NRL | Round 11

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NQL
Cowboys
VS
MAN
Sea Eagles
QUEENSLAND COUNTRY BANK STADIUM, TOWNSVILLE • SATURDAY 17 MAY, 5:30 PM
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AI Referee Insights

Grant Atkins officiated this match (312 career games). The combined score of 30 points was 13 points below Grant Atkins's career average of 43. Sea Eagles's victory aligns with Grant Atkins's historical trend — Sea Eagles have a 53% win rate under this referee. Despite Grant Atkins's 55% career home-team win rate, the away side Sea Eagles prevailed.

Based on referee career statistics • Post-match analysis

AI Game Review

Sea Eagles defied the model's 65% prediction for Cowboys — a notable upset. The margin model missed here — predicting 3.2 but the actual margin was 18 points. The model went 1/3 on this match. The under 51.5 total call was correct.

Model vs actual outcomes • Post-match analysis

Win Probability

AI Win Probability

65%CowboysFavourite

Cowboys

65%

Sea Eagles

35%

AI Match Overview

Cowboys are clear favourites here at 65%, with our model expecting a comfortable victory over Sea Eagles. The model sees Cowboys ahead on 5 of 7 key factors including ELO Difference, Forward Pack and Backline Quality. Cowboys carry a 35-point ELO rating advantage (1525 vs 1490). Recent form favours Cowboys with 3 wins from their last 5 compared to 1 for Sea Eagles. The margin model predicts Cowboys by 3.2 points with a combined total of 44.

Generated from model features • Pre-kick-off analysis

Edge Analysis

3 ACTIVE EDGES

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

H2H Recommendation

Cowboys to Win @1.74

Lost ✗

Edge

+7.8%

Line / Spread

Cowboys -2.5 @1.91

Lost ✗

Edge

+7.8%

Total Points

Under 51.5 @1.91

Winner ✓

Edge

+20.5%

Form & History

TeamLast 5Avg Pts
Cowboys
WWWLL
30.4
Sea Eagles
WLLLL
20.0

Avg Conceded

22.4

Cowboys

26.4

Sea Eagles

Avg Margin

8.0

Cowboys

-6.4

Sea Eagles

Run Metres

1878

Cowboys

1641

Sea Eagles

Line Breaks

6.6

Cowboys

4.6

Sea Eagles

Referee IndicatorAI
Favours Sea Eagles
Grant Atkins312 games since 2013

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

NQL
45%14W 17L
MAN
53%19W 17L

Sea Eagles hold a 8‑point edge: 19W–17L (53%) vs Cowboys's 14W–17L (45%) across all games Grant Atkins has refereed for each side. His games average 43.0 pts, sitting close to the league average. Home teams win 55% of his matches (vs ~52% league avg), which could give Cowboys an additional edge at home.

Avg Total

43.0 pts

Home Win %

55%

Home Bias

Leans home

H2H History (Last 5)Sea Eagles lead 3-2
Mar 2025NQL 12 - 42 MAN
Jul 2024NQL 20 - 21 MAN
Jul 2023NQL 19 - 8 MAN
Jun 2022NQL 28 - 26 MAN
Sep 2021NQL 18 - 46 MAN
Prediction BreakdownPure Alpha Model

📊Team ELO Ratings

NQL
1525Overall1490
MAN
ELO difference: +35 in favour of Cowboys

🏈Positional Matchups

Player ELO aggregated by position group — higher = stronger unit

1079Forwards1052
Best: 1239NQL +27Best: 1214
1039Backs872
Best: 1129NQL +167Best: 1021
1063Halves1223
Best: 1063MAN +159Best: 1223
975Hooker1200
MAN +225

📈Recent Form (Last 5)

NQL
Stat
MAN
3.0
Wins (Last 5)
1.0
30.4pts
Avg Score
20.0pts
22.4pts
Avg Conceded
26.4pts
8.0pts
Avg Margin
-6.4pts
1878.0m
Run Metres
1640.8m
6.6
Line Breaks
4.6
342.8
Tackles
341.4
13.4
Errors
10.2

🔑Key Prediction Factors

What the model weighted most in this prediction

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

Model Confidence

65%

Cowboys predicted to win by 3 points

Predicted total: 44 · Line: +3.2

1/3 match predictions correct
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