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
77%Tampa Bay BuccaneersStrong
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.
TB by 10.1market TB by 10
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.
52.5 pointsmarket 51
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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 77% to win, with the market at TB by 10.
No single matchup area stands out; the call rests on the teams' overall results this season, adjusted for who they played.
Form: TB has the better last five games by 23.0 points a game (WSH -9.6, TB +13.4).
Home field is with WSH, which the pick has to overcome.
ContextThe model makes it TB by 10.1 against a market TB by 10: essentially the same number, so there is little difference to read. The model's total is 52.5 against a line of 51: in line with the market.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 TB by 10.1 · market TB by 10
ⓘ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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not priced
No tendency data yet.
Rushing game
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not priced
No tendency data yet.
Third down & red zone
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not priced
No tendency data yet.
Big plays
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not priced
No tendency data yet.
Pass protection & rush
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Ball security
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not priced
No tendency data yet.
Form (last 5)
TB
Clear advantage
WSH −9.6 per game over the last five, TB +13.4.
Market
TB
Clear advantage
Consensus has TB by 10; the model says TB by 10.1.
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 TB by 10 · model TB by 10.1
Mkt TB 10
Model TB 10.1
← TB by 28tieWSH by 28 →
The two numbers sit together; the disagreement is under half a point. The market is on 10, a number 5.0% of games land on exactly (a push). Most common margins: 3 (14.5%), 7 (8.6%), 6 (6.7%), 14 (5.1%).
Totalmarket 51 · model 52.5
Mkt 51
Model 52.5
20 pts4672 pts
2.2% of NFL games finish between 51 and 52.5. 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.
