Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints

Before kickoff

MIN

53%

NO

47%

Predicted winner

MIN

Confidence

45%

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

28–25

Winner MIN. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Passing defense+0.4 NO
• Interception rate−0.3 MIN
• Rushing defense+0.2 NO
• Scoring−0.2 MIN