Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers

Before kickoff

HOU

50%

LAC

50%

Predicted winner

LAC

Confidence

39%

Snapshot

In-season walk-forward

Stored from information available before kickoff in a walk-forward historical simulation. Kickoff did not publish this pick publicly at the time. Not betting advice.

Final

27–20

Winner HOU. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

Model contributions (standardized feature × coefficient). Not causal explanations.

• Rushing defense−0.3 HOU
• Home field+0.3 LAC
• Passing offense−0.3 HOU
• Passing defense+0.2 LAC