Los Angeles Rams at Cincinnati Bengals

Before kickoff

LAR

38%

CIN

62%

Predicted winner

CIN

Confidence

47%

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

16–19

Winner CIN. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 CIN
• Offensive touchdowns+0.2 CIN
• Rushing defense−0.1 LAR
• Interception rate+0.1 CIN