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
52%Los Angeles ChargersLean
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.
LAC by 0.6market LAC by 3
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.
43.4 pointsmarket 41.5
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 Los Angeles Chargers at 52% to win, with the market at LAC by 3.
Quarterback: the pick was locked with C.J. Stroud starting for Houston Texans, and the model prices that in.
LAC has the advantage in third downs and the red zone: LAC red-zone touchdown rate ranks #20, HOU defends it at #21; the other way HOU #28 into LAC's #2.
Home field is with HOU, which the pick has to overcome.
ContextThe model makes it LAC by 0.6 against a market LAC by 3: 2.4 points of daylight in HOU's favour. The model's total is 43.4 against a line of 41.5: 1.9 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 LAC by 0.6 · market LAC by 3
ⓘContext, not inputs. These areas show how the two sides match up so you can read the game. The model's call comes from the teams' overall ratings, the quarterback, rest, home field and weather, not from these tiles.
Passing game
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Even
LAC passing ranks #15, HOU defends it at #3; the other way HOU #22 into LAC's #6.
Rushing game
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Even
LAC rushing ranks #17, HOU defends it at #3; the other way HOU #25 into LAC's #7.
Third down & red zone
LAC
Clear advantage
LAC red-zone touchdown rate ranks #20, HOU defends it at #21; the other way HOU #28 into LAC's #2.
Big plays
HOU
Slight advantage
HOU explosive rush rate ranks #13, LAC defends it at #21; the other way LAC #26 into HOU's #13.
Pass protection & rush
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Even
LAC sack rate ranks #23, HOU defends it at #3; the other way HOU #30 into LAC's #9.
Ball security
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Even
LAC turnovers / game ranks #3, HOU defends it at #4; the other way HOU #13 into LAC's #9.
Form (last 5)
LAC
Slight advantage
HOU −3.4 per game over the last five, LAC +2.2.
Market
LAC
Slight advantage
Consensus has LAC by 3; the model says LAC by 0.6.
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 LAC by 3 · model LAC by 0.6
Mkt LAC 3
Model LAC 0.6
← LAC by 28tieHOU by 28 →
4.4% of NFL games land between the two numbers. The market is on 3, a number 14.5% of games land on exactly (a push). Most common margins: 3 (14.5%), 7 (8.6%), 6 (6.7%), 14 (5.1%).
Totalmarket 41.5 · model 43.4
Mkt 41.5
Model 43.4
20 pts4672 pts
5.2% of NFL games finish between 41.5 and 43.4. 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.
