Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2026 · Week 1

Final

Ravens

Baltimore

QB Lamar Jackson

41·23

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Daniel Jones

Lucas Oil Stadium · closed · fieldturf

Closing spread

BAL -3

Total

48.5

Model margin

-18.7est.

IND perspective

Push chance

4.1%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Colts
  • Ravens

How each play moved the game.

Colts winsRavens wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Ravensedge mapColts
  • +0.209EPA / play-0.225
  • 46.9%Success rate42.6%
  • +0.316EPA / dropback-0.409
  • +0.101EPA / rush+0.116
  • 10.9%Explosive rate13.0%
  • +4.80CPOE-5.06
  • 37.5%Third-down rate30.0%
  • 83.3%Red-zone TD rate100.0%
  • 3.13Points / drive1.99
  • 1.6%Turnover rate3.7%

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

IND lead 10–7 since 1999

Meetings average 39.8 points. IND are 12-5 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2023 · W3IND @ BAL2219IND
2021 · W5IND @ BAL2531BAL
2020 · W9BAL @ IND2410BAL
2017 · W16IND @ BAL1623BAL
2014 · W5BAL @ IND1320IND
2012 · playoffsIND @ BAL924BAL
2011 · W14IND @ BAL1024BAL
2009 · playoffsBAL @ IND320IND

Box score

Individual performances

Ravens

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Lamar Jackson17/2532410

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Henry241446.03
Lamar Jackson7405.71
Justice Hill6183.00

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Daniel Jones19/3116611

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jonathan Taylor19985.22
Daniel Jones144.00

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 -33.3%3.5%2.9%3.6%2.2%1.5%4.1%2.4%

Positive margins favour Colts; negative favour Ravens.

Half-point at risk

4.11%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

9.5%

Expected total

43.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-20.89
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-18.67