New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots

Before kickoff

NO

78%

NE

22%

Predicted winner

NO

Confidence

59%

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

28–13

Winner NO. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.8 NE
• Rushing defense−0.6 NO
• Scoring−0.5 NO
• Offensive touchdowns−0.3 NO