Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers

Before kickoff

ARI

46%

CAR

54%

Predicted winner

CAR

Confidence

45%

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

21–31

Winner CAR. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.5 CAR
• Rushing defense−0.4 ARI
• Passing defense+0.3 CAR
• Points allowed+0.3 CAR