Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings

Before kickoff

DET

53%

MIN

47%

Predicted winner

DET

Confidence

41%

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

24–28

Winner MIN. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.4 MIN
• Points allowed−0.2 DET
• QB yards/attempt+0.2 MIN
• Scoring−0.2 DET