Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Green Bay Packers
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0-1 · Power #21
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0-1 · Power #5
16
▲ winner
Closing spread
IND -2.5
✓ GB W
Total
41.5
▼ Under · 26 pts
Model before kickoff
IND 26–25 GB
✗ IND (56%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIND -3
CloseIND -2.5
Total47.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Green Bay Packers
Total
Down 6 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IND -3 · closed IND -2.5 · moved 0.5 toward GBmodel GB -5
Opened 47.5 · closed 41.5 · moved 6 downmodel 51
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 1.5–3.5 since 2023: won 60%, covered 48% (43 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIND -3
CloseIND -2.5
Total47.5 → 41.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

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

In the 10 games most like IND as a 2.5-point road favorite at GB, the favorite won 6, covered 5, and 3 went over the total.

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This game: GB won 16–10 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 26 points stayed under 41.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 58%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 44%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.2 against an average line of 2.1; 39.2 points a game (usually 43.8). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Loose
LV @ CLE
2021 · Week 15 · loose · similar rest & team ratings
-2.516–14 L U42
Loose
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest
-1.512–30 L U43
Loose
BAL @ NE
2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar situation & rest
-337–26 W O45
Loose
NE @ CAR
2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & situation
-3.524–6 W U42
Loose
MIA @ NO
2021 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest
-1.520–3 W U37.5
Loose
NO @ CAR
2022 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest & situation
-314–22 L U41
Loose
2023 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest
-133–10 W O42.5
Loose
CIN @ NO
2022 · Week 6 · loose · similar rest & season form
-130–26 W O43
Loose
WSH @ NYG
2022 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form
-1.520–20 L U40.5
Loose
NYJ @ SEA
2022 · Week 17 · loose · similar season form
-26–23 L U43
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 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

Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Total moved down 6
47.5 → 41.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Small sample warning
Indianapolis Colts has 1 game with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
IND−0.6 →−1.3▼ 0.7#23
GB+0.5 →+0.3▼ 0.2#14
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1

IND
Longer bar = better
GB
#11
Offense
Even
#8
#24
Defense
Even
#24
−1.0 #21
Turnovers
GB better ▶
+2.0 #6
43 plays #32
Pace
GB faster ▶
58 plays #20
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When IND has the ball
Advantage: IND offense
IND offGB defEdge
Points / game 27.0 #12 34.0 #30 IND
Yards / play 7.05 #3 5.54 #20 IND
EPA / play +0.05 #14 +0.06 #21 IND
Success rate 43% #15 47% #23 IND
When GB has the ball
Advantage: GB offense
GB offIND defEdge
Points / game 29.0 #8 29.0 #25 GB
Yards / play 7.14 #1 5.49 #19 GB
EPA / play +0.18 #5 +0.14 #26 GB
Success rate 42% #18 48% #26 GB

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
GB +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
84° · 5 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
IND7d
GB9d
GB +2 days
Tempo
Slow 101 plays
slowavg 120fast
Quarterback
GB backup QB started
Not on the final injury report