Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots
Prediction: Indianapolis Colts +4
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We won with the Colts in Week Nine over the Eagles as they were getting points and stayed within the number. Again, it is hard to label the Colts as a sleeper this week, but any team can be classified as that if they are getting points and it is close to impossible to pass up on Indianapolis when it is an underdog. This is the second instance of it this season and just the third time since the start of last season, not including the final game when starters were rested at Buffalo.

We won playing against New England two weeks ago and won with them last week over Pittsburgh which was a very inspired effort. The Patriots have been near impossible to beat following a loss but now they are coming off a win, a big one at that, and are laying more than a field goal to a team that is equal if not better. This series has been one of the best in football as the last five meetings have been decided by one possession and by an average of 3.8 ppg with the Colts winning four of those outright.

The Patriots have been outgained in six of their nine games this season so the fact that they are 7-2 is definitely surprising to an extent. On top of it, they have no running game and no defense, which are the two top priorities in this league to be successful. New England is getting outgained by an average of 52.1 ypg and it is one of only six teams in the NFL with a winning record that is getting outyarded and easily the most of any team with more than five wins.

Heading into that game against Philadelphia, Manning was second in quarterback rating behind Vince Young but he has since dropped to 10th but it is nothing to be concerned about. I think it actually helps. His last two games have produced ratings of 67 and 69.8 and the last time he has put together consecutive ratings under 70 was back in 2007. He bounced back with a 113 rating the next game and I expect similar here. The Patriots are 29th in total defense and are 27th in opposing quarterback rating allowed.

What Manning has done is more impressive as he is 13-3 ATS as an underdog not including games he was rested or hurt. The Colts won at Arizona 31-10 last season as three-point dog and covered against the Eagles this season as mentioned. Overall, Indianapolis is 14-2-1 ATS in its last 17 games as a road underdog of a field goal or less and that goes back to Manning. He is a true winner and the value is squarely on his side this game or anytime he is getting points.

The Colts are 6-0 ATS in their last six road games coming off a win by six points or less while going 9-1-2 ATS in their last 12 games against teams with a winning record. New England is 4-11 ATS in its last 15 games after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game. Speaking of rushing, play against home teams in the second half of the season that are +/- 30 ypg in rushing going up against teams that are being outrushed by 40 or more ypg. This situation is 54-25 ATS (68.4 percent) over the last 10 seasons. 3* Indianapolis Colts -Matt Fargo (Handicapperspicks.com)

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Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins
Game Date/Time: Monday, November 15, 8:35 ET
Game Location: FedEx Field, Washington, DC
TV/Radio Broadcast: ESPN, Westwood One
NFL Football Odds: Philadelphia Eagles (-3) -125 vs. Washington Redskins (+3) +105: Over/Under 43

Philadelphia (5-3) picked up a big home win last week against the Indianapolis Colts but a late Colts touchdown following a ‘phantom’ call against Peyton Manning left many football betting backers of the Eagles disappointed and disgusted. Washington should be ready for their division rival, as the Redskins are rested off their bye week, and quarterback Donovan McNabb gets a second shot at his former team.

Donovan McNabb and the Redskins beat the Eagles 17-12 in Week 4 this season as a football betting underdog. Washington jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead and held off quarterback Kevin Kolb and the Eagles for a low-scoring win. McNabb was just 8-for-19 and had 125 passing yards in that contest, and he’s been battling behind a suspect offensive lines going through shuffling, changes and little continuity. Washington (4-4) has lacked an identify on offense as head coach Mike Shanahan likes to run the football, and the lack of solid line play has limited the running game. So too has the running back position, as the Redskins had to turn to a scout team running back Ryan Torain with injuries to Clinton Portis. The lack of ground game and consistent passing success will hurt the Redskins and their football betting backers this week.

Philadelphia has too many offensive weapons and Michael Vick is back to starting at quarterback to give the Eagles more mobility and playmaking options. Vick and the Eagles offense struggled in the red zone last week settling for three field goals inside the Colts 10 yard line. But more football betting success is expected this week against a Washington defense that has been among the very worst in the league allowing 393 yards per game. The Eagles should have plenty of success moving the ball with smooth running back LeSean McCoy able to slash and speed his way against a Redskins run defense allowing 4.6 yards per rush to rank #26 in the NFL. McCoy is a big threat in the passing game as well, catching short screens and passes while leading the Eagles in receptions. Big play receivers DeSean Jackson is an electric home run threat with exceptional speed and game breaking ability. Combined with wide receiver Jeremy Macklin, quarterback Vick should have plenty of options for football betting success.

NFL Insider Tip: The road team is 6-1-1 ATS the last eight meetings. Philadelphia coach Andy Reid is 31-15 ATS away with revenge, including 14-5 ATS against division opponents. Reid and the Eagles are 6-0 ATS on the division road on Monday night match-ups. Washington is 0-9 SU and ATS their last nine Monday night home games. Washington is the only NFL team to lose the stats (total yardage) in every game they played this season, and they are most likely to be out-gained by the Eagles again setting up a football betting winner on Philadelphia.

My NFL Predictions: Philadelphia Eagles (-3) -125
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The Colts travel to the nation’s capital to take on the Redskins in a Sunday night showcase at FedEx Field. Washington picked up a dramatic overtime win at home last week to hold off the Packers 16-13 despite being out-rushed 154 to 49. When you bet on NFL games, rushing dominance is a strong indicator of point spread success.
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Yet the Redskins were able to overcome that negative discrepancy last week and both these teams are among the worst in the NFL running the football. Expect plenty of passing this week from a pair of veteran quarterbacks that can find their mark.

Indianapolis Colts vs. Washington Redskins
Game Date/Time: Sunday, October 17, 8:20 ET
Game Location: FedEx Field, Washington, DC
TV/Radio Broadcast: NBC

NFL Football Odds: Indianapolis Colts (-3) -120 vs. Washington Redskins (+3) +100: Over/Under 44

The Colts (3-2) scored their only touchdown of the game late in the fourth quarter last week to win 19-9. If you bet on NFL games and Indianapolis last week, you picked up a fortunate point spread cover against KC. But late scores when needed are nothing new for Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who should have a big day against Washington’s #31 ranked pass defense.

Washington (3-2) has struggled in the running game as back-up castoff Ryan Torain has taken over as the starter with Clinton Portis out with a groin injury. The Colts are also banged up at running back although Joseph Addai is expected to start while nursing a sore shoulder.

Peyton Manning is averaging 322 passing yards per game and 7.4 yards per pass attempt.

With 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions in five games, Manning is the best bet on NFL quarterback in the league. Manning and the Colts trio of wide receivers and top tight end should have great success against the Redskins pass defense allowing 298 yards per game and 65 percent completions.

The Redskins have grappled with injuries and turnover on the offensive line throughout the season. A lack of cohesion has hurt the running game and quarterback Donovan McNabb will be under pressure while passing often against the Colts. Indianapolis has their own injury issues in the secondary, which is depleted at the safety position.

When you bet on NFL games it’s important to find match-ups that expose weakness and both these teams should attack through the air with secondary concerns.

Washington has beaten Dallas, Philadelphia and Green Bay this season, all as underdogs. But after allowing the Packers to pile up 427 yards offense last week (395 in regulation) at 6.9 yards per play, it appears they will have trouble controlling the leagues best passer and a Colts offense capable of moving the ball all day through the air.

NFL Insider Tip: Washington is allowing 298 passing yards per game. The Redskins allowed 282 passing yards to Tony Romo, 497 passing yards to Matt Schaub and 293 passing yards to Aaron Rogers. Now they face the NFL’s most precise and best passer Peyton Manning and Redskins opponents are passing 65 percent of the time against Washington. Colts games have gone ‘over’ the total in seven of their last nine regular season contests.

Though the ‘under’ has cashed in 13 of Washington’s L/18 home games, this year’s stop unit is hardly formidable. The bet on NFL move to make in this Sunday Night thriller is on the over as both Manning and McNabb light up the D.C sky!

My NFL Predictions: Indianapolis/Washington Over 44
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Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Game Date/Time: Sunday, October 3rd, 4:05 ET
Game Location: Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, FL
TV/Radio Broadcast: CBS, Westwood One, Sirius

NFL Odds: Indianapolis Colts (-7) -110 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (+7) -110: Over/Under 46

The Colts really looked like they were running a clinic last week at Mile High Stadium, as they devoured the NFL odds and smashed the Broncos 27-13 in a game that was never really out of their control. Yes, Indianapolis had several tense moments in the game, but every time something big was needed, No. 18 stepped up to the plate.

Peyton Manning is still one of the best in the biz, and his numbers prove it once again this year. Manning has thrown for 1,013 yards and nine TDs without tossing an INT on the year, and his 69.1 completion percentage is amongst the best in the NFL.

The question, as always, is whether the Colts can stop the run or not. They did so last week with no problems, holding Denver to just 47 yards on 18 carries, but the Jags have averaged 180.6 YPG on the ground in their L/8 against them.

As for the Jaguars, they’re going to have their work cut out for them if they want to beat the NFL odds on Sunday.

David Garrard not only has to look over his shoulder at Luke McCown now, but at the newly acquired Trent Edwards as well. Garrard is only completing 59.5 percent of his passes for 448 yards and four scores against five picks this year, numbers which certainly aren’t good enough at this level.

The Jags were outgained by 213 yards last week in a 28-3 home defeat to the Philadelphia Eagles, which might signal the beginning of the end of the 2010 season. Jacksonville has allowed 66 points over the L/2 weeks against playoff caliber opponents, but neither of them are up to the level of Manning and the Colts. Needless to say, it will be an uphill climb to conquer the NFL odds in this one.

NFL Insider Tip: The Jags are just 7-25 ATS in their L/32 games on grass against the NFL odds.
This is just a bad case of a big time mismatch for the Jags. Jacksonville just isn’t ready to step up to the plate and beat this type of a team, regardless of whether it is home or away. Put up more nail in Jack Del Rio’s coffin as the head coach of the Jaguars.

Peyton and company will beat the NFL odds on Sunday.

My NFL Predictions: Indianapolis Colts (-7) -110

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Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans
Game Date/Time: Sunday, September 12th, 1:00 ET
Game Location: Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX
TV/Radio Broadcast: CBS, Westwood One, Sirius

NFL Odds: Indianapolis Colts (-2) -110 vs. Houston Texans (+2) -110: Over/Under 47

Is it already too early to use the term “biggest game in the history of the Houston Texans?” This is clearly a make or break year for the franchise, as Gary Kubiak knows that he has to make the playoffs or his time in the Lone Star State is probably over. For that to happen, games like this are ones that his team simply has to win.

It’s all starting to fall in line for the Texans. Their secondary, one of the key weaknesses for them in recent years, looks shored up with rookie Kareem Jackson taking over for the previously disgruntled Dunta Robinson, and Arian

Foster looks like a keeper at running back. We already know that this front seven for Houston is incredible in spite of the fact that Brian Cushing has been suspended for the opening month of the season, and the passing combination of Matt Schaub to Owen Daniels and Andre Johnson is fantastic.

For the Colts, there are still some questions to be answered, namely about the defense. Still, it’s the offense we’re focusing in on right now, as Peyton Manning and new offensive coordinator Clyde Christensen need to get on the same page in a hurry, or this season could start off poorly.

Houston has only beaten Indy once in its franchise’s history, but just as there is a first time for everything, there’s a second time for everything as well.

Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Jets
Game Date/Time: Monday, September 13th, 7:00 ET
Game Location: New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, NY
TV/Radio Broadcast: ESPN, Westwood One, Sirius

NFL Odds: Baltimore Ravens (+2.5) -110 vs. New York Jets (-2.5) -110: Over/Under 36.5

This is a short and sweet explanation. The Ravens might be the best team in the NFL this year in spite of the fact that they are dealing with a number of defensive injuries. The idea of sending Ray Lewis up against Mark Sanchez just doesn’t seem fair on paper for the hosts. Pair that with the possibility of Haloti Ngata and Terrence Cody accidentally eating Shonn Greene as an appetizer, and that’s two main cogs gone standing in the way of victory.

On the other side of the ball, Baltimore’s offense knows what Rex Ryan’s defense is going to do after watching it for years in practice. Joe Flacco, Ray Rice, Willis McGahee, Derrick Mason, and Anquan Boldin just make too strong of a combination to be beaten.

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Hopeful eyes will be honed in on the Minnesota sideline when it takes on San Francisco in NBC’s Sunday night telecast waiting to see if good ‘ol #4 will lace ‘em up and take a few reps against the 49ers first team defense. If so, I’m betting his efforts won’t be enough to allow the Vikings to cash tickets on the football money line as underdogs in this contest.
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Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers
Game Date/Time: Sunday, August 22nd, 8:00 ET
Game Location: Monster Park, San Francisco, CA
TV/Radio Broadcast: NBC, Sirius

NFL Odds: Minnesota Vikings (+3) -110 vs. San Francisco 49ers (-3) -110: Over/Under: 35

Though the Vikings pasted the Rams in their first exhibition game of the preseason, all the news is currently centered around Brett Favre and how he finally decided to make one last go of it to capture the Vikings franchise first ever Super Bowl victory.

Regardless of whether he’ll get any game action in this spot, the Vikings will very much want to build off of their solid football money line victory against St. Louis. They went off the board as 2.5-point underdogs, but made the oddsmakers look foolish after they trounced the Rams 28-7 to easily cash NFL bettor’s money line tickets.

While Tarvaris Jackson did nothing to impress, the same can’t be said of Sage Rosenfels who lit the Rams defense up to the tune of 310 yards passing and three TDs. Defensively, the Vikings looked to be in mid season form as well giving up 150 combined yards and allowing St. Louis to convert just 3-of-14 third down tries.

When taking a gander at the box score from last week’s game at Indianapolis, the 37-17 final would lead you to believe that Head Coach Mike Singletary’s squad dominated from the onset.

That was far from the case however, as it wasn’t until Peyton Manning and the rest of the first teamers departed with a 10-0 lead that San Francisco caught fire. That will not have sat well with the firey Singletary who will most definitely expect more from his team in this spot.

Since taking over the Niners reins, the former Chicago Bears linebacker has won four of the five games he’s coached in the preseason against the football betting line. Though his club failed to cover the spread, San Fran is a perfect 2-0 SU in both home games during that stretch.

NFL Insider Tip: Now that the Vikings have their lynchpin back in place, I don’t foresee them doing much of anything to compete throughout the remainder of the exhibition season – And why would they? They were an overtime loss away from going to the Super Bowl a year ago, and a bulk of the pieces from that squad are still in place.

There really just isn’t much to be decided right now. Favre has let it be known that this will be his swan song of a season, so why would Head Coach Brad Childress want to put any of his major contributors in harms way when the games simply don’t count.

On the flipside, the Niners are expected to walk away with the NFC West Title for the first time in years. Singletary is a coach that above all wants to win, and I firmly believe he’ll have his men ready to trounce these guys this evening. It also doesn’t hurt that it would maybe take some of the sting of that brutal Week 3 loss they suffered in the Dome last season. Not much, but maybe a little…

Look for the Niners to at the very least cover the football money line in this contest!

My NFL Preseason Predictions: San Francisco 49ers -165

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