Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons

Before kickoff

CAR

35%

ATL

65%

Predicted winner

ATL

Confidence

68%

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

44–38

Winner CAR. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.6 ATL
• Rushing defense+0.3 ATL
• Scoring differential+0.3 ATL
• Passing efficiency−0.2 CAR