Sun, Oct 5, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 5 · at Indianapolis Colts
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIND -6.5
1 → IND
CloseIND -7.5
1 pt toward Indianapolis Colts
Total
Open48.5
▼ 2
Close46.5
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
model IND -4
Opened 48.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 2 downmodel 48
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 28–23 | L | O46.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-6.5 | 34–13 | W | O46.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Postseason · very close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 28–22 | L | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 42–21 | W | O46.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 29–27 | L | O42.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar total & team ratings |
-6.5 | 26–25 | L | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar situation & spread |
-7.5 | 20–29 | L | O41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & season form |
-6.5 | 41–32 | W | O41.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 19–13 | L | U45.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 16 · close · similar spread & rest |
-7.5 | 34–17 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 4 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 49% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
LV 5–9 IND
IND leads · 14 games since 2000 · IND has won the last 3 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2023 | Las Vegas Raiders 20 @ Indianapolis Colts 23 | IND -3.5 | LV W |
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
Longer bar = better
#24
Offense
IND better ▶#2
#20
Defense
Even#17
−1.0 #29
Turnovers
IND better ▶+0.8 #7
60 plays #20
Pace
Even62 plays #17
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| LV off | IND def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| IND off | LV def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.0 #11 | 4.3 #27 | 9.3 #23 | 4.3 #17 | 5.8 #20 | 10.0 #20 | |
3.3 #7 | 6.8 #16 | 10.0 #12 | 3.5 #9 | 7.3 #19 | 10.8 #15 |
IND scoring against the LV defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.3 #5 | 10.3 #4 | 17.5 #1 | 5.0 #9 | 8.3 #11 | 13.3 #8 | |
6.8 #26 | 7.3 #19 | 14.0 #26 | 6.0 #27 | 4.8 #8 | 10.8 #15 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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
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