Sun, Oct 18, 2026, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Indianapolis Colts · Division game
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0-5 · Power #32
26
▲ winner
Final
@
2-3 · Power #21
20
final
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.

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Market

Open → close
Spread
3 pts toward Indianapolis Colts
Total
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
Opened 48.5 · closed 43.5 · moved 5 downmodel 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
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Books

9 sportsbooks · prices at kickoff
BookSpreadTotalMoneyline
TENINDOverUnderTENIND
BetMGMMGM+6.5-108-6.5-10543.5-11043.5-108+250-300
BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag+6.5-110-6.5-11043.5-11543.5-105+256-315
BetRiversBetRivers+6.5-114-6.5-10843.5-11343.5-109+255-335
BetUSBetUS+6.5-110-6.5-11043.5-11043.5-110+240-290
BovadaBovada+6.5-115-6.5-10543.5-11043.5-110+255-310
DraftKingsDK+6.5-115-6.5-10543.5-11243.5-108+240-298
FanDuelFD+6.5-110-6.5-11043.5-11543.5-105+250-310
LowVig.agLowVig.ag+6.5-108-6.5-10243.5-11343.5-102+256-315
MyBookie.agMyBookie.ag+6.5-110-6.5-11043.5-11043.5-110+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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2025 · Week 8 · close
-5.538–39 L O43.5
Loose
2024 · Week 2 · loose
-5.521–22 L U46.5
Loose
2024 · Week 7 · loose · similar team ratings & season form
-7.520–15 L U43.5
Loose
2024 · Week 11 · loose · similar season form
-8.534–19 W O43.5
Loose
2025 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & total
-4.524–20 L U44.5
Loose
2025 · Week 16 · loose · similar rest & spread
-729–6 W U39.5
Loose
2024 · Week 2 · loose · similar season form
-8.523–26 L O42.5
Loose
2023 · Week 11 · loose · similar rest & season form
-7.519–31 L O39
Loose
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form
-610–24 L U41
Loose
2023 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest & situation
-5.526–3 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%)
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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
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

TEN
Longer bar = better
IND
#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
When TEN has the ball
Even matchup
TEN offIND defEdge
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
When IND has the ball
Even matchup
IND offTEN defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
TEN scored
4.0
#19
0.6
#32
4.6
#32
2.0
#31
5.0
#25
7.0
#31
IND allowed
7.4
#32
8.2
#23
15.6
#32
4.2
#12
6.6
#13
10.8
#10
IND scoring against the TEN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IND scored
4.4
#16
9.4
#7
13.8
#5
3.8
#22
6.6
#18
10.4
#24
TEN allowed
4.0
#13
9.8
#30
13.8
#28
4.6
#17
3.4
#3
8.0
#4

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
IND +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
TEN7d
IND7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 119 plays
slowavg 124fast