Miami Dolphins at New York Jets

Before kickoff

MIA

18%

NYJ

82%

Predicted winner

NYJ

Confidence

77%

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

21–22

Winner NYJ. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Rushing defense+0.8 NYJ
• Scoring differential+0.3 NYJ
• Home field+0.3 NYJ
• Recent form−0.2 MIA