Carolina Panthers at Miami Dolphins

Before kickoff

CAR

60%

MIA

40%

Predicted winner

CAR

Confidence

61%

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

10–33

Winner MIA. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.8 MIA
• Passing defense−0.7 CAR
• Points allowed+0.1 MIA
• Passing offense−0.1 CAR