Sun, Nov 23, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Kansas City Chiefs
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8-2 · Power #13
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Final
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5-5 · Power #12
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▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Kansas City Chiefs
Total
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
Opened 50.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & season form
-4.526–18 W U49.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar total & team ratings
-6.555–23 W O47.5
Close
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar season form & situation
-3.521–19 L U49.5
Close
2024 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & total
-4.542–29 W O47.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar situation & season form
-5.522–10 W U45.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & season form
-3.519–24 L U51.5
Close
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar season form & spread
-3.533–26 W O45.5
Close
2025 · Week 5 · close · similar total & situation
-3.510–27 L U48.5
Close
2025 · Week 4 · close · similar spread
-3.527–20 W U49.5
Close
2025 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & total
-2.524–38 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%)
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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−0.8 →+3.4▲ 4.2#7
KC+1.3 →+4.2▲ 2.9#3
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11

IND
Longer bar = better
KC
#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
When IND has the ball
Advantage: IND offense
IND offKC defEdge
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
When KC has the ball
Advantage: KC offense
KC offIND defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IND scored
7.2
#2
9.2
#3
16.4
#3
7.2
#2
7.9
#9
15.1
#1
KC allowed
3.7
#6
5.3
#5
9.0
#5
4.1
#13
5.0
#6
9.1
#7
KC scoring against the IND defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
KC scored
2.9
#30
9.0
#5
11.9
#15
6.1
#6
7.4
#13
13.5
#7
IND allowed
3.3
#3
6.1
#13
9.4
#8
4.5
#17
6.7
#16
11.2
#14

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
KC +1.8
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