Carolina Panthers at Kansas City Chiefs

Before kickoff

CAR

18%

KC

82%

Predicted winner

KC

Confidence

75%

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

31–33

Winner KC. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Scoring+0.8 KC
• Home field+0.5 KC
• Points allowed−0.5 CAR
• Turnovers+0.4 KC