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
53%Cincinnati BengalsLean
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.
CIN by 1.1market DAL 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.
48.9 pointsmarket 44
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 Cincinnati Bengals at 53% to win, with the market at DAL by 3.
No single matchup area stands out; the call rests on the teams' overall results this season, adjusted for who they played.
Rest: CIN has 2 more days since its last game (CIN 7d, DAL 5d).
Form: DAL has the better last five games by 16.8 points a game (CIN -10.8, DAL +6.0).
Home field is with CIN, which supports the pick.
ContextThe model makes it CIN by 1.1 against a market DAL by 3: 4.1 points of daylight in CIN's favour. The model's total is 48.9 against a line of 44: 4.9 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 CIN by 1.1 · market DAL by 3
ⓘMost of these areas favor DAL, but the model still picks CIN. 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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Rushing game
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Third down & red zone
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Big plays
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Pass protection & rush
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Ball security
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Form (last 5)
DAL
Clear advantage
CIN −10.8 per game over the last five, DAL +6.0.
Market
DAL
Slight advantage
Consensus has DAL by 3; the model says CIN by 1.1.
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 DAL by 3 · model CIN by 1.1
Mkt DAL 3
Model CIN 1.1
← DAL by 28tieCIN by 28 →
7.1% 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 44 · model 48.9
Mkt 44
Model 48.9
20 pts4672 pts
10.8% of NFL games finish between 44 and 48.9. 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.
