Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals

Before kickoff

CLE

49%

CIN

51%

Predicted winner

CIN

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

23–33

Winner CIN. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Win percentage+0.6 CIN
• Scoring differential−0.3 CLE
• Home field+0.3 CIN
• Scoring−0.3 CLE