Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs

Before kickoff

LAC

35%

KC

65%

Predicted winner

KC

Confidence

67%

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

38–21

Winner LAC. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Scoring+0.7 KC
• Home field+0.5 KC
• Win percentage−0.4 LAC
• Points allowed−0.4 LAC