Cleveland Browns at Indianapolis Colts

Before kickoff

CLE

49%

IND

51%

Predicted winner

IND

Confidence

48%

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

39–38

Winner CLE. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 IND
• QB yards/attempt+0.4 IND
• Passing defense−0.3 CLE
• Points allowed+0.1 IND