Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 17 · at Indianapolis Colts
Closing spread
IND -3.5
✓ LV W
Total
42.5
▲ Over · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
LV 23–26 IND
✓ IND (62%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseIND -3.5
Total42.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
Open—
no open
CloseIND -3.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close42.5
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 75%, covered 59% (48 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseIND -3.5
Total42.5
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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 3.5-point home favorite against LV, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: IND won 23–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 43 points went over 42.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
3 of 933%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 45%
Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 1.2 against an average line of 3.4; 46.8 points a game (usually 45.7). Of the 2 overs, 1 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 | 2022 · Week 18 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-3.5 | 7–10 | L | U41.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-4 | 37–34 | L | O41.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-3 | 27–22 | W | O44 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-4 | 20–25 | L | O41.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & season form |
-3 | 15–23 | L | U43.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-4 | 20–34 | L | O41 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar season form & rest |
-3 | 22–36 | L | O41.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 27–24 | P | O41.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 17 · very close · similar spread & total |
-3 | 34–3 | W | U41 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 18 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 31–17 | W | O45 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2020 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 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 3-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Indianapolis Colts 5-0 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Las Vegas Raiders on a cross-country trip
Las Vegas Raiders cross 3 time zones (1,595 miles); NFL teams on 3-zone trips have covered more often than the line expects. · Backtest 2023–26: 67-60 (53%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 41 earlier overs in games with totals 39.5–45.5, 15% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 50% | 6-3-1 67% | 3-7 30% | |
| 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
The series
LV 5–9 IND
IND leads · 14 games since 2000 · IND has won the last 3 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
LV0.0 →−2.0▼ 2.0#24
IND−3.9 →−1.2▲ 2.7#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16
Longer bar = better
#25
Offense
IND better ▶#17
#13
Defense
◀ LV better#21
−0.2 #22
Turnovers
IND better ▶+0.2 #11
58 plays #32
Pace
IND faster ▶65 plays #8
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LV off | IND def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 19.0 #25 | 24.8 #28 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.82 #28 | 5.23 #17 | IND |
| EPA / play | −0.13 #27 | −0.03 #16 | IND |
| Success rate | 41% #21 | 44% #23 | Even |
| IND off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.6 #10 | 19.6 #8 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.12 #18 | 5.11 #13 | LV |
| EPA / play | −0.05 #18 | −0.07 #10 | LV |
| Success rate | 41% #20 | 44% #22 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LV scoring against the IND defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.5 #7 | 6.7 #15 | 12.2 #10 | 2.6 #32 | 4.2 #29 | 6.8 #32 | |
5.9 #30 | 7.4 #21 | 13.3 #26 | 4.9 #20 | 6.1 #15 | 10.9 #16 |
IND scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.1 #10 | 7.9 #9 | 12.9 #9 | 4.5 #15 | 5.6 #21 | 10.1 #21 | |
3.5 #10 | 6.5 #13 | 10.1 #10 | 4.5 #15 | 5.0 #7 | 9.5 #11 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
LV6d
IND7d
IND +1 day
Tempo
Average 123 plays
slowavg 127fast
Travel
LV 1,595 mi
3 time zones
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