Colts vs Jaguars – Week 1 2020
IND
JAX
IND
AWAY
20@27
JAX BY 7
FINAL · WEEK 1
2020 SEASON
EverBank Stadium · Jacksonville, FL
JAX
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THE SHORT ANSWER
Final: Indianapolis Colts 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 27.
Going in, our model had favored Indianapolis Colts at 52% win probability, and the pick lost.
Out or doubtful: 1 Colts, 1 Jaguars.
Model confidence: IND 52%Our line: IND -0.7
ODDS
SPREAD
IND -7.0
MARKET SPREAD · MARKET AVG
IND -0.7
OUR LINE
MISSED
VS SPREAD
MONEYLINE
IND · OUR WIN PROBABILITY
52%
IND · MARKET WIN PROBABILITY
74%
DIFFERENCE
-22%
| SOURCE | IND | JAX | IND WIN % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closing line | -309 | +265 | 74.1% |
TEAM COMPARISON2020 SEASON · EFFICIENCY, SCORING, TENDENCIES · RANK IN PARENTHESES · FULL-SEASON NUMBERS, NOT AS OF WEEK 1
+0.109Net EPA / play-0.204
+0.079 (12)Offense EPA / play-0.059 (28)
-0.030 (9)Defense EPA / play+0.145 (30)
46.6% (10)Offense success %41.5% (28)
GAME NARRATIVE
IND C-tier pick misses. JAX takes it.
MISSED
Model picked IND but JAX won. Projected margin was 0.7, the model overestimated by 7.7 points.
INSTANT CLASSIC
The win probability swung past 50% 8 times. One of the wildest games of the week.
ATS MISS
Missed the spread by 14.0 points.
Every model misses. The edge comes from the aggregate, not any single game.
SITUATIONAL TRENDS
Historical splits, shown for context only. We tested them: picking the situations that beat break-even in training goes 770–760 (50.3%) out of sample, so they are not a betting signal and are not coloured like one.
IND
Divisional 2-4 ATS (33%)
JAX
Divisional 4-2 ATS (67%)
GAME WEATHER
VENUE
OUTDOOR
TEMP
80°F
WIND
3 MPH
IN-GAME WIN PROBABILITY
TOP FANTASY SCORERS2020 SEASON
JAX
DEEP MATCHUP DATA2020 PRODUCTION BY UNIT
Indianapolis ColtsPASSING
Philip Rivers4169 yd · 24 TD · 11 INT
RECEIVING
T.Y. Hilton56 rec · 762 yd · 5 TD
INJURY REPORTWEEK 1
HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORYLAST 5 MEETINGS
| GAME | SCORE | PICK | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAX@INDW17 2025 | JAX 23, IND 17 | JAX | W |
| IND@JAXW14 2025 | IND 19, JAX 36 | JAX | W |
| JAX@INDW18 2024 | JAX 23, IND 26 | IND | W |
| IND@JAXW5 2024 | IND 34, JAX 37 | IND | L |
| IND@JAXW6 2023 | IND 20, JAX 37 | JAX | W |
WHAT PRO ADDS
Every stat on this page is free, and so is the model's pick for this game. Pro is the separate question of which games we would actually bet, and at what stake, plus player props, unit sizing, and the full profit-and-loss ledger.
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WEEK 1 · OTHER GAMES
Our pick and its win probability, or the final score once the game is played.
COMMON QUESTIONSIND vs JAX
Our model takes Indianapolis Colts at 52% win probability, a Tier C pick. The margin models project IND by 0.7. The market has IND at -7.0.
Jacksonville Jaguars won, IND 20, JAX 27. Our model had favored Indianapolis Colts at 52% win probability, and the pick lost.
The market has Indianapolis Colts at -7.0, meaning the book expects Indianapolis Colts to win by 7.0 points.
In Week 1, the Indianapolis Colts were without 1 player (Out or Doubtful) and the Jacksonville Jaguars were without 1 player (Out or Doubtful).
Week 1 of the 2020 season, SUN 1:00 PM.
Jacksonville Jaguars, JAX 23, IND 17 in Week 17 of 2025.
By net EPA per play over the 2020 season, Indianapolis Colts: IND +0.109 against JAX -0.204.
