Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints

Before kickoff

ATL

43%

NO

57%

Predicted winner

NO

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

18–21

Winner NO. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.4 NO
• Passing offense−0.3 ATL
• Passing defense+0.2 NO
• Rushing defense+0.1 NO