Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints

Before kickoff

CAR

41%

NO

59%

Predicted winner

NO

Confidence

64%

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

10–7

Winner CAR. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.4 NO
• QB yards/attempt+0.2 NO
• Passing offense−0.1 CAR
• Passing defense+0.1 NO