Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings

Before kickoff

DET

21%

MIN

79%

Predicted winner

MIN

Confidence

76%

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

7–20

Winner MIN. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Win percentage−0.6 DET
• QB yards/attempt+0.5 MIN
• Scoring differential+0.4 MIN
• Home field+0.3 MIN