NRL 2026 Round 9 Tips & Predictions — AI Model Picks

Our AI model has crunched the numbers for NRL 2026 Round 9 and produced its weekly predictions. The model draws on 1,468 historical matches (2019–2026), incorporating recent form, head-to-head records, streak analysis, 5-game pattern recognition, and live weather data for every venue.

Current model accuracy: 80.6% over a held-out test set across 2024–2026 seasons.


Round 9 Predictions

📍 Accor Stadium LOW

🏟️ Roof closed — climate controlled

BUL
Bulldogs
50% wins this season
vs
COW
Cowboys
57% wins this season
57%
43%
BulldogsCowboys
AI Pick Bulldogs (57% probability)
Bulldogs last 5
W L L W L
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 37%
Cowboys last 5
W W W W L
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 59%
Cowboys: Better recent form (last 5 games)
📍 Suncorp Stadium COIN FLIP

⛅ 20°C · Wind 9 km/h · Rain 0.3mm · Humidity 84%

DOL
Dolphins
33% wins this season
vs
STO
Storm
29% wins this season
45%
55%
DolphinsStorm
AI Pick Storm (55% probability)
Dolphins last 5
W W L L L
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 50%
Storm last 5
L L L L L
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 37%
Dolphins: 3-game losing streak (hist. win next: 45%)
Storm: 5-game losing streak (hist. win next: 50%)
Dolphins: Collapse pattern — was winning, now on a losing run
Dolphins: Better recent form (last 5 games)
📍 Cbus Super Stadium MEDIUM

🌧️ 20°C · Wind 11 km/h · Rain 5.8mm · Humidity 92%

TIT
Titans
29% wins this season
vs
RAI
Raiders
38% wins this season
72%
28%
TitansRaiders
AI Pick Titans (72% probability)
Titans last 5
L W L W L
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 50%
Raiders last 5
L L W W L
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 28%
⛅ Wet conditions — 5.8mm rain expected
📍 CommBank Stadium MEDIUM

⛅ 21°C · Wind 13 km/h · Rain 0.1mm · Humidity 74%

EEL
Eels
43% wins this season
vs
WAR
Warriors
71% wins this season
29%
71%
EelsWarriors
AI Pick Warriors (71% probability)
Eels last 5
W L L L W
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 50%
Warriors last 5
W L L W W
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 58%
Warriors: Recovery pattern — bouncing back from losses
📍 Allianz Stadium LOW

⛅ 21°C · Wind 19 km/h · Rain 0.2mm · Humidity 74%

ROO
Roosters
67% wins this season
vs
BRO
Broncos
57% wins this season
42%
58%
RoostersBroncos
AI Pick Broncos (58% probability)
Roosters last 5
W L W W W
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 50%
Broncos last 5
W W W L W
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 59%
Roosters: 3-game win streak (hist. continuation: 62%)
📍 McDonald Jones Stadium MEDIUM

⛅ 22°C · Wind 19 km/h · Humidity 75%

KNI
Knights
57% wins this season
vs
RAB
Rabbitohs
67% wins this season
30%
70%
KnightsRabbitohs
AI Pick Rabbitohs (70% probability)
Knights last 5
L W W L L
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 40%
Rabbitohs last 5
L W W L W
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 50%
Knights: Collapse pattern — was winning, now on a losing run
📍 Ocean Protect Stadium MEDIUM

⛅ 20°C · Wind 2 km/h · Rain 0.4mm · Humidity 89%

SHA
Sharks
50% wins this season
vs
WES
Wests Tigers
71% wins this season
31%
69%
SharksWests Tigers
AI Pick Wests Tigers (69% probability)
Sharks last 5
L L W W L
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 28%
Wests Tigers last 5
W W W L W
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 59%
Wests Tigers: Better recent form (last 5 games)
📍 CommBank Stadium HIGH

⛅ 21°C · Wind 7 km/h · Rain 0.1mm · Humidity 80%

PAN
Panthers
86% wins this season
vs
SEA
Sea Eagles
50% wins this season
85%
15%
PanthersSea Eagles
AI Pick Panthers (85% probability)
Panthers last 5
W W W L W
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 59%
Sea Eagles last 5
L L W W W
Hist. win rate from this pattern: 50%
Sea Eagles: 3-game win streak (hist. continuation: 19%)
Sea Eagles: Recovery pattern — bouncing back from losses
Panthers: Better recent form (last 5 games)

Round 9 Summary

MatchAI PickProbabilityConfidence
Bulldogs vs CowboysBulldogs57%LOW
Dolphins vs StormStorm55%COIN FLIP
Titans vs RaidersTitans72%MEDIUM
Eels vs WarriorsWarriors71%MEDIUM
Roosters vs BroncosBroncos58%LOW
Knights vs RabbitohsRabbitohs70%MEDIUM
Sharks vs Wests TigersWests Tigers69%MEDIUM
Panthers vs Sea EaglesPanthers85%HIGH

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Predictions generated by the TippingEdge AI model (XGBoost + Logistic Regression ensemble, 80.6% accuracy). Model uses 2026 season data up to Round 8.

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