The pickThe locked winner and its win probability. A priced game's number is built on the market's no-vig price; the model's own margin and total sit beside the market's below, as context.
backtest · not locked
Win chance
63%San Francisco 49ersSolid
No moneyline was priced into this call, so it is the model's own number.
Model marginThe model's own predicted margin beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no spread pick.
SF by 4.3market SF by 6
Model totalThe model's own predicted total points beside the market's number. Context for reading the game: the model makes no over/under pick.
48.5 pointsmarket 44.5
Backtest, not locked: this game finished before the model ran on it; the calls were reconstructed from pre-game information.
Why the model calls itThe reasons behind the winner call, in plain sentences drawn from this page's numbers.
The model has San Francisco 49ers at 63% to win, with the market at SF by 6.
SF has the advantage in big plays: SF explosive pass rate ranks #3, LAR defends it at #27; the other way LAR #14 into SF's #3.
Counterpoint: turnovers / game favours LAR. LAR turnovers / game ranks #6, SF defends it at #21; the other way SF #27 into LAR's #14. The pick still lands on SF because it rests on the whole season's results and the market's price, not one area.
Form: LAR has the better last five games by 8.6 points a game (LAR +4.2, SF -4.4).
Home field is with LAR, which the pick has to overcome.
ContextThe model makes it SF by 4.3 against a market SF by 6: 1.7 points of daylight in LAR's favour. The model's total is 48.5 against a line of 44.5: 4.0 points above it.The model makes no spread or over/under pick: neither has shown an edge over the market in our backtests.
Matchup context: who has the advantageWhich team has the advantage in each area, and how clearly. Context for reading the game, not model inputs.
Model SF by 4.3 · market SF by 6
ⓘMost of these areas favor LAR, but the model still picks SF. The model rates each team on its full body of results, adjusted for who it played, plus the quarterback, rest, home field and weather. Single-area matchups like these are shown for context: over past seasons, when they point the other way the winner has been close to a coin flip, so they have not been a better guide than the ratings.
Passing game
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Even
SF passing ranks #8, LAR defends it at #14; the other way LAR #13 into SF's #17.
Rushing game
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Even
SF rushing ranks #12, LAR defends it at #23; the other way LAR #19 into SF's #29.
Third down & red zone
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Even
LAR red-zone touchdown rate ranks #25, SF defends it at #31; the other way SF #14 into LAR's #4.
Big plays
SF
Clear advantage
SF explosive pass rate ranks #3, LAR defends it at #27; the other way LAR #14 into SF's #3.
Pass protection & rush
LAR
Clear advantage
LAR sack rate ranks #11, SF defends it at #18; the other way SF #13 into LAR's #4.
Ball security
LAR
Clear advantage
LAR turnovers / game ranks #6, SF defends it at #21; the other way SF #27 into LAR's #14.
Form (last 5)
LAR
Clear advantage
LAR +4.2 per game over the last five, SF −4.4.
Market
SF
Clear advantage
Consensus has SF by 6; the model says SF by 4.3.
the market, for comparison
Where the lines sitWhere the market's number and the model's sit among every final margin and total in the league's history; the highlighted bars are the games that landed between the two.
3,893 NFL games since 2012
Marginmarket SF by 6 · model SF by 4.3
Mkt SF 6
Model SF 4.3
← SF by 28tieLAR by 28 →
2.0% of NFL games land between the two numbers. The market is on 6, a number 6.7% of games land on exactly (a push). Most common margins: 3 (14.5%), 7 (8.6%), 6 (6.7%), 14 (5.1%).
Totalmarket 44.5 · model 48.5
Mkt 44.5
Model 48.5
20 pts4672 pts
10.8% of NFL games finish between 44.5 and 48.5. The league’s median total since 2012 is 45.
The model alone was backtested walk-forward (each game priced only from what came before it). Since the winner call started following the market, the calibration that counts is the record of locked picks on the results page. Margin and total are context, not picks. Model reads, not personalized advice. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
