NFL picks · 2026 Week 8 · Sunday, November 1 · 1:00 PM ET

Colts vs Jaguars prediction

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars, NFL Week 8. Our model projects the game, the sportsbooks price it, and the two numbers sit side by side below. The priced plays — the safest side, the value bet, the win + kicker combo and the props — are on the members' board; the projection is public, and every pick is graded here after the game.

The projection · public

Jaguars 29, Colts 19

Jaguars by 9.9 · 48 total points

Projected margin
JAX −9.9
market: JAX −7.5
Projected total
48
market: 46.5
Raw model win probability
80.8%
Jacksonville Jaguars · before blending with the market
Market implies
77.3%
Jacksonville Jaguars from the moneyline -380

The model projects Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Indianapolis Colts 29–19; the market agrees on the favorite and prices the spread at 7.5. On the total, the model's 48 sits above the market's 46.5. The raw model gives Jacksonville Jaguars a 80.8% chance to win; the moneyline price implies 77.3%. We never bet the raw model — the published probability on every play blends it with the market, and that blended number is what the board shows members.

A projection is an expected outcome, not a promise: the other side happens, and favorites lose. 21+ and only where sports betting is legal.

Line movement · public

Where the line has gone

Spread
JAX -7.5
unchanged since we first posted it
Total
46.5
unchanged since we first posted it
JAX moneyline
-380
unchanged since we first posted it

First posted on our board Tue Oct 27; "now" is our latest refresh. A line that moves toward a side generally means more money has come in on that side. Every book's price on this game →

The board on this game · members

What the box priced

Every play below carries the blended probability, the price it was published at and the edge over that price. For visitors the plays stay sealed; a free account opens the week's free pick, a membership opens all of it.

PlayBetPriceOur probabilityEdge
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Value bet ████████sealedsealedsealed
Spread lean ████████sealedsealedsealed
Total lean ████████sealedsealedsealed
Win + kicker████████sealedsealedsealed
Kicker████████sealedsealedsealed
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Projected stat lines

PlayerTeamPosProjection
Daniel JonesINDQB████████████
Jonathan TaylorINDRB████████████
Tyler WarrenINDTE████████████
Keenan AllenINDWR████████████
Trevor LawrenceJAXQB████████████
Bhayshul TutenJAXRB████████████
Parker WashingtonJAXWR████████████
Jakobi MeyersJAXWR████████████

This game is a leg in 12 tickets on the board this week: Safe stack · 2 moneylines (2 legs, -207); Safe stack · 3 moneylines (3 legs, -101); Safe stack · 4 moneylines (4 legs, +153); Balanced build · 5 legs (5 legs, +242); +1000 ticket (6 legs, +1015) and 7 more.

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Around the game

Injuries and news the board saw

TeamPlayerStatusInjury
INDAnthony Gould WRQuestionableConcussion
INDBryce Boettcher LBQuestionableGroin
INDCJ Allen LBQuestionableAnkle
INDJustin Walley CBQuestionableKnee
INDSauce Gardner CBQuestionableCalf
INDTyler Warren TEQuestionableGroin
JAXAntonio Johnson SQuestionableAnkle
JAXMontaric Brown CBQuestionableHamstring
JAXRoss Matiscik LSQuestionableShoulder

The board rebuilds every morning and again before kickoff, so injuries and line moves feed the numbers above; this page shows the board as last published (2026-10-27).

Questions

About this prediction

What is the model's projected score for Colts vs Jaguars?

Jacksonville Jaguars 29, Indianapolis Colts 19 — Jacksonville Jaguars by 9.9 points and 48 total points. The market line when the board was built was Jacksonville Jaguars by 7.5 with a total of 46.5.

Who does the model favor to win Colts vs Jaguars?

Jacksonville Jaguars. The raw model gives them a 80.8% chance; the moneyline price of -380 implies 77.3%. The priced play on this game — the safest side, blended with the market — is on the members' board.

Is this pick guaranteed?

No. A probability is not a promise: the other side happens, and favorites pay short prices for exactly that reason. Black Box Bets is an information service, not a sportsbook; no pick, parlay or strategy is guaranteed to profit, and past results — including the 2018–2025 test — do not predict future ones. Bet only what you can afford to lose, 21+ and only where sports betting is legal.

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