Baltimore Ravens at Houston Texans

Before kickoff

BAL

62%

HOU

38%

Predicted winner

BAL

Confidence

65%

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

31–2

Winner BAL. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 HOU
• Scoring−0.4 BAL
• Passing efficiency+0.2 HOU
• Offensive touchdowns−0.2 BAL