Miami Dolphins at New York Jets

Before kickoff

MIA

78%

NYJ

22%

Predicted winner

MIA

Confidence

73%

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

34–13

Winner MIA. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• QB yards/attempt−0.9 MIA
• Scoring−0.8 MIA
• Home field+0.6 NYJ
• Passing efficiency+0.4 NYJ