New Orleans Saints at Tennessee Titans

Before kickoff

NO

52%

TEN

48%

Predicted winner

NO

Confidence

58%

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

34–26

Winner NO. Kickoff was correct.

Why the model leaned this way

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

• Home field+0.3 TEN
• QB yards/attempt−0.2 NO
• Scoring differential−0.1 NO
• Passing efficiency+0.1 TEN