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
67%Detroit LionsSolid
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.
DET by 6.0market DET by 10.5
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.
58.2 pointsmarket 49.5
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 Detroit Lions at 67% to win, with the market at DET by 10.5.
Quarterback: the pick was locked with Jake Browning starting for Cincinnati Bengals, and the model prices that in.
DET has the advantage in passing: DET passing ranks #5, CIN defends it at #28; the other way CIN #25 into DET's #14.
DET has the advantage in big plays: DET explosive pass rate ranks #5, CIN defends it at #29; the other way CIN #27 into DET's #26.
Home field is with CIN, which the pick has to overcome.
ContextThe model makes it DET by 6.0 against a market DET by 10.5: 4.5 points of daylight in CIN's favour. The model's total is 58.2 against a line of 49.5: 8.7 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 DET by 6.0 · market DET by 10.5
ⓘ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
DET
Clear advantage
DET passing ranks #5, CIN defends it at #28; the other way CIN #25 into DET's #14.
Rushing game
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Even
DET rushing ranks #16, CIN defends it at #31; the other way CIN #5 into DET's #18.
Third down & red zone
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Even
DET third-down conversion ranks #19, CIN defends it at #27; the other way CIN #5 into DET's #9.
Big plays
DET
Clear advantage
DET explosive pass rate ranks #5, CIN defends it at #29; the other way CIN #27 into DET's #26.
Pass protection & rush
DET
Slight advantage
DET sack rate ranks #17, CIN defends it at #23; the other way CIN #10 into DET's #8.
Ball security
DET
Clear advantage
DET turnovers / game ranks #6, CIN defends it at #12; the other way CIN #30 into DET's #17.
Form (last 5)
CIN
Slight advantage
CIN +3.2 per game over the last five, DET −1.6.
Market
DET
Clear advantage
Consensus has DET by 10.5; the model says DET by 6.0.
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 DET by 10.5 · model DET by 6.0
Mkt DET 10.5
Model DET 6.0
← DET by 28tieCIN by 28 →
11.6% of NFL games land between the two numbers. The model’s number is across the key numbers 7 and 6. Most common margins: 3 (14.5%), 7 (8.6%), 6 (6.7%), 14 (5.1%).
Totalmarket 49.5 · model 58.2
Mkt 49.5
Model 58.2
20 pts4672 pts
19.8% of NFL games finish between 49.5 and 58.2. 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.
