Carolina Panthers at Denver Broncos

Before kickoff

CAR

24%

DEN

76%

Predicted winner

DEN

Confidence

69%

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

14–28

Winner DEN. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 DEN
• Scoring differential+0.5 DEN
• Scoring+0.3 DEN
• Rushing defense+0.2 DEN