New Orleans Saints at Houston Texans

Before kickoff

NO

45%

HOU

55%

Predicted winner

HOU

Confidence

51%

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

13–20

Winner HOU. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 HOU
• QB yards/attempt+0.4 HOU
• Rushing defense−0.2 NO
• Passing defense−0.1 NO