New England Patriots at New York Jets

Before kickoff

NE

58%

NYJ

42%

Predicted winner

NE

Confidence

45%

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

15–10

Winner NE. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 NYJ
• Interception rate−0.3 NE
• Scoring−0.2 NE
• Offensive touchdowns−0.1 NE