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
70%Denver BroncosSolid
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.
DEN by 7.0market DEN 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.
47.0 pointsmarket 45
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 Denver Broncos at 70% to win, with the market at DEN by 6.
Quarterback: the pick was locked with Trevor Lawrence starting for Jacksonville Jaguars, and the model prices that in.
No single matchup area stands out; the call rests on the teams' overall results this season, adjusted for who they played.
Form: DEN has the better last five games by 11.6 points a game (JAX -12.8, DEN -1.2).
Home field is with JAX, which the pick has to overcome.
ContextThe model makes it DEN by 7.0 against a market DEN by 6: essentially the same number, so there is little difference to read. The model's total is 47.0 against a line of 45: 2.0 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 DEN by 7.0 · market DEN by 6
ⓘ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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No tendency data yet.
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)
DEN
Clear advantage
JAX −12.8 per game over the last five, DEN −1.2.
Market
DEN
Clear advantage
Consensus has DEN by 6; the model says DEN by 7.0.
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 DEN by 6 · model DEN by 7.0
Mkt DEN 6
Model DEN 7.0
← DEN by 28tieJAX by 28 →
No whole-number margin falls between 6 and 7.0, so the two numbers differ only on a push at 6. 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 45 · model 47.0
Mkt 45
Model 47.0
20 pts4672 pts
2.4% of NFL games finish between 45 and 47.0. 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.
