2018 · Week 3

Final

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Andrew Luck

16·20

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Carson Wentz

Lincoln Financial Field · outdoors · grass · 61°F · wind 5mph

Closing spread

PHI -6.5

Total

45.5

Model margin

+0.8est.

PHI perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Eagles
  • Colts

How each play moved the game.

Eagles winsColts wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Coltsedge mapEagles
  • +0.059EPA / play+0.037
  • 48.0%Success rate46.2%
  • +0.141EPA / dropback+0.110
  • -0.097EPA / rush-0.097
  • 8.0%Explosive rate8.9%
  • +0.63CPOE+5.11
  • 50.5%Third-down rate40.4%
  • 68.1%Red-zone TD rate62.6%
  • 2.25Points / drive2.01
  • 2.2%Turnover rate2.1%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

PHI lead 4–3 since 1999

PHI have won 4 straight. Meetings average 50.1 points. PHI are 1-6 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2022 · W11PHI @ IND1716PHI
2014 · W2PHI @ IND3027PHI
2010 · W9IND @ PHI2426PHI
2006 · W12PHI @ IND2145IND
2002 · W10IND @ PHI3513IND
1999 · W11IND @ PHI4417IND

Box score

Individual performances

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Andrew Luck25/4016410
Jacoby Brissett0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Andrew Luck13333.00
Jordan Wilkins6193.20
Nyheim Hines5183.60
Marcus Johnson1-2-2.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
T.Y. Hilton510500
Ryan Grant35351
Eric Ebron511330
Nyheim Hines55250
Chester Rogers24140
Erik Swoope1170
Zach Pascal1230
Jordan Wilkins2210

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Wentz25/3725511

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Wendell Smallwood10565.61
Corey Clement16563.50
Josh Adams6305.00
Carson Wentz3103.30

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +6.54.3%2.8%7.3%7.4%3.0%4.5%2.8%

Positive margins favour Eagles; negative favour Colts.

Half-point at risk

4.53%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

51.2%

Expected total

43.8est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.93
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+0.81