New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons

Before kickoff

NO

42%

ATL

58%

Predicted winner

ATL

Confidence

60%

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

15–24

Winner ATL. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 ATL
• QB yards/attempt+0.3 ATL
• Passing offense+0.1 ATL
• Offensive touchdowns−0.1 NO