Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants

Before kickoff

DAL

55%

NYG

45%

Predicted winner

DAL

Confidence

43%

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

23–16

Winner DAL. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Scoring−0.4 DAL
• Home field+0.4 NYG
• Passing offense+0.4 NYG
• Interception rate−0.2 DAL