Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings

Before kickoff

CHI

50%

MIN

50%

Predicted winner

CHI

Confidence

53%

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

19–17

Winner CHI. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• QB yards/attempt−0.3 CHI
• Home field+0.3 MIN
• Interception rate−0.2 CHI
• QB completion %+0.1 MIN