Baltimore Ravens
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Indianapolis Colts
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Sun Sep 13, 1:00 PM ET Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis CBS Indoor Unlocks Fri Sep 11, 1:00 PM ET

BAL @ IND breakdown unlocks Fri Sep 11, 1:00 PM ET

The AI read lands 48 hours before kickoff. The market, key matchups, injuries and weather below are live now.
SpreadBAL -3.5
Total47.5
BAL implied25.5
IND implied22.0
BAL ML-180
IND ML+152
Line movement open Sep 6 IND spread +3.5 +3.5 no move Total 47.5 47.5 no move FanDuel

Key matchups

TeamPlayerPos ProjDK $ vs defenseFPAEdge
BAL Lamar Jackson QB 19.8 $6,800 IND #20 of 32 18.6 Favorable
BAL Zay Flowers WR 16.9 $6,400 IND #31 of 32 37.4 Smash
BAL Derrick Henry RB 16.6 $6,700 IND #13 of 32 20.9 Neutral
BAL Mark Andrews TE 10.3 $3,900 IND #24 of 32 15.3 Favorable
IND Jonathan Taylor RB 19.0 $7,300 BAL #18 of 32 22.7 Neutral
IND Daniel Jones QB 18.1 $5,400 BAL #21 of 32 18.7 Favorable
IND Tyler Warren TE 12.3 $4,900 BAL #6 of 32 11.1 Tough
IND Alec Pierce WR 10.9 $5,700 BAL #29 of 32 36.5 Smash
BAL skill positions vs IND defense
QB
#20/32
18.6 fpa
Good
RB
#13/32
20.9 fpa
Bad
WR
#31/32
37.4 fpa
Elite
TE
#24/32
15.3 fpa
Good
IND skill positions vs BAL defense
QB
#21/32
18.7 fpa
Good
RB
#18/32
22.7 fpa
Average
WR
#29/32
36.5 fpa
Elite
TE
#6/32
11.1 fpa
Avoid

Rank 32 allows the most fantasy points to the position (softest matchup), 1 the fewest. Ratings blend the 2025-26 regular season (with a last-8-games form tilt) into current-season data as games are played: current weight = games / (games + 4), so the new season takes over quickly.

Game script & scoring

Projected points (market implied)
BAL25.5
IND22.0
Offense profile
BALRank of 32IND
24.0 #13 Pts / G 27.1 #8
192.0 #28 Pass yds / G 238.8 #10
151.5 #2 Rush yds / G 115.4 #17
57.8 #28 Plays / G 59.2 #25
46% Pass rate 56%
1.3 Pass TD / G 1.5
1.2 Rush TD / G 1.6
2.7 Sacks taken / G 1.8
0.7 INT thrown / G 0.9
Defense profile
BALRank of 32IND
22.3 #13 Pts allowed / G 25.2 #24
250.6 #26 Pass yds allowed 270.2 #31
106.6 #8 Rush yds allowed 103.4 #7
1.8 Sacks / G 2.2
0.7 INT / G 0.8
1.3 Pass TD allowed 1.4
0.9 Rush TD allowed 1.0

Rank 1 = best of 32 (offense: most; defense: fewest allowed). Basis: rolling window from 2025-09-09, 20 games per team.

Weather

Indoor: no weather factor. Lucas Oil Stadium is a covered venue.

DFS

BAL projected players
PosPlayerProj Floor / ceilDK $Val FD $vs
QB Lamar Jackson 19.8 12.9 / 32.0 $6,800 2.91x $8,400 #20
WR Zay Flowers 16.9 7.7 / 31.9 $6,400 2.64x $7,300 #31
RB Derrick Henry 16.6 8.6 / 28.3 $6,700 2.48x $8,300 #13
TE Mark Andrews 10.3 3.2 / 22.1 $3,900 2.64x $5,200 #24
RB Justice Hill 6.7 2.2 / 17.4 $4,200 1.59x $4,400 #13
WR Rashod Bateman 6.3 0.0 / 15.6 $3,900 1.63x $5,200 #31
WR Ja'Kobi Lane 5.0 0.0 / 14.3 $3,100 1.60x $4,900 #31
IND projected players
PosPlayerProj Floor / ceilDK $Val FD $vs
RB Jonathan Taylor 19.0 10.6 / 30.1 $7,300 2.60x $8,600 #18
QB Daniel Jones 18.1 10.3 / 26.8 $5,400 3.36x $7,300 #21
TE Tyler Warren 12.3 6.1 / 27.4 $4,900 2.51x $5,600 #6
WR Alec Pierce 10.9 2.6 / 21.6 $5,700 1.91x $6,000 #29
WR Josh Downs 10.6 4.7 / 24.9 $5,200 2.04x $5,600 #29
WR Keenan Allen 9.3 2.8 / 20.6 $4,700 1.99x $5,600 #29
WR Ashton Dulin 1.9 2.1 / 2.1 $3,200 0.61x $4,300 #29

Val = projected points per $1,000 of DraftKings salary. vs = the opposing defense's rank against that position (32 softest).

Props

PlayerMarketLine ProjOverBookOpp rank
Lamar Jackson QB BAL Pass TD 1.5 2.0 +115 Bovada #11
Lamar Jackson QB BAL Pass yds 219.5 238.6 -112 DraftKings #31
Lamar Jackson QB BAL Rush yds 36.5 32.6 -113 DraftKings #7
Jonathan Taylor RB IND Rush yds 76.5 88.9 -112 DraftKings #8
Jonathan Taylor RB IND Receptions 2.5 2.6 -149 BetOnline #26
Jonathan Taylor RB IND Rec yds 16.5 21.2 -111 BetMGM #26
Daniel Jones QB IND Pass TD 1.5 1.4 +136 FanDuel #8
Daniel Jones QB IND Pass yds 233.5 231.1 -112 DraftKings #26
Daniel Jones QB IND Rush yds 10.5 11.8 -110 BetMGM #8
Zay Flowers WR BAL Receptions 4.5 5.5 +120 BetMGM #31
Zay Flowers WR BAL Rec yds 64.5 76.8 -113 DraftKings #31
Derrick Henry RB BAL Rush yds 79.5 94.6 -111 DraftKings #7
Derrick Henry RB BAL Receptions 0.5 0.9 +190 BetOnline #31
Derrick Henry RB BAL Rec yds 6.5 8.9 -107 DraftKings #31

Best available over price per line. Opp rank = the defense's rank in that stat allowed (32 allows the most).

All BAL and IND props with AI grades

Injuries

BAL 8 listed
  • Out Skylar Thompson QB Unknown Severe
  • IR Adam Randall RB Undisclosed Severe
  • Quest. Aeneas Peebles DT Unknown Minimal
  • Quest. Jay Higgins IV ILB Unknown Minimal
  • Quest. Nnamdi Madubuike DE Neck Minimal
  • Quest. Teddye Buchanan ILB Unknown Minimal
  • Quest. Zay Flowers WR Lower Body Minimal
  • IR Bilhal Kone CB Lower Body Minimal
IND 8 listed
  • IR Carson Towt TE Unknown Severe
  • IR Coleman Owen WR Concussion Severe
  • IR D.J. Montgomery WR Abdomen Severe
  • Quest. A.J. Haulcy FS Ankle Minimal
  • Quest. Charvarius Ward CB Back Minimal
  • Quest. Josh Downs WR Calf Minimal
  • Quest. Sauce Gardner CB Calf Minimal
  • Quest. Tyler Warren TE Adductor Minimal
Full NFL injury report

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