Sunday, December 28, 2025 — NFL Prediction & Pick
The model leans Cincinnati Bengals primarily because of advantages in Market line and Context. The projected margin is CIN by 4.9 points. That lean is driven mainly by market line and context. Form pulls the other way.
On balance, more tracked inputs leaned Cincinnati Bengals (2 edges vs 1 for Arizona Cardinals).
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 CIN by about 2.1 points of margin. The market spread feature is -7.0.
Form pulls the other way and favors ARI by about 1.1 points of margin.
Context is a large contribution and supports CIN by about 0.8 points of margin.
Cincinnati Bengals -7.0 (Matchbook) | O/U 52.5 (Matchbook)
Arizona Cardinals 14, Cincinnati Bengals 37 — Cincinnati Bengals win — Model pick was correct
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