Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams

Before kickoff

ARI

31%

LAR

69%

Predicted winner

LAR

Confidence

56%

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

37–20

Winner ARI. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.8 LAR
• Rushing defense+0.6 LAR
• QB yards/attempt+0.3 LAR
• Scoring−0.2 ARI