Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens

Before kickoff

PIT

31%

BAL

69%

Predicted winner

BAL

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

28–24

Winner PIT. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Scoring+0.5 BAL
• Home field+0.5 BAL
• Rushing defense−0.3 PIT
• Turnovers+0.3 BAL