After their win over the New England Patriots in Week 13, the Indianapolis Colts are now 6-7 on the season and their playoff hopes are still alive.
They're currently on the outside looking in as the No. 8 seed in the AFC, a full two games behind the seventh-seeded Denver Broncos with just four games left to play.
From Tuesday, December 3rd, The Colts' odds of making the playoffs are +220, with the implied probability of them making the postseason at 31.3 percent. If you want to hedge your bets, the odds of the Colts missing the playoffs are -275.
However, making up ground and overturning a two-game deficit with just four games remaining will be no easy task. One thing that helps the Colts is that they actually play the Broncos after the bye week. With a win, they would have tied a complete game against Denver and would have the head-to-head lead if there was a tie between them at the end of the season.
To be clear, though, a loss puts the Colts all but out of the playoffs.
Indianapolis' schedule is also quite favorable for the end of the season. Heading into the game against New England, the Colts had the least strength remaining of any team, with Denver being the game the Colts had left against a team with a winning record.
For what it's worth, the Colts are 5-1 against teams under the .500 mark this season.
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