Bengals @ Colts: Lines, Model & ATS Trends (Week 16, 2026)

Sun, Dec 27, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTWeek 16 · at Indianapolis Colts

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Cincinnati Bengals

3-2 · Power #15

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Sun 12:00 AM ET

Indianapolis Colts

2-4 · Power #21

projected

CIN 56%

44% IND

Spread

CIN -1.5

Total

52.5

model 50

Spread edge

CIN by 0.5

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ESPNupdated Sep 21, 12:32 PM ET

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CurrentCIN -1.5

Total52.5

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NowCIN -1.5

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Now52.5

Line context

Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 55% (114 games)ⓘ

ESPNupdated Sep 21, 12:32 PM ET

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CurrentCIN -1.5

Total52.5

Last updateSep 21, 12:32 PM ET

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Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like CIN as a 1.5-point road favorite at IND, the favorite won 8, covered 8, and 4 went over the total.

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Favorite won

8 of 1080%

Normal range · usually 58%

Favorite covered

8 of 1080%

Normal range · usually 53%

Went over

4 of 1040%

Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 8.8 against an average line of 2.5; 49.2 points a game (usually 44.5). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games

Match	Game	Line	Final	Covered	O/U
Very close	CHI @ ATL 2026 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & rest	-1.5	31–23	W	O50.5
Very close	CHI @ CIN 2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest	-2.5	47–42	W	O51.5
Very close	GB @ LAR 2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & team ratings	-2.5	24–19	W	U49.5
Close	HOU @ IND 2023 · Week 18 · close · similar spread & rest	-1.5	23–19	W	U48
Close	BAL @ CIN 2025 · Week 15 · close · similar total & rest	-2.5	24–0	W	U51.5
Close	PHI @ DAL 2025 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & season form	-2.5	21–24	L	U48.5
Close	DAL @ NYG 2025 · Week 18 · close · similar season form & total	-3	17–34	L	O50.5
Close	GB @ SEA 2024 · Week 15 · close · similar situation & season form	-2.5	30–13	W	U48.5
Close	DET @ DAL 2024 · Week 6 · close · similar total & season form	-3.5	47–9	W	O52.5
Close	ATL @ ARI 2025 · Week 16 · close · similar situation & spread	-2.5	26–19	W	U48.5

History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2023 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

ATS

Records before kickoff

	Season	Cover	Venue	Role
CIN WWLLL	2-3	40%	1-2	1-3
IND WWWLL	3-3	50%	1-2	2-2

Venue/role: CIN away, as favorite; IND home, as underdog. Squares: last 5 games ATS (W covered, L didn’t), oldest first.

Totals

Over/under before kickoff

	O-U	Over %	SU
CIN OUOUO	3-2	60%	3-2
IND OUUOO	4-2	67%	2-4

In 108 games with totals 49.5–55.5, 52% went over; 0% of those overs had cashed by halftime and 21% by the end of Q3.

When games like this go over ›

Squares: last 5 games (O over, U under), oldest first. Hover for the score and line.

Last 10 games

Before kickoff, this and last season

	Straight up	Spread	Over / under
CIN	5-5 50%	5-5 50%	5-5 50%
IND	2-8 20%	5-5 50%	6-4 60%

Wins-losses (pushes and ties last). Spread and over / under skip games without a line.

Next 3 games

With how the last meeting with each opponent went

Cincinnati Bengals

Date	Game	Last meeting
Dec 31	vs BAL	L0–24LU
Jan 10	vs CLE	L18–20LU

Indianapolis Colts

Date	Game	Last meeting
Jan 3	@ CLE	L38–39WO
Jan 10	vs JAX	L17–23LU

Last meeting: result, against the spread, over / under. Hover a result for its date.

Recent meetings

Last 1 since 2023

CIN 5–9 IND IND leads · 14 games since 1999 · CIN has won the last meeting

All-time series from nflverse.

Date	Result	Line	ATS
Dec 10 2023	Indianapolis Colts 14 @ Cincinnati Bengals 34	CIN -3	CIN W

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams

Power rating this season

pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot

CIN−1.2 →+0.5▲ 1.7#15

IND+0.7 →−1.8▼ 2.5#21

Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW15

CIN

Longer bar = better

IND

#10

Offense

◀ CIN better

#20

#17

Defense

◀ CIN better

#25

+0.4 #12

Turnovers

◀ CIN better

−1.3 #32

62 plays #17

Pace

IND faster ▶

67 plays #6

Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense

When CIN has the ball

Advantage: CIN offense

	CIN off	IND def	Edge
Points / game	25.6 #10	27.3 #27	CIN
Yards / play	5.49 #12	5.97 #28	CIN
EPA / play	+0.07 #9	+0.07 #26	CIN
Success rate	47% #8	44% #19	CIN

When IND has the ball

Even matchup

	IND off	CIN def	Edge
Points / game	24.0 #14	21.8 #14	Even
Yards / play	4.67 #24	5.61 #23	Even
EPA / play	−0.06 #22	−0.03 #15	CIN
Success rate	42% #19	43% #14	CIN

Bars show league standing (dashed mark = league middle); Offense and Defense use the average rank across the four stats below. In the tables, a highlighted value and the Edge column mark the side ranked better by at least 15% of the league; defense values are what that team allows. Yards and turnovers from ESPN box scores; EPA from nflverse play-by-play. Descriptive only: the model already uses these.

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams

CIN scoring against the IND defense

	Q1	Q2	1H	Q3	Q4	2H
CIN scored	5.6 #6	8.8 #8	14.4 #6	6.0 #11	5.2 #25	11.2 #19
IND allowed	6.2 #27	6.8 #20	13.0 #25	4.5 #15	8.8 #27	13.3 #23

IND scoring against the CIN defense

	Q1	Q2	1H	Q3	Q4	2H
IND scored	3.7 #22	10.0 #4	13.7 #8	3.2 #26	6.7 #19	9.8 #27
CIN allowed	5.4 #24	4.6 #7	10.0 #11	5.2 #20	6.6 #14	11.8 #16

Regulation only (overtime is left out). 1H = Q1 + Q2, 2H = Q3 + Q4. #1 scores the most, or allows the fewest. Season to date, not adjusted for opponents.