Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys

Before kickoff

DET

38%

DAL

62%

Predicted winner

DAL

Confidence

65%

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

19–20

Winner DAL. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 DAL
• Passing defense+0.2 DAL
• Scoring differential+0.1 DAL
• Rushing defense−0.1 DET