San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals

Before kickoff

SF

76%

ARI

24%

Predicted winner

SF

Confidence

71%

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

38–10

Winner SF. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• QB yards/attempt−0.9 SF
• Rushing defense−0.2 SF
• Passing defense−0.2 SF
• Points allowed+0.2 ARI