Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams

Before kickoff

ARI

25%

LAR

75%

Predicted winner

LAR

Confidence

74%

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

24–31

Winner LAR. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Win percentage−0.5 ARI
• Scoring differential+0.5 LAR
• Passing offense−0.5 ARI
• Scoring+0.4 LAR