Colts vs. Jaguars: Staff picks and predictions for Week 1

Here’s how the Colts Wire staff sees this Week 1 game shaking out.

The Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars are set for a division bout to open the 2023 season with a matchup Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Something will have to give here. The Colts haven’t won an opening-season game since 2013, and the Jaguars haven’t defeated the Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium since the 2017 season.

The sportsbooks have the Jaguars sitting as decent road favorites, and the experts around the league also are heavily siding with the reigning division champs.

Here’s how the Colts Wire staff sees this Week 1 matchup shaking out: