Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers

Before kickoff

SEA

61%

CAR

39%

Predicted winner

SEA

Confidence

63%

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

30–24

Winner SEA. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Win percentage+0.7 CAR
• Rushing defense−0.4 SEA
• Scoring differential−0.3 SEA
• Home field+0.3 CAR