Carolina Panthers at Las Vegas Raiders

Before kickoff

CAR

29%

LV

71%

Predicted winner

LV

Confidence

53%

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

36–22

Winner CAR. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 LV
• Scoring+0.4 LV
• Scoring differential+0.4 LV
• QB yards/attempt+0.4 LV