Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals

Before kickoff

MIN

38%

CIN

62%

Predicted winner

CIN

Confidence

64%

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 CIN. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 CIN
• QB yards/attempt+0.6 CIN
• Rushing defense−0.2 MIN
• Turnovers−0.1 MIN