Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals

Before kickoff

CLE

51%

CIN

49%

Predicted winner

CLE

Confidence

53%

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

41–16

Winner CLE. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.8 CIN
• QB yards/attempt+0.4 CIN
• Rushing defense−0.3 CLE
• Offensive touchdowns+0.3 CIN