Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles Rams

Before kickoff

BUF

62%

LAR

38%

Predicted winner

BUF

Confidence

34%

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

31–10

Winner BUF. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Passing defense−0.5 BUF
• Home field+0.4 LAR
• Points allowed+0.2 LAR
• Passing offense−0.1 BUF