New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers

Before kickoff

NE

28%

LAC

72%

Predicted winner

LAC

Confidence

70%

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

45–0

Winner NE. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.5 LAC
• Passing offense−0.4 NE
• Points allowed+0.4 LAC
• Win percentage+0.2 LAC