Los Angeles Rams at Houston Texans

Before kickoff

LAR

82%

HOU

18%

Predicted winner

LAR

Confidence

73%

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

38–22

Winner LAR. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.8 HOU
• Scoring−0.7 LAR
• Rushing defense−0.6 LAR
• Points allowed+0.5 HOU