Sun, Nov 23, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Kansas City Chiefs
Closing spread
KC -4.5
✓ IND W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
IND 22–27 KC
✓ KC (66%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKC -3.5
CloseKC -4.5
Total50.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenKC -3.5
1 → KC
CloseKC -4.5
1 pt toward Kansas City Chiefs
Total
Open50.5
▼ 1
Close49.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KC -3.5 · closed KC -4.5 · moved 1 toward KCmodel KC -4
model KC -4
Opened 50.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 downmodel 49
model 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 70%, covered 54% (125 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 47% (103 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenKC -3.5
CloseKC -4.5
Total50.5 → 49.5
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
KC as a 4.5-point home favorite against IND, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: KC won 23–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 43 points stayed under 49.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 51%
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 4.5 against an average line of 4.1; 51.3 points a game (usually 44.6). Of the 4 overs, 4 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 |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-4.5 | 26–18 | W | U49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar total & team ratings |
-6.5 | 55–23 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & situation |
-3.5 | 21–19 | L | U49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & total |
-4.5 | 42–29 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar situation & season form |
-5.5 | 22–10 | W | U45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form |
-3.5 | 19–24 | L | U51.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar season form & spread |
-3.5 | 33–26 | W | O45.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation |
-3.5 | 10–27 | L | U48.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar spread |
-3.5 | 27–20 | W | U49.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total |
-2.5 | 24–38 | L | O48.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Kansas City Chiefs ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Indianapolis Colts ATS trend (7-3)
Indianapolis Colts have covered 70% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Kansas City Chiefs 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Market moved toward Kansas City Chiefs
1 pt (KC -3.5 → KC -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 21 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 51% of games with totals 46.5–52.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | |
| 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
The series
IND 12–6 KC
IND leads · 18 games since 1999 · KC has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
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−0.8 →+3.4▲ 4.2#7
KC+1.3 →+4.2▲ 2.9#3
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#1
Offense
◀ IND better#6
#13
Defense
Even#15
+0.2 #12
Turnovers
Even+0.3 #10
62 plays #16
Pace
KC faster ▶64 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| IND off | KC def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.1 #1 | 18.1 #4 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.41 #1 | 5.42 #20 | IND |
| EPA / play | +0.19 #1 | −0.01 #14 | IND |
| Success rate | 51% #1 | 45% #21 | IND |
| KC off | IND def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.4 #9 | 20.6 #9 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.69 #9 | 5.18 #12 | Even |
| EPA / play | +0.15 #2 | −0.04 #8 | KC |
| Success rate | 49% #4 | 46% #22 | KC |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
IND scoring against the KC defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.2 #2 | 9.2 #3 | 16.4 #3 | 7.2 #2 | 7.9 #9 | 15.1 #1 | |
3.7 #6 | 5.3 #5 | 9.0 #5 | 4.1 #13 | 5.0 #6 | 9.1 #7 |
KC scoring against the IND defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.9 #30 | 9.0 #5 | 11.9 #15 | 6.1 #6 | 7.4 #13 | 13.5 #7 | |
3.3 #3 | 6.1 #13 | 9.4 #8 | 4.5 #17 | 6.7 #16 | 11.2 #14 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 3 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
IND14d bye
KC7d
IND +7 days
Tempo
Average 126 plays
slowavg 122fast
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