Some more solid head-to-head tipping from the MoS trio saw them retain the Top 3 spots on the Leaderboard, with MoSHBODS_Marg doing best in scoring 8 from 9 to set up a one tip lead over MoSHPlay_Marg, and a two tip lead over MoSSBODS_Marg. First and seventh are now separated by five tips.
The all-Tipster average for the round was 6.6 from 9, which took the all-season figure to 102.2 from 153 (67%).
Read MoreHawks by 4 goals, according to MoSHPlay
It’s the Cats by 14 points and the Crows by 17 points, according to MoSHPlay
It’s the Blues by 4 points, according to MoSHPlay
It’s the Lions by 3 points, according to MoSHPlay
MoSHPlay’s initial thoughts on the rest of Round 18
MoSHPlay finishes at Swans by 10 points
MoSHPlay currently has it as the Swans by 14 points
For the most part, there’s broad agreement across the forecasters this week, though not so much that there’s no potential value in any of the games, according to MoSSBODS.
Read MoreFour of this week’s games pit teams no more than three ladder positions apart. We have:
Three games where the teams are separated by one ladder position and where the lines are between 4.5 and 16.5 points
One game where the teams are separated by three ladder positions and where the line is 20.5
Four games where the teams are separated by between six and nine ladder positions and where the lines are between 5.5 and 40.5 points
One game where the teams are separated by 13 ladder positions and where the line is 38.5
On average, the opposing teams are separated by 5.4 ladder spots this week, and the correlation between expected bookmaker margin and ladder position difference is +0.61.
The overall average bookmaker expected margin is 17.5 points per game, which is down by over eight points on the Round 17 average, and by over 5 points on the all-time average for Round 18s. It leaves the all-Season average at 18.3 points per game.
Read MoreThe Top 2 teams on both Systems remained unchanged this week, with Port Adelaide leading Brisbane Lions on MoSSBODS, and Brisbane Lions leading Port Adelaide on MoSHBODS. On both Systems, however, Port Adelaide lost Rating Points and Brisbane Lions gained them.
The big movers for the week were Carlton (up 3 places on both Systems), Sydney and Fremantle (both down 2 places on MoSSBODS), and Adelaide (down 2 places on MoSHBODS).
In total, eight teams changed places on MoSSBODS, and seven changed places on MoSHBODS.
Read MoreMoSHPlay_Marg and MoSHBODS_Marg tipped the card this week, and MoSSBODS_Marg tipped 8 from 9, which left the MoSH pairing tied for 1st on 101 from 144 (70%) and MoSSBODS_Marg in 3rd just a single tip further back. Currently, just 4 tips separate 1st from 7th.
The all-Tipster average for the round was 7.6 from 9, which took the all-season figure to 95.7 from 144 (66%).
Read MoreIt’s Cats by 46 points, according to MoSHPlay
MoSHPlay ends at GWS by 35 points
MoSHPlay ends at Lions by 82 points
Some updated MoSHPlay views on the Sunday games, now that the interchanges and emergencies have been delineated.
MoSHPlay’s initial views on the rest of Round 17.
MoSHPlay ends at Tigers by 4 points
MoSHPlay’s initial view of the Thursday night game is Richmond by 3 points
Overall, MoSSBODS is foreseeing a lower scoring round than the three other forecasters, except in a few likely-to-be-rain-affected contests..
Read MoreTwo-thirds of this week’s games pit teams no more than six ladder positions apart. We have:
Two games where the teams are separated by one ladder position and where the lines are 2.5 and 14.5
Two games where the teams are separated by two or three ladder positions and where the lines are 7.5 and 8.5
Two games where the teams are separated by five or six ladder positions and where the lines are 11.5 and 27.5
Two games where the teams are separated by eight or 10 ladder positions and where the lines are 30.5 to 48.5
One game where the teams are separated by 15 ladder positions and where the line is an average-boosting 80.5
On average, the opposing teams are separated by 5.7 ladder spots this week, and the correlation between expected bookmaker margin and ladder position difference is +0.93.
The overall average bookmaker expected margin is 25.7 points per game, which is up by over four-and-a-half points on the Round 16 average, and by over 5 points on the all-time average for Round 17s. It leaves the all-Season average at 18.4 points per game.
Read MorePort 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.
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