarra Dragons to win against Newcastle Knights while Away 0.736 0.725 1.38 Y
3 Cronulla Sharks to win against New Zealand Warriors while Home 0.745 0.741 1.35 Y
4 Brisbane Broncos to win against Canterbury Bulldogs while Away 0.570 0.521 1.92 Y
5 Gold Coast Titans to win against Canberra Raiders while Home 0.518 0.488 2.05 N
6 Melbourne Storm to win against Wests Tigers while Home 0.778 0.690 1.45 Y
7 North Queensland Cowboys to win against Manly Sea Eagles while Home 0.804 0.870 1.15 Y

NB Bookmaker odds (taken from www.Sportsbet.com.au) as at 23-June-2016

Stake recommendation/s

Recommended bets are those with a perceived probability of > ~0.66 and a positive expected return.

game_no tip_text perceived_prob bookie_odds expected_return recommend_stake
1 Penrith Panthers to win against South Sydney Rabbitohs while Home 0.532 1.35 -0.281 N
2 St George Illawarra Dragons to win against Newcastle Knights while Away 0.736 1.38 0.016 Y
3 Cronulla Sharks to win against New Zealand Warriors while Home 0.745 1.35 0.006 Y
4 Brisbane Broncos to win against Canterbury Bulldogs while Away 0.570 1.92 0.095 N
5 Gold Coast Titans to win against Canberra Raiders while Home 0.518 2.05 0.062 N
6 Melbourne Storm to win against Wests Tigers while Home 0.778 1.45 0.128 Y
7 North Queensland Cowboys to win against Manly Sea Eagles while Home 0.804 1.15 -0.075 N

Conclude

Lets see how the model performs this round!