Bristol Rugby V Sale Sharks on 2026/02/28, 36.0 to 41.0

Club Level Predictions

Now that the game has been played, lets see how the club predictions did. I predicted Bristol Rugby to win by 5.03, and Sale Sharks won by 5.0. That’s an absolute error of 10.0 for the margin of victory, while my average absolute error has been 13.3 over the past six months. This prediction was more accurate than 48.6% of my recent predictions.

For the Over/Under model, I predicted a total of 48.5 and we have an actual total of 77.0. That’s an absolute error of 28.5 compared to a six month average of 12.9. This prediction was more accurate than 8.5% of my recent predictions.

Projected Performances - Club Model

Projected Spreads - Club Model

Projected Results - Club Model

Player Level Predictions

With the player model, I predicted Bristol Rugby to win by 2.77, and Sale Sharks won by 5.0. That’s an absolute error of 7.8 for the margin of victory, while the average error as been 13.4 for the past six months. So this prediction was more accurate than 52.4% of my recent predictions.

Projected Performances - Player Model

Projected Spreads - Player Model

Projected Results - Player Model