Sun, Dec 31, 2023, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 17 · at Indianapolis Colts
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7-8 · Power #23
20
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Final
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8-7 · Power #21
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▲ winner
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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Total
 
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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
NO vs CAR
2022 · Week 18 · very close · similar spread & season form
-3.57–10 L U41.5
Very close
ATL vs CAR
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-437–34 L O41.5
Very close
MIN vs NYJ
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & spread
-327–22 W O44
Very close
LV vs IND
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & rest
-420–25 L O41.5
Very close
SF vs WSH
2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar situation & season form
-315–23 L U43.5
Very close
2023 · Week 15 · very close · similar spread & rest
-420–34 L O41
Very close
TEN vs JAX
2022 · Week 14 · very close · similar season form & rest
-322–36 L O41.5
Very close
2023 · Week 15 · very close · similar rest & spread
-327–24 P O41.5
Very close
TEN vs MIA
2021 · Week 17 · very close · similar spread & total
-334–3 W U41
Very close
MIN vs CHI
2021 · Week 18 · very close · similar spread & rest
-3.531–17 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%)
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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
LV0.0 →−2.0▼ 2.0#24
IND−3.9 →−1.2▲ 2.7#21
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW16

LV
Longer bar = better
IND
#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
When LV has the ball
Even matchup
LV offIND defEdge
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
When IND has the ball
Even matchup
IND offLV defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LV scored
5.5
#7
6.7
#15
12.2
#10
2.6
#32
4.2
#29
6.8
#32
IND allowed
5.9
#30
7.4
#21
13.3
#26
4.9
#20
6.1
#15
10.9
#16
IND scoring against the LV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IND scored
5.1
#10
7.9
#9
12.9
#9
4.5
#15
5.6
#21
10.1
#21
LV allowed
3.5
#10
6.5
#13
10.1
#10
4.5
#15
5.0
#7
9.5
#11

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
IND +1.8
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