Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans

Before kickoff

JAX

22%

HOU

78%

Predicted winner

HOU

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

12–13

Winner HOU. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Scoring+0.7 HOU
• Win percentage−0.6 JAX
• Scoring differential+0.5 HOU
• Rushing defense+0.3 HOU