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
64%San Francisco 49ersSolid
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.
SF by 4.8market SF by 3.5
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.
40.4 pointsmarket 46
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 San Francisco 49ers at 64% to win, with the market at SF by 3.5.
Quarterback: the pick was locked with Marcus Mariota starting for Atlanta Falcons, and the model prices that in.
SF has the advantage in passing: SF passing ranks #2, ATL defends it at #30; the other way ATL #20 into SF's #3.
SF has the advantage in big plays: SF explosive pass rate ranks #1, ATL defends it at #25; the other way ATL #18 into SF's #7.
Home field is with ATL, which the pick has to overcome.
ContextThe model makes it SF by 4.8 against a market SF by 3.5: 1.3 points of daylight in SF's favour. The model's total is 40.4 against a line of 46: 5.6 points below 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 SF by 4.8 · market SF by 3.5
ⓘ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
SF
Clear advantage
SF passing ranks #2, ATL defends it at #30; the other way ATL #20 into SF's #3.
Rushing game
SF
Slight advantage
SF rushing ranks #12, ATL defends it at #25; the other way ATL #3 into SF's #2.
Third down & red zone
SF
Slight advantage
SF third-down conversion ranks #6, ATL defends it at #31; the other way ATL #9 into SF's #14.
Big plays
SF
Clear advantage
SF explosive pass rate ranks #1, ATL defends it at #25; the other way ATL #18 into SF's #7.
Pass protection & rush
SF
Clear advantage
SF sack rate ranks #11, ATL defends it at #32; the other way ATL #25 into SF's #16.
Ball security
SF
Clear advantage
SF turnovers / game ranks #7, ATL defends it at #25; the other way ATL #10 into SF's #2.
Form (last 5)
SF
Slight advantage
ATL 0.0 per game over the last five, SF +5.8.
Market
SF
Clear advantage
Consensus has SF by 3.5; the model says SF by 4.8.
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 SF by 3.5 · model SF by 4.8
Mkt SF 3.5
Model SF 4.8
← SF by 28tieATL by 28 →
2.5% of NFL games land between the two numbers. Most common margins: 3 (14.5%), 7 (8.6%), 6 (6.7%), 14 (5.1%).
Totalmarket 46 · model 40.4
Mkt 46
Model 40.4
20 pts4672 pts
14.9% of NFL games finish between 46 and 40.4. 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.
