Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks

Before kickoff

ARI

51%

SEA

49%

Predicted winner

ARI

Confidence

48%

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

9–19

Winner SEA. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Rushing defense−0.4 ARI
• Home field+0.4 SEA
• QB yards/attempt+0.2 SEA
• Passing defense−0.2 ARI