Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:30 AM EDTWeek 4 · Neutral site
Closing spread
IND -4.5
✓ IND W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
IND 26–21 WSH
✓ IND (66%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenWSH -1.5
CloseIND -4.5
Total48.5 → 46.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenWSH -1.5
6 → IND
CloseIND -4.5
6 pts toward Indianapolis Colts
Total
Open48.5
▼ 2
Close46.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WSH -1.5 · closed IND -4.5 · moved 6 toward INDmodel IND -5
model IND -5
Opened 48.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 2 downmodel 47.5
model 47.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 44% (54 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenWSH -1.5
CloseIND -4.5
Total48.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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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
Signals
The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Indianapolis Colts ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.
Market moved toward Indianapolis Colts
6 pts (WSH -1.5 → IND -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 2
48.5 → 46.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Small sample warning
Indianapolis Colts have 3 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 14 in the 4th quarter and got 10. 51% of games with totals 43.5–49.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-9 10% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 3-7 30% | 6-4 60% | 8-2 80% |
Recent meetings
The series
IND 6–2 WSH
IND leads · 8 games since 1999 · IND has won the last meeting
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+0.7 →−1.7▼ 2.4#26
WSH−1.6 →−2.0▼ 0.4#29
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3
Longer bar = better
#21
Offense
Even#19
#30
Defense
Even#29
−1.7 #28
Turnovers
WSH better ▶+0.7 #11
62 plays #14
Pace
WSH faster ▶66 plays #6
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| IND off | WSH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.0 #15 | 30.7 #31 | IND |
| Yards / play | 4.71 #29 | 6.36 #30 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.06 #22 | +0.08 #26 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #16 | 47% #27 | IND |
| WSH off | IND def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 25.0 #13 | 30.3 #29 | WSH |
| Yards / play | 4.73 #27 | 6.49 #32 | WSH |
| EPA / play | +0.02 #14 | +0.17 #31 | WSH |
| Success rate | 42% #21 | 50% #29 | WSH |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
IND scoring against the WSH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #11 | 10.0 #6 | 15.3 #6 | 1.0 #30 | 6.7 #15 | 7.7 #25 | |
3.3 #11 | 10.3 #30 | 13.7 #24 | 6.7 #24 | 10.3 #27 | 17.0 #30 |
WSH scoring against the IND defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #18 | 8.7 #9 | 12.0 #13 | 3.3 #17 | 9.7 #5 | 13.0 #12 | |
8.0 #31 | 10.3 #30 | 18.3 #32 | 2.3 #5 | 7.7 #18 | 10.0 #9 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
71° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · at kickoff
Rest
IND7d
WSH7d
Even
Tempo
Fast 129 plays
slowavg 123fast
Quarterback
WSH backup QB started
Model priced WSH with its QB out
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