Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams

Before kickoff

DET

18%

LAR

82%

Predicted winner

LAR

Confidence

72%

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

19–28

Winner LAR. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.8 LAR
• Points allowed−0.6 DET
• Scoring+0.5 LAR
• Rushing defense+0.4 LAR