New Orleans Saints at Las Vegas Raiders

Before kickoff

NO

70%

LV

30%

Predicted winner

NO

Confidence

48%

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

24–34

Winner LV. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Scoring−0.7 NO
• Home field+0.5 LV
• Points allowed+0.4 LV
• Rushing defense−0.3 NO