Miami Dolphins at New York Jets

Before kickoff

MIA

55%

NYJ

45%

Predicted winner

MIA

Confidence

49%

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

17–40

Winner NYJ. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.4 NYJ
• Scoring−0.2 MIA
• QB yards/attempt−0.2 MIA
• Passing defense+0.2 NYJ