Port Adelaide, despite their after-the-siren win, didn’t impress the MoS twins this week, allowing Brisbane Lions to close the gap to them on MoSSBODS and move in front of them on MoSHBODS.
In other moves, Melbourne retained 3rd on both Systems, and Collingwood climbed into 4th, rising 3 spots on MoSSBODS, and 2 spots on MoSHBODS.
In total, 11 teams changed places on MoSSBODS, and 12 changed places on MoSHBODS.
Read MoreWith the draw giving everyone a free half-tip, it was six-and-a-halfs and seven-and-a-halfs all round this week (except for Home Sweet Home) but with MoSHPlay_Marg the only one of the MoS trio bagging the seven-and-a-half, we now have a three-way tie at the top of the Head-to-Head Tipster Leaderboard involving all three of them.
They are on 92 from 135 (68%) and a single tip ahead of ENS_Linear and RSMP_Simple.
The all-Tipster average for the round was 6.8 from 9, which took the all-season figure to 88.1 from 135 (65%).
Read MoreFor the last game of the round, MoSHPlay finishes at Saints by 53 points
MoSHPlay finishes at Melbourne by 10 points
MoSHPlay finishes at Carlton by 17 points
Port Adelaide by 9 points, according to MoSHPlay
Crows by 41 and Dogs by 17 points, according to MoSHPlay
It’s the Swans by 10 points, according to MoSHPlay
MoSHPlay’s initial thoughts on the remainder of Round 16
MoSHPlay ends at Lions by 19 points
MoSHPlay is currently forecasting a 16 point Lions win.
The MoS twins have broadly similar ideas about average Game Totals this week, but with some different views at the individual game level.
Read MoreThis week’s full breakfast can be neatly described using ladder positions and expected margins as follows:
One game where the teams are separated by one ladder position and where the line is 14.5
Three game where the teams are separated by four ladder positions and where the lines range from 1.5 to 15.5
Three games where the teams are separated by nine ladder positions and where the lines range from 10.5 to 41.5
Two games where the teams are separated by either 10 or 13 ladder positions and where the lines range from 25.5 to 51.5
On average, the opposing teams are separated by a sizeable 7 ladder spots this week, and the correlation between expected bookmaker margin and ladder position difference is +0.92.
The overall average bookmaker expected margin is 21.1 points per game, which is up by over two-and-a-half points on the Round 15 average, but down by about 2 points on the all-time average for Round 16s. It leaves the all-Season average at just under 18 points per game.
Read MoreThere were yet more big moves on the MoS Rating Systems this week, but no changes in the agreed Top and Bottom 3, which remain Power, Dees, and Lions for the apex, and Hawks, Roos, and Eagles fro the nadir.
The biggest movers on MoSSBODS were Sydney (up 5 into 4th), Gold Coast (up 3 into 8th), and Collingwood (down 3 into 7th, despite winning), and on MoSHBODS was Sydney (up 5 into 5th). No other teams moved by more than 2 places on either System. In total, nine teams changed places on MoSSBODS, and 10 changed places on MoSHBODS.
Read MoreMost Head-to-Head Tipsters, including the MoS trio, tipped five of the six winners this week, which allowed MoSHBODS_Marg and MoSSBODS_Marg to retain equal 1st, now on 85.5 from 126 (68%), and MoSHPlay_Marg to retain outright 3rd, still just one tip behind
The all-Tipster average for the round was 4.8 from 6, which took the all-season figure to 81.3 from 126 (65%).
Read MoreMoSHPlay finishes at Dockers by 2 points
MoSHPlay’s first look at the other five games
MoSHPlay finishes at Dees by 0.3 points
It’s Dees by 1 point, according to MoSHPlay on a first look
The MoS twins, if anything, are slightly more optimistic about likely average total scoring this week, although their opinions about each game aren’t much different from the bookmakers’.
Read MoreThis week’s fare can be neatly described using ladder positions and expected margins as follows:
One game where the teams are separated by one ladder positions and where the line is 3.5
One game where the teams are separated by three ladder positions and where the line is 58.5
Three games where the teams are separated by between five and seven ladder positions and where the lines range from 3.5 to 24.5
(Note that I’m using a competition ladder that uses match ratio to adjust for byes)
On average, the opposing teams are separated by 4.7 ladder spots this week, and the correlation between expected bookmaker margin and ladder position difference is +0.66.
The overall average bookmaker expected margin is 18.5\7 points per game, which is up by almost 6 points on the Round 14 average, but down by about 2 points on the all-time average for Round 15s. It leaves the all-Season average at just under 18 points per game.
Read MoreThere was again quite the shakeup at the top of the Leaderboard for both Systems, but moreso for MoSHBODS, which ended with both Systems agreeing about the order for the six highest-rated teams. That includes Port Adelaide in 1st, Melbourne in 2nd, and Brisbane Lions in 3rd.
After a similar rethinking in relation to the other end of the Leaderboard, the two Systems now also agree about the ordering of the five lowest-ranked teams.
In total, 11 teams changed places on MoSSBODS, and 13 changed places on MoSHBODS with the lone big mover on MoSSBODS being Richmond, up three spots into 8th. On MoSHBODS, Carlton rose four spots to 9th, and St Kilda fell four spots to 12th. No other teams moved by more than two spots on either System.
Read MoreThe MoS trio tipped all six winners this week, which saw MoSHBODS_Marg and MoSSBODS_Marg assume equal 1st on 80.5 from 120 (67%), and MoSHPlay_Marg move into outright 3rd, just one tip behind
The all-Tipster average for the round was 4.9 from 6, which took the all-season figure to 76.5 from 120 (64%).
Read MoreMoSHPlay ends at Dogs by 31 points.
MoSHPlay ends at Blues by 14 points.
MoSHPlay ends at Tigers by 7 points.
MoSHPlay ends at GWS by 16 points.
MoSHPlay ends at Brisbane Lions by 23 points.
A first look from MoSHPlay at the remainder of the round, and it doesn’t like what it sees in the Fremantle matchup against the Giants.
MoSHPlay finishes at Port Adelaide by 13 points
MoSHPlay has the Thursday game as Port Adelaide by 14 points
Once again the MoS twins have roughly the same expectations about likely average total scoring in the round but variability of opinion about individual games.
Read MoreThis even more shortened week can be neatly described using ladder positions and expected margins as follows:
Two games where the teams are separated by four ladder positions and where the lines are 1.5 and 3.5
Two games where the teams are separated by seven ladder positions and where the lines are 4.5 and 10.5
Two games where the teams are separated by nine ladder positions and where the lines are 28.5 and 30.5
(Note that I’m using a competition ladder that uses match ratio to adjust for byes)
On average, the opposing teams are separated by 6.7 ladder spots this week, and the correlation between expected bookmaker margin and ladder position difference is +0.82.
The overall average bookmaker expected margin is 12.7 points per game, which is down by over 4 points on the Round 13 average, and by over 10 points on the all-time average for Round 14s. It moves the all-Season average to 17.7 points per game.
Read MoreThere was considerable movement at the top of both Systems’ Leaderboards this week, which ended with MoSSBODS having a Top 3 of Port Adelaide, Melbourne, and Brisbane Lions, and MoSHBODS with a Top 3 of Melbourne, Port Adelaide, and Geelong.
In total, nine teams changed places on MoSSBODS, and 11 changed places on MoSHBODS with the lone big mover on MoSSBODS being Fremantle, down three spots into 13th. On MoSHBODS there was carnage, and we had Adelaide up six spots, Port Adelaide and Richmond up three spots, Brisbane Lions, Collingwood and Sydney all down three spots, and Carlton and Fremantle down four spots.
Read MoreFour of the eight bookmakers’ early market favourites won this week, but some contrarian tips by MoSHBODS_Marg and MoSSBODS_Marg resulted in their scoring only two and surrendering their lead over RSMP_Simple. All three of them are now tied on 74.5 from 114 (65%) and are just one tip ahead of Bookie Knows Best, ENS_Linear, MoSHPlay_Marg, and RSMP_Weighted.
The all-Tipster average for the round was just 3.6 from 8, which took the all-season figure to 71.6 from 114 (63%).
Read MoreMoSHPlay has landed at Dees by 1 point
Pies by a point, according to MoSHPlay
Blues by 6 points, according to MoSHPlay
Richmond by 7 points, according to MoSHPlay
Adelaide by 10 goals, according to MoSHPlay
MoSHPlay ends at Lions by 14 points
MoSHPlay ends at Port by 1 point
Here are MoSHPlay’s initial thoughts on all but the final game of the round
MoSHPlay finishes at Swans by 9 points
MoSHPlay’s initial view of the Thursday night game is Swans by 8 points
Overall across this slightly less but still nonetheless truncated round, the MoS twins again have roughly the same expectations about likely average total scoring in the round but some variability of opinion about individual games.
Read MoreThere are a large number of mismatches this week, if ladder position is anything to go by. We have:
Only one game where the teams are separated by just one ladder position
Five games where they’re separated by between six and nine spots
Two games where they’re separated by exactly 11 spots
One game where they’re separated by exactly 16 spots
On average, the opposing teams are separated by a whopping 8.3 ladder spots this week, and the correlation between expected bookmaker margin and ladder position difference is +0.88.
That average bookmaker expected margin is, unsurprisingly, 23.6 points per game, which is up by over 8 points on the Round 10 average, and roughyl equal to the all-time average for Round 11s. It drives the all-Season average up to 17.6 points per game.
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