IND C-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
CORRECT
Model correctly picked IND. Projected margin: 3.7. Actual: 25. Off by 21.3 points but directionally right.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 23.5 points.
Another data point for the model. C-tier picks continue to track.
BETTING LINE
SOURCE
MIA
IND
Closing line
-108
-112
Our fair price
+154
-154
Our fair price carries no vig, so it is what the bet is worth, not what anyone will offer you.
SPREAD IND -1.5 · nflverse market average, not one book's number
RESULT Won · +$0.81
OUR NUMBER
61%
MARKET, VIG REMOVED
50%
DIFFERENCE
+10%
Both figures are for IND. The market number strips the margin out first, so the two sides are measured the same way.
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.
Our model takes Indianapolis Colts at 61% win probability, a Tier C pick. The margin models project IND by 3.7. The market has IND at -1.5.
Week 1 of the 2025 season, SUN 1:00 PM.
Indianapolis Colts, MIA 10, IND 16 in Week 7 of 2024.
By net EPA per play over the 2025 season, Indianapolis Colts: MIA -0.105 against IND +0.068.
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.