Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints

Before kickoff

JAX

58%

NO

42%

Predicted winner

JAX

Confidence

55%

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

31–24

Winner JAX. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 NO
• Scoring−0.3 JAX
• Passing defense+0.3 NO
• Rushing defense−0.2 JAX