Minnesota Vikings at Miami Dolphins

Before kickoff

MIN

71%

MIA

29%

Predicted winner

MIN

Confidence

62%

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

24–16

Winner MIN. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• QB yards/attempt−1.0 MIN
• Home field+0.4 MIA
• Rushing defense+0.2 MIA
• Interception rate−0.1 MIN