Cleveland Browns at Minnesota Vikings

Before kickoff

CLE

59%

MIN

41%

Predicted winner

CLE

Confidence

49%

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

14–7

Winner CLE. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.8 MIN
• Rushing defense−0.5 CLE
• Passing defense−0.5 CLE
• Offensive touchdowns+0.3 MIN