Sun, Oct 1, 2023, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 4 · at Indianapolis Colts
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1-2 · Power #9
29
▲ winner
Final
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2-1 · Power #21
23
final
Closing spread
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Total
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Model before kickoff
LAR 29–22 IND
✓ LAR (73%) won
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Market

Open → close
Spread
Opening line not available
Total
 

Signals

The data signal, and 1 trend and market move behind it
No clear signal on the spread
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.

Small sample warning
Los Angeles Rams have 0 games with a line this season; trends this early are mostly noise.
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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
LAR+7.8 →+5.2▼ 2.6#7
IND−3.9 →−0.6▲ 3.3#14
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW3

LAR
Longer bar = better
IND
#11
Offense
◀ LAR better
#20
#13
Defense
Even
#15
−1.0 #26
Turnovers
IND better ▶
+0.7 #11
69 plays #6
Pace
Even
70 plays #5
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When LAR has the ball
Even matchup
LAR offIND defEdge
Points / game 23.0 #17 23.3 #19 Even
Yards / play 5.31 #13 4.98 #12 Even
EPA / play +0.05 #8 −0.13 #7 Even
Success rate 46% #7 46% #21 LAR
When IND has the ball
Advantage: LAR defense
IND offLAR defEdge
Points / game 24.7 #11 20.7 #14 Even
Yards / play 4.59 #25 4.91 #11 LAR
EPA / play −0.12 #23 −0.02 #17 LAR
Success rate 41% #22 41% #11 LAR

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
LAR scoring against the IND defense
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LAR scored
4.3
#15
5.7
#20
10.0
#16
4.3
#16
8.7
#8
13.0
#9
IND allowed
7.0
#28
3.3
#4
10.3
#13
3.3
#14
9.7
#25
13.0
#25
IND scoring against the LAR defense
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IND scored
4.7
#12
10.3
#5
15.0
#9
6.7
#5
2.0
#31
8.7
#23
LAR allowed
3.3
#15
8.7
#24
12.0
#21
4.3
#17
4.3
#8
8.7
#8

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
IND +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
LAR6d
IND7d
IND +1 day
Tempo
Fast 139 plays
slowavg 128fast
Travel
LAR 1,813 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
IND backup QB started
Not on the final injury report