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
56%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 1.9market LAC by 2.5
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.
50.9 pointsmarket 48.5
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 56% to win, with the market at LAC by 2.5.
Quarterback: the pick was locked with Justin Herbert starting for Los Angeles Chargers, and the model prices that in.
Counterpoint: rushing favours IND. IND rushing ranks #2, LAC defends it at #3; the other way LAC #23 into IND's #8. The pick still lands on LAC because it rests on the whole season's results and the market's price, not one area.
Form: LAC has the better last five games by 8.2 points a game (LAC -2.6, IND -10.8).
Home field is with LAC, which supports the pick.
ContextThe model makes it LAC by 1.9 against a market LAC by 2.5: essentially the same number, so there is little difference to read. The model's total is 50.9 against a line of 48.5: 2.4 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 1.9 · market LAC by 2.5
ⓘ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
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Even
IND passing ranks #11, LAC defends it at #8; the other way LAC #24 into IND's #18.
Rushing game
IND
Clear advantage
IND rushing ranks #2, LAC defends it at #3; the other way LAC #23 into IND's #8.
Third down & red zone
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Even
LAC third-down conversion ranks #4, IND defends it at #25; the other way IND #7 into LAC's #5.
Big plays
IND
Slight advantage
IND explosive rush rate ranks #13, LAC defends it at #22; the other way LAC #28 into IND's #12.
Pass protection & rush
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Even
IND sack rate ranks #7, LAC defends it at #6; the other way LAC #29 into IND's #24.
Ball security
LAC
Slight advantage
LAC turnovers / game ranks #14, IND defends it at #10; the other way IND #21 into LAC's #7.
Form (last 5)
LAC
Clear advantage
LAC −2.6 per game over the last five, IND −10.8.
Market
LAC
Slight advantage
Consensus has LAC by 2.5; the model says LAC by 1.9.
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 2.5 · model LAC by 1.9
Mkt LAC 2.5
Model LAC 1.9
← IND by 28tieLAC by 28 →
2.4% of NFL games land between the two numbers. Most common margins: 3 (14.5%), 7 (8.6%), 6 (6.7%), 14 (5.1%).
Totalmarket 48.5 · model 50.9
Mkt 48.5
Model 50.9
20 pts4672 pts
4.9% of NFL games finish between 48.5 and 50.9. 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.
