Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins

Before kickoff

DAL

49%

MIA

51%

Predicted winner

MIA

Confidence

57%

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

20–22

Winner MIA. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 MIA
• Rushing defense+0.2 MIA
• Passing efficiency−0.2 DAL
• Passing defense−0.1 DAL