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
67%Green Bay PackersSolid
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.
GB by 5.9market GB by 8
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.
39.1 pointsmarket 39.5
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 Green Bay Packers at 67% to win, with the market at GB by 8.
Quarterback: the pick was locked with Baker Mayfield starting for Los Angeles Rams, and the model prices that in.
GB has the advantage in passing: GB passing ranks #19, LAR defends it at #25; the other way LAR #30 into GB's #13.
Rest: GB has 4 more days since its last game (GB 15d, LAR 11d).
Form: GB has the better last five games by 9.0 points a game (GB +9.4, LAR +0.4).
Home field is with GB, which supports the pick.
ContextThe model makes it GB by 5.9 against a market GB by 8: 2.1 points of daylight in LAR's favour. The model's total is 39.1 against a line of 39.5: 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 GB by 5.9 · market GB by 8
ⓘ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
GB
Clear advantage
GB passing ranks #19, LAR defends it at #25; the other way LAR #30 into GB's #13.
Rushing game
LAR
Slight advantage
LAR rushing ranks #18, GB defends it at #30; the other way GB #9 into LAR's #12.
Third down & red zone
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Even
LAR red-zone touchdown rate ranks #17, GB defends it at #11; the other way GB #23 into LAR's #1.
Big plays
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Even
LAR explosive rush rate ranks #24, GB defends it at #26; the other way GB #15 into LAR's #3.
Pass protection & rush
GB
Clear advantage
GB sack rate ranks #7, LAR defends it at #19; the other way LAR #31 into GB's #15.
Ball security
GB
Clear advantage
GB turnovers / game ranks #13, LAR defends it at #18; the other way LAR #23 into GB's #7.
Form (last 5)
GB
Clear advantage
GB +9.4 per game over the last five, LAR +0.4.
Market
GB
Clear advantage
Consensus has GB by 8; the model says GB by 5.9.
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 GB by 8 · model GB by 5.9
Mkt GB 8
Model GB 5.9
← LAR by 28tieGB by 28 →
8.1% of NFL games land between the two numbers. The market is on 8, a number 4.2% of games land on exactly (a push). The model’s number is across the key numbers 7 and 6. Most common margins: 3 (14.5%), 7 (8.6%), 6 (6.7%), 14 (5.1%).
Totalmarket 39.5 · model 39.1
Mkt 39.5
Model 39.1
20 pts4672 pts
Model and market agree on the total to within half a point. 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.
