Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings

Before kickoff

KC

61%

MIN

39%

Predicted winner

KC

Confidence

53%

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

27–20

Winner KC. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 MIN
• Scoring−0.2 KC
• Scoring differential−0.2 KC
• Passing defense−0.2 KC