Sunday, September 8, 2024 — NFL Prediction & Pick
The model leans Houston Texans primarily because of advantages in Market line and Market blend. The projected margin is HOU by 0.7 points. That lean is driven mainly by market line and market blend. Rest pulls the other way.
On balance, more tracked inputs leaned Houston Texans (2 edges vs 1 for Indianapolis Colts).
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 HOU by about 3.4 points of margin. The market spread feature is +3.5.
Rest pulls the other way and favors IND by about 1.4 points of margin. Days of rest: IND 245, HOU 7.
Market blend is a large contribution and supports HOU by about 0.5 points of margin. The published margin is blended 15% toward the market line (-3.5 points).
Indianapolis Colts +3.0 (Matchbook) | O/U 48.0 (Matchbook)
Houston Texans 29, Indianapolis Colts 27 — Houston Texans win — Model pick was correct
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