Sun, Oct 5, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Indianapolis Colts
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1-3 · Power #30
6
final
Final
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3-1 · Power #13
40
▲ winner
Closing spread
IND -7.5
✓ IND W
Total
46.5
▼ Under · 46 pts
Model before kickoff
LV 20–28 IND
✓ IND (74%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIND -6.5
CloseIND -7.5
Total48.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Indianapolis Colts
Total
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IND -6.5 · closed IND -7.5 · moved 1 toward INDmodel IND -4
Opened 48.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 2 downmodel 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 74%, covered 48% (80 games)ⓘ
Crossed 7The team the line moved toward covered 18% (22 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIND -6.5
CloseIND -7.5
Total48.5 → 46.5
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 IND as a 7.5-point home favorite against LV, the favorite won 9, covered 4, and 9 went over the total.

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This game: IND won 40–6; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 46 points stayed under 46.5, as in 1 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 72%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 43%
Went over
9 of 1090%
Above normal · usually 57%

Overs above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 7.9 against an average line of 6.8; 52.3 points a game (usually 46.8). Of the 9 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.528–23 L O46.5
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread
-6.534–13 W O46.5
Very close
2024 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & rest
-7.528–22 L O43.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation
-5.542–21 W O46.5
Close
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.529–27 L O42.5
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar total & team ratings
-6.526–25 L O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread
-7.520–29 L O41.5
Close
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form
-6.541–32 W O41.5
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.519–13 L U45.5
Close
2024 · Week 16 · close · similar spread & rest
-7.534–17 W O45.5
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Indianapolis Colts ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 117-99 (54%) 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.

Las Vegas Raiders ATS struggles (1-3)
Las Vegas Raiders have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 62-65 (49%)
Indianapolis Colts ATS trend (3-1)
Indianapolis Colts have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Market moved toward Indianapolis Colts
1 pt (IND -6.5 → IND -7.5), through the key number 7. · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 2
48.5 → 46.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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
LV−2.0 →−2.8▼ 0.8#27
IND−0.8 →+1.7▲ 2.5#10
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW4

LV
Longer bar = better
IND
#24
Offense
IND better ▶
#2
#20
Defense
Even
#17
−1.0 #29
Turnovers
IND better ▶
+0.8 #7
60 plays #20
Pace
Even
62 plays #17
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LV has the ball
Advantage: IND defense
LV offIND defEdge
Points / game 19.3 #24 20.8 #11 IND
Yards / play 5.47 #14 5.44 #20 LV
EPA / play −0.11 #29 −0.03 #12 IND
Success rate 40% #27 47% #26 Even
When IND has the ball
Advantage: IND offense
IND offLV defEdge
Points / game 30.8 #4 24.8 #22 IND
Yards / play 6.46 #1 5.49 #21 IND
EPA / play +0.18 #2 +0.01 #18 IND
Success rate 51% #1 44% #18 IND

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LV scoring against the IND defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
LV scored
5.0
#11
4.3
#27
9.3
#23
4.3
#17
5.8
#20
10.0
#20
IND allowed
3.3
#7
6.8
#16
10.0
#12
3.5
#9
7.3
#19
10.8
#15
IND scoring against the LV defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IND scored
7.3
#5
10.3
#4
17.5
#1
5.0
#9
8.3
#11
13.3
#8
LV allowed
6.8
#26
7.3
#19
14.0
#26
6.0
#27
4.8
#8
10.8
#15

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
IND +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
LV7d
IND7d
Even
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 122fast
Travel
LV 1,595 mi
3 time zones