Carolina Panthers at New England Patriots

Before kickoff

CAR

38%

NE

62%

Predicted winner

NE

Confidence

51%

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

13–42

Winner NE. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.3 NE
• Rushing defense+0.2 NE
• QB yards/attempt+0.2 NE
• Passing efficiency−0.1 CAR