Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars

Before kickoff

HOU

45%

JAX

55%

Predicted winner

JAX

Confidence

43%

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

10–17

Winner JAX. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.3 JAX
• QB yards/attempt−0.1 HOU
• Interception rate−0.1 HOU
• Offensive touchdowns+0.1 JAX