Baltimore Ravens vs Indianapolis Colts Prediction, 9/13/2026 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 1

Game: Baltimore Ravens vs Indianapolis Colts

Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026

Location: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN

TV: CBS

Odds-Point Spread: Colts +3.0

Total-Over-Under: 47.5

Lucas Oil Stadium is the location where the Indianapolis Colts (8-9 last year) will attempt to defeat the Baltimore Ravens (8-9 last season) on Sunday. Indianapolis opens as 3-point underdogs. The over-under has been set at 47.5.

The Baltimore Ravens wrapped up their year having amassed a 8-9 mark. In their last contest, the Ravens faced the Pittsburgh Steelers and went home with a loss by a final score of 26-24. Lamar Jackson connected on 11-18 with 238 yds passing and 3 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 121.5 and ended the game with 1 interception. Zay Flowers had an average of 34.5 yards per reception by accumulating 138 yds on 4 catches. Derrick Henry was the leader on the ground for the Ravens with 20 carries for 126 yards (6.3 yds per carry). When the final whistle blew, they ran 45 plays which gave them 359 yards. The Baltimore Ravens ended up running the ball 27 times and amassed 137 yds, which is an average of 5.1 yds per attempt. Against the run, the Ravens gave up 100 yards on 24 tries, which averages out to 4.2 yds per run allowed. Baltimore allowed 31 pass completions on 47 tries for 290 yards, and a completion percentage of 66.0%.

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The Ravens collected 5,647 yards for last season. Baltimore had a total of 141 first downs offensively, and they were called for 99 infractions for 746 total yards. Baltimore compiled 23 touchdowns through the air and 23 ground TD's. They surrendered the ball 23 different times (11 INTs and 12 fumbles lost). As a unit, they had an average of 156.6 rushing yds, which had them ranked 2nd in the NFL. If you're looking at getting the ball into the endzone, the AFC North representatives had an average of 24.9 points per contest.

The Ravens sat 18th in the NFL if you're looking at the other team scoring points, relinquishing 23.4 points per contest. They gave up 4.2 yards per rushing attempt and 106.6 rush yards per game last season. If you're looking at passing yds, the Ravens surrendered 4,214 yards which had them ranked 30th in the NFL. They surrendered 247.9 yards per contest by way of the pass, and conceded a completion rate of 63.8%. Altogether, they surrendered 354.5 per contest, which had them ranked 24th in the NFL. They allowed 23 touchdowns through the air, along with 18 by way of the ground game. Overall, they granted 1,813 rushing yards through 17 contests for last year.

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The Colts finished the season having a 8-9 record. In their last contest, the Colts took a defeat with a final score of 38-30 when they faced the Houston Texans. Riley Leonard (2 touchdowns) walked away from the game with 270 yards on 21-34 passing while his QB rate was 94. He tossed 1 pick and his average yards per pass attempt was 7.9 yds. DJ Giddens carried the ball 8 times for 30 yards, finishing the contest with 3.8 yards per carry for Indianapolis. Alec Pierce was one of the featured targets for the Colts, catching 4 balls for 132 yds (33.0 yds per catch). Indianapolis rushed the football for 2.7 yards per carry, finishing the game with 76 yds on 28 carries. The Colts finished the contest with a total of 354 yards while they ran 63 plays (5.6 yards per play). The Colts secondary gave up a completion percentage of 53.1%, surrendering 205 yds on 17 out of 32 through the air. Indianapolis surrendered 32 rushing attempts for 134 yds (4.2 yards per rush).

When talking about the points being put on the board, the Colts sat 8th in football, averaging 27.4 points per game. Over the course of last season, the Colts compiled 3,873 pass yards and held an average of 227.8 pass yards per game, which ranked them at 9th in pro football. They averaged 118.1 running yards per contest, and toted the ball for 2,007 total yards. The Indianapolis Colts held an average of 345.9 yards per contest, which ranked them at 9th in pro football. The Indianapolis offense conceded 870 total yards on 104 violations, which was 20th in the NFL when analyzing making mistakes. They surrendered 14 interceptions while granting 9 fumbles, and had a total of 199 first downs offensively.

They allowed 24 touchdowns by way of the pass and 247.9 pass yds per contest, which had them ranking 31st in football. Indianapolis granted a total of 1,732 rushing yards (101.9 yards per contest), as well as 16 touchdowns via the rush last season. The defense accrued 21 takeaways (7 fumbles forced and 14 INTs) for last season. Altogether, they yielded 412 total points. The Colts defense participated in 1,114 plays from scrimmage, which was 32nd in football. The Colts granted 24.2 points per contest, ranking them 21st in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's Ravens-Colts NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Colts +3.0

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