FROZEN PREDICTION

Auburn vs Mississippi State

My CFB Baseline · 2026 Week 11 · revision 3 · Independent

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Mississippi State by 3.8

Why this pick?

Game controlSmall effect
Avoiding bad lossesModerately leans away
Close-game gritSmall effect
Defensive toughnessModerately leans away
Scoring punchModerately leans home
Transfer portal impactSmall effect
Previous-season performanceSmall effect
Recruiting strengthSmall effect
Returning productionSmall effect
Team talentSmall effect
Big-game winsModerately leans home
Recent formModerately leans away
Wins away from homeSmall effect
Tough schedulesModerately leans home
Statement winsSmall effect
WinningSmall effect
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Frozen 2026-10-17T15:32:44.775165-05:00 · Snapshot 531 · Home win probability 0.6163 · 80% margin interval -12.8 to 20.5.

Provisional calibration: real-season accuracy is not established.

Model configuration used
Configuration
Revision 3
Engine version
3.8.0-kickoff-chronology
Evidence cutoff
Oct 17, 2026 · 3:31 PM CDT

Factors unavailable across the whole snapshot are excluded. Their weight is redistributed among available factors, so the effective model can differ from the configured sliders. Missing evidence for just one team remains neutral. The tables show saved weights; omitted factors are not reconstructed from current model settings.

Factor keyNormalized share
adj_margin0.108108
avoid_bad_losses0.040541
close_game_wins0.027027
defense_ppg0.067568
offense_ppg0.067568
preseason_portal0.040541
preseason_previous_performance0.054054
preseason_recruiting0.067568
preseason_returning0.054054
preseason_talent0.067568
quality_wins0.081081
recent_form0.054054
road_neutral_wins0.040541
sos0.081081
statement_wins0.040541
win_pct0.108108
Retained calibration/contextFrozen value
versionprovisional-all-slates-policy-v1
calibration_kinddocumented_policy
validation_statusnot_historically_validated
applied_home_field_points2.5
applied_fcs_baseline_z-1.5
residual_scale13.0
residual_scale_sourcedocumented_policy_not_validated
intercept0.0
difference_coefficient7.0
home_field_coefficient2.5

These values came from this immutable run, not the model’s current settings.

FactorHome evidenceAway evidenceNormalized shareHome effective shareAway effective shareWeighted difference
Game controlMeasuredMeasured0.1081080.140234574196838350.134880163182049980.0264344640880802
Avoiding bad lossesMeasuredMeasured0.0405410.052587965323814380.050580061193268744-0.0953618006346942
Close-game gritMeasuredMeasured0.0270270.035058643549209590.0337200407955124960.031738976433662906
Defensive toughnessMeasuredMeasured0.0675680.087646608873023970.08430010198878124-0.06411912457462662
Scoring punchMeasuredMeasured0.0675680.087646608873023970.084300101988781240.08553015455064003
Transfer portal impactMeasuredMeasured0.0405410.0101351351351351360.015202702702702704-0.01299719667656417
Previous-season performanceMeasuredMeasured0.0540540.0135135135135135140.02027027027027027-0.013212528940673783
Recruiting strengthMeasuredMeasured0.0675680.0168918918918918930.02533783783783784-0.023144200364760784
Returning productionMeasuredMeasured0.0540540.0135135135135135140.020270270270270270.01731732612936701
Team talentMeasuredMeasured0.0675680.0168918918918918930.02533783783783784-0.03011181644663924
Big-game winsMeasuredMeasured0.0810810.105175930647628760.101160122386537490.1424778597468606
Recent formMeasuredMeasured0.0540540.070117287098419180.06744008159102499-0.08863578325931305
Wins away from homeMeasuredMeasured0.0405410.052587965323814380.0505800611932687440.034196280523069625
Tough schedulesMeasuredMeasured0.0810810.105175930647628760.101160122386537490.10869070201528541
Statement winsMeasuredMeasured0.0405410.052587965323814380.0505800611932687440.031111027329174253
WinningMeasuredMeasured0.1081080.140234574196838350.134880163182049980.042130138427276254

Missing team data was represented neutrally in the calculation; it was not a measured neutral result. Measured equal or offsetting inputs can also have zero effect.

This is the exact saved prediction. Current model settings and current prediction selection are not used here.