2026 - Round 9 : Overs/Unders

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The rate at which MoSHBODS changes its base team scoring assumption over time has been optimised using roughly the last decade of scoring data. That methodology has seen MoSHBODS increase its base assumption by about 0.5 point per team or 1 point a game across the course of 2026. That rate of adjustment is feeling a little pedestrian at the moment.

Possible evidence for this is that, this week, MoSHBODS is, on average 8-points per game lower in its average totals forecast compared to the bookmakers, and that MoSHBODS’ forecasts are below those of the bookmakers in all nine games considered individually.

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2026 - Round 9 : Dogs are Dogs (according to MoSHBODS)

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This week’s nine games includes four that are expected to be decided by about two goals or less, one that’s expected to be decided by about four goals, and four more that are expected to be decided by between about five-and-a-half and seven-and-a-half goals. Combined, the average expected margin per game is 23.6 points per game.

There are only three away favourites with an average expected victory margin of 20.2 points per game, and six home team favourites with an average expected victory margin of 25.3 points per game.

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2026 - Round 8 Results - Worth It

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Another good week for favourites and anti-contrarian Head-to-Head Tipsters, which saw all but three Tipsters register eight from nine, the exceptions being MARS_Marg’s seven, Consult The Ladder’s six, and Home Sweet Home’s five.

That allowed Bookie Knows Best and ENS_Linear to draw level with MARS_Marg at the top of the Leaderboard, all now on 57 from 72 (74%) and one tip clear of MoSHPlay_Marg and the RSMP twins.

The all-Tipster average score came in at 6.8 from 9, taking the season-long figure to 53.5 from 72 (74%).

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2026 - Round 8 : MoSHPlay

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UPDATE SATURDAY 4PM

MoSHPlay finishes at Cats by 20 points.

UPDATE FRIDAY 7:30PM

MoSHPlay has no changes for tonight’s games and some new preliminary views on the Sunday games.

UPDATE THURSDAY 7PM

MoSHPlay’s has finished at Hawks by 10 points, and now has preliminary views about the remainder of the round.

UPDATE WEDNESDAY 10PM

MoSHPlay’s current view of the Thursday night game is Hawks by 10 points.

2026 - Round 8 : MoSHBODS Still Loves Dogs

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Yet another feast of nine more games this week, six of which are expected to be decided by less than 20 points, two more by between 26 and 31 points, and the last one of which is expected to be decided by just over 7 goals. Combined, the average expected margin per game is 21.2 points per game.

There are five home favourites with an average expected victory margin of 20.3 points per game, and four away team favourites with an average expected victory margin of 22.3 points per game.

Here’s hoping we have a far more competitive round than last week.

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2026 - Team Ratings After Round 7

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MoSHBODS changed the ranking of 11 teams this week, with some big changes towards the top of the ordering, which saw Sydney rise to 1st, Hawthorn slip to 2nd, and Brisbane Lions rise to 3rd. In other big moves, Geelong now sits in 5th (down 3), and Collingwood in 6th (up 3).

MARS moved 14 teams, but only four by more than a single spot, which left it with an identical Top 3 to MoSHBODS.

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2026 - Round 7 Results - Rebound

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It was a good week for favourites and, by extension, a good week for contrarian-avoiding Head-to-Head Tipsters, which saw all but two Tipsters register eight from nine, the exceptions being MARS_Marg’s seven, and Home Sweet Home’s five.

That left MARS_Marg still in 1st place and now on 49 from 53 (79%) but only one tip clear of Bookie Knows Best and ENS_Linear, with MoSHPlay_Marg remaining one further back with the RSMP twins on 47 from 63 (76%).

The all-Tipster average score came in at 7.6 from 9, taking the season-long figure to 45.8 from 63 (74%).

It’s been a fairly easy year to tip winners.

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2026 - Round 7 : MoSHPlay

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UPDATE FRIDAY 715PM

MoSHPlay finishes at Melbourne by 37 points and has fresh but still preliminary views about the Sunday games.

UPDATE THURSDAY 7PM

MoSHPlay finishes at the Swans by 7 points and has preliminary views on the remaining games in the round.


UPDATE WEDNESDAY 7PM

MoSHPlay currently has tomorrow night’s game as the Swans by 7 points

2026 - Round 7 : Special Addendum

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A routine check of the MoSHBODS spreadsheets detected that they have been, since Round 5, not considering the ninth game of the round for wagers.

That meant that - fortuitously as it happens - Investors missed wagers on Port Adelaide both head-to-head and line in Round 5, but also that they’ve missed head-to-head and line wagers on GWS in the current round.

I’ve just remedied that so we now have:

  • 2.8% @ $1.42 GWS H2H

  • 2.2% @ $1.90 GWS -16.5

2026 - Round 7 : Overs/Unders

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MoSHBODS - as stubborn as always - again feels that the bookmakers have gone too high with their Totals this week (in all but one game), and has an all-game expected Total of 176 points per game compared to TAB’s and Sportbet’s 184 and 183.

(Some time soon it’ll be worth investigating the speed at which MoSHBODS is adjusting its scoring expectations to reflect recent games. The average score per game so far this season is 179.4 points per game, so it’s not a slam dunk that MoSHBODS is being way too slow to adapt.

Of interest is that the bookmakers have seven teams breaking 100 points this weekend, while MoSHBODS has five.)

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2026 - Round 7 : MoSHBODS Loves Dogs

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Another nine more games this week, four of which are expected to be decided by less than 20 points, two more by between 23 and 27 points, and the last three of which are expected to be decided by between 33 and 39 points. Combined, the average expected margin per game is 24.5 points per game.

There are five home favourites with an average expected victory margin of 23.9 points per game, and four away team favourites with an average expected victory margin of 25.3 points per game.

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2026 - Team Ratings After Round 6

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MoSHBODS changed the ranking of only five teams this week, and only two by more than a single spot: Geelong up 2 spots into 2nd, and Western Bulldogs down 4 spots into 6th.

MARS moved 10 teams, including five by more than a single spot: Sydney up 2 into 1st, Geelong up 4 into 2nd, Hawthorn down 2 into 3rd, Western Bulldogs down 3 into 5th, and North Melbourne up 2 into 13th.

At the end of it all, MoSHBODS’ Top 3 is Swans, Cats, and Hawks, and MARS’ is Hawks, Cats, and Swans.

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2026 - Round 6 Results - All Basket, No Egg

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Whilst 6,7 might be a dying meme, it was all 7,8 for the Head-to-Head Tipsters this week, which left MARS_Marg still in 1st place and now on 43 from 54 (80%) and still two tips clear of Bookie Knows Best and ENS_Linear, with MoSHPlay_Marg falling one further back to join the RSMP twins on 40 from 54 (74%).

The all-Tipster average score came in at 7.6 from 9, taking the season-long figure to a lofty 39.1 from 54 (72%).

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2026 - Round 6 : MoSHPlay

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UPDATE SUNDAY 245PM

MoSHPlay finishes at Brisbane Lions by 14 points (and currently has Fremantle by 42 points)

UPDATE FRIDAY 740PM

MoSHPlay, with the late change, moves to Swans by 22 points, It also has new, but still preliminary views on the Sunday games.

UPDATE THURSDAY 7PM

MoSHPlay ends at Pies by 10 points and has preliminary views about the remaining games in the round.

UPDATE WEDNESDAY 730PM

MoSHPlay currently has tomorrow night’s game as the Pies by 11 points

2026 - Round 6 : Virtually Of One Mind

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Nine more games this week, four of which are expected to be decided by less than 20 points, two more by between 20 and 24 points, and the last three of which are expected to be decided by between 40 and 50 points. Combined, the average expected margin per game is 25.6 points per game.

There are five home favourites with an average expected victory margin of 26.3 points per game, and four away team favourites with an average expected victory margin of 24.2 points per game.

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2026 - Team Ratings After Round 5

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MoSHBODS changed the ranking of only four teams this week, and only one by more than a single spot: GWS up 2 into 10th.

MARS moved 10 teams, including five by more than a single spot: Hawks up 3 into 1st, Swans up 2 into 3rd, Lions down 2 into 4th, and Suns down 2 into 5th, and Dees down 2 into 12th.

At the end of it all, MoSHBODS’ and MARS’ Top 3s are Hawks, Dogs, and Swans.

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2026 - Round 5 Results - A Few Hiccups

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With a little more contrarianism this week, final scores ranged from Control the Ladder’s five from nine to Bookie Knows Best’s and ENS_Linear’s eight from nine, all of which left MARS_Marg still in 1st place and now on 35 from 45 (78%) but only two tips clear of Bookie Knows Best, ENS_Linear, and MoSHPlay_Marg.

The all-Tipster average score came in at 6.8 from 9, taking the season figure to 31.6 from 45 (71%)..

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