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
51%Los Angeles ChargersLean
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.
LAC by 0.3market LAC 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.
42.0 pointsmarket 46.5
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 Los Angeles Chargers at 51% to win, with the market at LAC by 3.
LAC has the advantage in passing: LAC passing ranks #13, TEN defends it at #28; the other way TEN #22 into LAC's #9.
Counterpoint: big plays favours TEN. TEN explosive rush rate ranks #18, LAC defends it at #25; the other way LAC #29 into TEN's #4. The pick still lands on LAC because it rests on the whole season's results and the market's price, not one area.
Form: LAC has the better last five games by 15.4 points a game (LAC +7.4, TEN -8.0).
Home field is with LAC, which supports the pick.
ContextThe model makes it LAC by 0.3 against a market LAC by 3: 2.7 points of daylight in TEN's favour. The model's total is 42.0 against a line of 46.5: 4.5 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 LAC by 0.3 · market LAC 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
LAC
Clear advantage
LAC passing ranks #13, TEN defends it at #28; the other way TEN #22 into LAC's #9.
Rushing game
TEN
Clear advantage
TEN rushing ranks #26, LAC defends it at #31; the other way LAC #17 into TEN's #1.
Third down & red zone
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Even
TEN red-zone touchdown rate ranks #6, LAC defends it at #12; the other way LAC #18 into TEN's #13.
Big plays
TEN
Clear advantage
TEN explosive rush rate ranks #18, LAC defends it at #25; the other way LAC #29 into TEN's #4.
Pass protection & rush
LAC
Clear advantage
LAC sack rate ranks #6, TEN defends it at #27; the other way TEN #29 into LAC's #12.
Ball security
LAC
Clear advantage
LAC turnovers / game ranks #4, TEN defends it at #22; the other way TEN #14 into LAC's #9.
Form (last 5)
LAC
Clear advantage
LAC +7.4 per game over the last five, TEN −8.0.
Market
LAC
Slight advantage
Consensus has LAC by 3; the model says LAC by 0.3.
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 LAC by 3 · model LAC by 0.3
Mkt LAC 3
Model LAC 0.3
← TEN by 28tieLAC by 28 →
4.6% 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 46.5 · model 42.0
Mkt 46.5
Model 42.0
20 pts4672 pts
13.9% of NFL games finish between 46.5 and 42.0. 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.
