Dallas Cowboys at Baltimore Ravens

Before kickoff

DAL

17%

BAL

83%

Predicted winner

BAL

Confidence

77%

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

17–34

Winner BAL. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Points allowed−0.8 DAL
• Rushing defense+0.7 BAL
• Passing offense+0.6 BAL
• Home field+0.5 BAL