Sun, Oct 18, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Indianapolis Colts · Division game
Closing spread
IND -6.5
✓ TEN W
Total
43.5
▲ Over · 46 pts
Model before kickoff
TEN 19–25 IND
✗ IND (73%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenIND -3.5
CloseIND -6.5
Total48.5 → 43.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Game recap · 1:29
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts: game recap
Made automatically (Oct 19, 11:40 AM ET). The “Model before kickoff” score on this card was updated after the video was made, so the video quotes an older one.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIND -3.5
3 → IND
CloseIND -6.5
3 pts toward Indianapolis Colts
Total
Open48.5
▼ 5
Close43.5
Down 5 since the open
Line movement
Pre-kickoff prices from ESPN · tap a dot
Opened IND -3.5 · closed IND -6.5 · moved 3 toward INDmodel IND -7.5
model IND -7.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 5 downmodel 44
model 44
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 71%, covered 50% (146 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 46% (80 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenIND -3.5
CloseIND -6.5
Total48.5 → 43.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Books
9 sportsbooks · prices at kickoff
| Book | Spread | Total | Moneyline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over | Under | |||||
| BetMGMMGM | +6.5-108 | -6.5-105 | 43.5-110 | 43.5-108 | +250 | -300 |
| BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag | +6.5-110 | -6.5-110 | 43.5-115 | 43.5-105 | +256 | -315 |
| BetRiversBetRivers | +6.5-114 | -6.5-108 | 43.5-113 | 43.5-109 | +255 | -335 |
| BetUSBetUS | +6.5-110 | -6.5-110 | 43.5-110 | 43.5-110 | +240 | -290 |
| BovadaBovada | +6.5-115 | -6.5-105 | 43.5-110 | 43.5-110 | +255 | -310 |
| DraftKingsDK | +6.5-115 | -6.5-105 | 43.5-112 | 43.5-108 | +240 | -298 |
| FanDuelFD | +6.5-110 | -6.5-110 | 43.5-115 | 43.5-105 | +250 | -310 |
| LowVig.agLowVig.ag | +6.5-108 | -6.5-102 | 43.5-113 | 43.5-102 | +256 | -315 |
| MyBookie.agMyBookie.ag | +6.5-110 | -6.5-110 | 43.5-110 | 43.5-110 | +251 | -309 |
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 6.5-point home favorite against TEN, the favorite won 5, covered 3, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: TEN won 26–20 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 46 points went over 43.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 72%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 55%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.9 against an average line of 6.6; 44.9 points a game (usually 46.3). Of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close |
-5.5 | 38–39 | L | O43.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 2 · loose |
-5.5 | 21–22 | L | U46.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 7 · loose · similar team ratings & season form |
-7.5 | 20–15 | L | U43.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 11 · loose · similar season form |
-8.5 | 34–19 | W | O43.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & total |
-4.5 | 24–20 | L | U44.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 29–6 | W | U39.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar season form |
-8.5 | 23–26 | L | O42.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-7.5 | 19–31 | L | O39 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-6 | 10–24 | L | U41 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-5.5 | 26–3 | W | U44 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2023 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 2 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.
Slight Under trend Miss
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.
Market moved toward Indianapolis Colts
3 pts (IND -3.5 → IND -6.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 5
48.5 → 43.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 252 earlier overs in games with totals 40.5–46.5, 24% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | |
| 2-8 20% | 5-5 50% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 5 since 2023
TEN 16–34 IND
IND leads · 50 games since 1999 · TEN has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 2025 | Tennessee Titans 14 @ Indianapolis Colts 38 | IND -14.5 | IND W |
| Sep 21 2025 | Indianapolis Colts 41 @ Tennessee Titans 20 | IND -5.5 | IND W |
| Dec 22 2024 | Tennessee Titans 30 @ Indianapolis Colts 38 | IND -4.5 | IND W |
| Oct 13 2024 | Indianapolis Colts 20 @ Tennessee Titans 17 | TEN -2.5 | IND W |
| Dec 3 2023 | Indianapolis Colts 31 @ Tennessee Titans 28 | IND -1 | IND 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
TEN−3.1 →−5.8▼ 2.7#32
IND+0.7 →−1.7▼ 2.4#23
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#30
Offense
IND better ▶#20
#17
Defense
◀ TEN better#27
−1.0 #28
Turnovers
Even−1.2 #31
55 plays #32
Pace
IND faster ▶64 plays #9
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| TEN off | IND def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 11.6 #32 | 27.6 #27 | IND |
| Yards / play | 4.51 #30 | 6.24 #31 | Even |
| EPA / play | −0.15 #31 | +0.10 #27 | Even |
| Success rate | 41% #25 | 44% #23 | Even |
| IND off | TEN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 24.8 #10 | 21.8 #12 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.56 #28 | 5.23 #14 | TEN |
| EPA / play | −0.05 #22 | +0.08 #25 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #19 | 44% #18 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
TEN scoring against the IND defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #19 | 0.6 #32 | 4.6 #32 | 2.0 #31 | 5.0 #25 | 7.0 #31 | |
7.4 #32 | 8.2 #23 | 15.6 #32 | 4.2 #12 | 6.6 #13 | 10.8 #10 |
IND scoring against the TEN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.4 #16 | 9.4 #7 | 13.8 #5 | 3.8 #22 | 6.6 #18 | 10.4 #24 | |
4.0 #13 | 9.8 #30 | 13.8 #28 | 4.6 #17 | 3.4 #3 | 8.0 #4 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
TEN7d
IND7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 119 plays
slowavg 124fast
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