New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings

Before kickoff

NYG

38%

MIN

62%

Predicted winner

MIN

Confidence

65%

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

24–27

Winner MIN. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Passing offense−0.4 NYG
• Home field+0.4 MIN
• Passing defense−0.4 NYG
• Scoring+0.3 MIN