New York Giants at Miami Dolphins

Before kickoff

NYG

44%

MIA

56%

Predicted winner

MIA

Confidence

59%

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

9–20

Winner MIA. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.8 MIA
• Passing defense−0.2 NYG
• Rushing defense+0.2 MIA
• Scoring+0.2 MIA