Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears

Before kickoff

DET

54%

CHI

46%

Predicted winner

DET

Confidence

57%

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

34–30

Winner DET. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• QB yards/attempt−0.7 DET
• Passing defense+0.6 CHI
• Points allowed−0.5 DET
• Home field+0.5 CHI