Cincinnati Bengals @ Indianapolis Colts — Prediction & Odds, NFL Week 16 2026

Sunday, December 27, 2026 · 12:00 PM CT · Lucas Oil Stadium (retractable roof)

Game preview

The market makes Cincinnati Bengals a 1.5-point favourite over Indianapolis Colts, with the game total at 52.5.

Moneylines sit at -122 for Cincinnati Bengals and +102 for Indianapolis Colts, a devigged 47% win probability for Indianapolis Colts; splitting the spread and total leaves market-implied team totals of 27 for Cincinnati Bengals and 25.5 for Indianapolis Colts.

The Sport Stack's nflsim engine projects Cincinnati Bengals — Joe Burrow (QB) at 258 passing yards and 10 rushing yards, Chase Brown (RB) at 64 rushing yards and 27 receiving yards; Indianapolis Colts — Daniel Jones (QB) at 254 passing yards and 14 rushing yards, Jonathan Taylor (RB) at 81 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards.

Kickoff is Sunday, December 27, 2026 · 12:00 PM CT, at Lucas Oil Stadium, indoors.

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Consensus market (intraday)

Consensus market for Bengals at Colts — lines as of Sun, 9/13 · 12:16 PM CT
MarketConsensus
SpreadCIN -1.5
Total52.5
Moneyline (CIN / IND)-122 / +102
IND implied win probability47%
Implied team totals (CIN — IND)27.0 — 25.5

Devigged cross-book consensus, updated as lines move. See the power ratings for the model's implied line on any matchup.

Player projections

Cincinnati Bengals · 27.0 proj pts
Joe Burrow (QB) — 258 pass yds · 10 rush yds
Chase Brown (RB) — 64 rush yds · 27 rec yds
Ja'Marr Chase (WR) — 69 rec yds · 5.6 rec
Indianapolis Colts · 25.5 proj pts
Daniel Jones (QB) — 254 pass yds · 14 rush yds
Jonathan Taylor (RB) — 81 rush yds · 23 rec yds
Josh Downs (WR) — 52 rec yds · 4.4 rec

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