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
57%San Francisco 49ersLean
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 2.3market SF 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 43
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 57% to win, with the market at SF by 3.
Quarterback: the pick was locked with Brock Purdy starting for San Francisco 49ers, and the model prices that in.
SF has the advantage in rushing: SF rushing ranks #12, SEA defends it at #26; the other way SEA #21 into SF's #2.
SF has the advantage in passing: SF passing ranks #2, SEA defends it at #23; the other way SEA #12 into SF's #3.
Form: SF has the better last five games by 9.8 points a game (SEA -4.0, SF +5.8).
Home field is with SEA, which the pick has to overcome.
ContextThe model makes it SF by 2.3 against a market SF by 3: essentially the same number, so there is little difference to read. The model's total is 48.9 against a line of 43: 5.9 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 SF by 2.3 · market SF by 3
ⓘ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, SEA defends it at #23; the other way SEA #12 into SF's #3.
Rushing game
SF
Clear advantage
SF rushing ranks #12, SEA defends it at #26; the other way SEA #21 into SF's #2.
Third down & red zone
SF
Clear advantage
SF third-down conversion ranks #6, SEA defends it at #28; the other way SEA #22 into SF's #14.
Big plays
SF
Clear advantage
SF explosive pass rate ranks #1, SEA defends it at #27; the other way SEA #17 into SF's #7.
Pass protection & rush
SF
Slight advantage
SF sack rate ranks #11, SEA defends it at #10; the other way SEA #23 into SF's #16.
Ball security
SF
Clear advantage
SF turnovers / game ranks #7, SEA defends it at #14; the other way SEA #21 into SF's #2.
Form (last 5)
SF
Clear advantage
SEA −4.0 per game over the last five, SF +5.8.
Market
SF
Slight advantage
Consensus has SF by 3; the model says SF by 2.3.
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 · model SF by 2.3
Mkt SF 3
Model SF 2.3
← SF by 28tieSEA by 28 →
No whole-number margin falls between 3 and 2.3, so the two numbers differ only on a push at 3. 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 43 · model 48.9
Mkt 43
Model 48.9
20 pts4672 pts
14.7% of NFL games finish between 43 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.
