Carolina Panthers at Los Angeles Rams

Before kickoff

CAR

17%

LAR

83%

Predicted winner

LAR

Confidence

71%

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

10–24

Winner LAR. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• QB yards/attempt+1.4 LAR
• Home field+0.4 LAR
• Passing offense−0.4 CAR
• Rushing defense+0.2 LAR