Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams

Before kickoff

CHI

44%

LAR

56%

Predicted winner

LAR

Confidence

57%

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

7–17

Winner LAR. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Scoring+0.6 LAR
• Passing offense−0.6 CHI
• Home field+0.3 LAR
• Win percentage−0.2 CHI