Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers

Before kickoff

BAL

59%

PIT

41%

Predicted winner

BAL

Confidence

59%

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

16–18

Winner PIT. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 PIT
• Scoring−0.5 BAL
• Passing efficiency+0.2 PIT
• Offensive touchdowns−0.2 BAL