Friday, December 25, 2020 — NFL Prediction & Pick
The model leans New Orleans Saints primarily because of advantages in Market line and Context. The projected margin is NO by 6.2 points. That lean is driven mainly by market line and context.
On balance, more tracked inputs leaned New Orleans Saints (2 edges vs 0 for Minnesota Vikings).
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 NO by about 2.4 points of margin. The market spread feature is -6.5.
Context is a large contribution and supports NO by about 0.7 points of margin.
New Orleans Saints -6.5 (Matchbook) | O/U 49.5 (Matchbook)
Minnesota Vikings 33, New Orleans Saints 52 — New Orleans Saints win — Model pick was correct
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