Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 8:20 PM EDTWeek 2 · at Kansas City Chiefs
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0-1 · Power #21
30
final
Final
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1-0 · Power #2
33
▲ winner
Closing spread
KC -6
✓ IND W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 63 pts
Model before kickoff
IND 20–26 KC
✓ KC (69%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenKC -5.5
CloseKC -6
Total47.5 → 46.5
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Kansas City Chiefs
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened KC -5.5 · closed KC -6 · moved 0.5 toward KCmodel KC -1
Opened 47.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46.5 matches the line
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5–7 since 2023: won 72%, covered 53% (100 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenKC -5.5
CloseKC -6
Total47.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

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Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

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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+0.7 →−1.3▼ 2.0#25
KC+0.7 →+2.4▲ 1.7#5
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW1

IND
Longer bar = better
KC
#23
Offense
KC better ▶
#9
#31
Defense
KC better ▶
#3
−1.0 #24
Turnovers
KC better ▶
+1.0 #5
53 plays #27
Pace
KC faster ▶
67 plays #7
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When IND has the ball
Advantage: KC defense
IND offKC defEdge
Points / game 23.0 #16 10.0 #3 KC
Yards / play 4.74 #27 3.74 #1 KC
EPA / play −0.24 #28 −0.34 #1 KC
Success rate 42% #22 37% #5 KC
When KC has the ball
Advantage: KC offense
KC offIND defEdge
Points / game 31.0 #3 41.0 #32 KC
Yards / play 5.85 #6 7.91 #32 KC
EPA / play +0.16 #6 +0.32 #32 KC
Success rate 42% #20 50% #29 KC

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
KC +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
70° · 6 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
IND7d
KC6d
IND +1 day
Tempo
Average 120 plays
slowavg 121fast