Sunday, September 20, 2020 — NFL Prediction & Pick
The model leans Tampa Bay Buccaneers primarily because of advantages in Market line and Market blend. The projected margin is TB by 5.2 points. That lean is driven mainly by market line and market blend. Context pulls the other way.
On balance, more tracked inputs leaned Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2 edges vs 1 for Carolina Panthers).
The model's lean lines up with that edge count. The score model and the raw stat comparison point the same way.
Market line is a large contribution and supports TB by about 3.3 points of margin. The market spread feature is -7.5.
Context pulls the other way and favors CAR by about 0.6 points of margin.
Market blend is a large contribution and supports TB by about 0.4 points of margin. The published margin is blended 15% toward the market line (+7.5 points).
Tampa Bay Buccaneers -7.5 (LowVig.ag) | O/U 47.0 (Matchbook)
Carolina Panthers 17, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers win — Model pick was correct
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