Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants

Before kickoff

MIN

55%

NYG

45%

Predicted winner

MIN

Confidence

60%

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

16–13

Winner MIN. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.3 NYG
• Win percentage−0.2 MIN
• Interception rate+0.2 NYG
• Scoring differential−0.2 MIN