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
78%San Francisco 49ersStrong
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 10.7market SF by 6.5
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.
32.0 pointsmarket 37.5
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 San Francisco 49ers at 78% to win, with the market at SF by 6.5.
Quarterback: the pick was locked with Brock Purdy starting for San Francisco 49ers, and the model prices that in.
SF has the advantage in passing: SF passing ranks #2, WSH defends it at #8; the other way WSH #25 into SF's #3.
SF has the advantage in big plays: SF explosive pass rate ranks #1, WSH defends it at #16; the other way WSH #22 into SF's #7.
Rest: SF has 3 more days since its last game (SF 9d, WSH 6d).
Form: SF has the better last five games by 9.6 points a game (SF +5.8, WSH -3.8).
Home field is with SF, which supports the pick.
ContextThe model makes it SF by 10.7 against a market SF by 6.5: 4.2 points of daylight in SF's favour. The model's total is 32.0 against a line of 37.5: 5.5 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 SF by 10.7 · market SF by 6.5
ⓘ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, WSH defends it at #8; the other way WSH #25 into SF's #3.
Rushing game
SF
Slight advantage
SF rushing ranks #12, WSH defends it at #3; the other way WSH #25 into SF's #2.
Third down & red zone
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Even
SF third-down conversion ranks #6, WSH defends it at #1; the other way WSH #27 into SF's #14.
Big plays
SF
Clear advantage
SF explosive pass rate ranks #1, WSH defends it at #16; the other way WSH #22 into SF's #7.
Pass protection & rush
SF
Slight advantage
SF sack rate ranks #11, WSH defends it at #7; the other way WSH #26 into SF's #16.
Ball security
SF
Clear advantage
SF turnovers / game ranks #7, WSH defends it at #29; the other way WSH #26 into SF's #2.
Form (last 5)
SF
Clear advantage
SF +5.8 per game over the last five, WSH −3.8.
Market
SF
Clear advantage
Consensus has SF by 6.5; the model says SF by 10.7.
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 6.5 · model SF by 10.7
Mkt SF 6.5
Model SF 10.7
← WSH by 28tieSF by 28 →
10.8% of NFL games land between the two numbers. The model’s number is across the key number 7. Most common margins: 3 (14.5%), 7 (8.6%), 6 (6.7%), 14 (5.1%).
Totalmarket 37.5 · model 32.0
Mkt 37.5
Model 32.0
20 pts4672 pts
14.7% of NFL games finish between 37.5 and 32.0. 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.
