NRL | Round 19

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NEW
Knights
VS
MEL
Storm
MCDONALD JONES STADIUM, NEWCASTLE • SATURDAY 12 JULY, 3:00 PM
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AI Referee Insights

Todd Smith officiated this match (99 career games). The 46-point combined total was right in line with Todd Smith's career average of 46. Storm's victory aligns with Todd Smith's historical trend — Storm have a 67% win rate under this referee. Despite Todd Smith's 56% career home-team win rate, the away side Storm prevailed.

Based on referee career statistics • Post-match analysis

AI Game Review

Our model correctly predicted Storm to win at 63% probability. The predicted margin of 6.6 was reasonable against the actual 18-point result. Total score prediction of 49 was close to the actual 46 — within 3 points. Storm trailed 8–6 at half-time before staging a second-half comeback to win 14–32. A clean sweep — all 3 model picks hit for this match.

Model vs actual outcomes • Post-match analysis

Win Probability

AI Win Probability

63%StormFavourite

Knights

37%

Storm

63%

AI Match Overview

Storm hold the advantage at 63% win probability, though Knights are far from out of this at 37%. The model sees Storm ahead on 5 of 7 key factors including ELO Difference, Backline Quality and Halves Control. Storm carry a 297-point ELO rating advantage (1697 vs 1400). Recent form favours Storm with 5 wins from their last 5 compared to 2 for Knights. The margin model predicts Storm by 6.6 points with a combined total of 49.

Generated from model features • Pre-kick-off analysis

Edge Analysis

1 ACTIVE EDGE

Each market is predicted by an independent model — H2H, margin, and totals may occasionally disagree.

H2H Recommendation

Storm to Win @1.24

Winner ✓

Edge

-12.0%

Line / Spread

Storm +12.5 @1.91

Winner ✓

Edge

-12.0%

Total Points

Over 45.5 @1.91

Winner ✓

Edge

+7.6%

Form & History

TeamLast 5Avg Pts
Knights
WWLLL
16.8
Storm
WWWWW
29.4

Avg Conceded

19.2

Knights

16.0

Storm

Avg Margin

-2.4

Knights

13.4

Storm

Run Metres

1795

Knights

1836

Storm

Line Breaks

3.8

Knights

3.8

Storm

Referee IndicatorAI
Favours Storm
Todd Smith99 games since 2019

Each team's win rate when Todd Smith refs their game (vs any opponent, all seasons)

NEW
17%1W 5L
MEL
67%8W 4L

When Todd Smith officiates, Storm have won 8 of 12 games (67%) vs any opponent — significantly stronger than Knights's 1 from 6 (17%). That's a 50‑point gap across all seasons. His games average 45.9 pts, sitting close to the league average. Home teams win 56% of his matches (vs ~52% league avg), which could give Knights an additional edge at home. Note: Based on a limited sample of 6 games for Knights — interpret with caution.

Avg Total

45.9 pts

Home Win %

56%

Home Bias

Leans home

H2H History (Last 5)Storm lead 3-2
Jun 2024NEW 28 - 36 MEL
Mar 2024NEW 14 - 12 MEL
Aug 2023NEW 26 - 18 MEL
Apr 2022NEW 2 - 50 MEL
Jul 2021NEW 4 - 48 MEL
Prediction BreakdownPure Alpha Model

📊Team ELO Ratings

NEW
1400Overall1697
MEL
ELO difference: -297 in favour of Storm

🏈Positional Matchups

Player ELO aggregated by position group — higher = stronger unit

1167Forwards1126
Best: 1273NEW +41Best: 1300
987Backs1075
Best: 1069MEL +88Best: 1205
1210Halves1243
Best: 1210MEL +33Best: 1243
1200Hooker1057
NEW +143

📈Recent Form (Last 5)

NEW
Stat
MEL
2.0
Wins (Last 5)
5.0
16.8pts
Avg Score
29.4pts
19.2pts
Avg Conceded
16.0pts
-2.4pts
Avg Margin
13.4pts
1794.6m
Run Metres
1836.2m
3.8
Line Breaks
3.8
401.0
Tackles
328.4
11.4
Errors
10.0

🔑Key Prediction Factors

What the model weighted most in this prediction

1
ELO Difference14.0%
Storm
2
Forward Pack12.0%
Knights
3
Backline Quality10.0%
Storm
4
Halves Control9.0%
Storm
5
Recent Win Rate9.0%
Storm
6
Referee Tendency7.0%
7
Venue Advantage7.0%
Storm

Model Confidence

63%

Storm predicted to win by 7 points

Predicted total: 49 · Line: -6.6

3/3 match predictions correct
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