Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers

Before kickoff

LAR

74%

CAR

26%

Predicted winner

LAR

Confidence

72%

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

28–31

Winner CAR. Kickoff was incorrect.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• QB yards/attempt−0.3 LAR
• Scoring differential−0.3 LAR
• Scoring−0.3 LAR
• Home field+0.3 CAR