LT Profits Indianapolis Colts UNDER
While the Colts may very well have one of the most explosive offenses of all time, they were held to a season low 23 points by Houston last week, and they now must face one of the best defenses in the NFL. Peyton Manning faced more pressure last week than he had seen all season, and you can bet that the Ravens were taking notes. Not that Baltimore needs to improve that much, given that they are allowing just 15.8 points per game. These clubs last met in 2002 here in Indianapolis, with the Colts escaping with the 22-20 victory. Unless the Colt running backs do a better job of picking up the blitz this week than they did vs. the Texans, we see the Colts topping out at 24 points or so here. That should be good enough to get the victory but not enough to go OVER this hefty total. Baltimore has gone UNDER in 5 of their 6 road games this season, with a remarkably low average combined total score in those games of only 28.5 points per game! While quarterback Kyle Boller has looked good at times at home, he has not displayed that same confidence on the road, and he should have a tough time again vs. a Colts defense that has improved dramatically as of late. In fact, Indy has only allowed 14.2 points per game over the last 5 games, and while we do not feel they are THAT good, we do think they should have another good performance vs. this Ravens offense
While the Colts may very well have one of the most explosive offenses of all time, they were held to a season low 23 points by Houston last week, and they now must face one of the best defenses in the NFL. Peyton Manning faced more pressure last week than he had seen all season, and you can bet that the Ravens were taking notes. Not that Baltimore needs to improve that much, given that they are allowing just 15.8 points per game. These clubs last met in 2002 here in Indianapolis, with the Colts escaping with the 22-20 victory. Unless the Colt running backs do a better job of picking up the blitz this week than they did vs. the Texans, we see the Colts topping out at 24 points or so here. That should be good enough to get the victory but not enough to go OVER this hefty total. Baltimore has gone UNDER in 5 of their 6 road games this season, with a remarkably low average combined total score in those games of only 28.5 points per game! While quarterback Kyle Boller has looked good at times at home, he has not displayed that same confidence on the road, and he should have a tough time again vs. a Colts defense that has improved dramatically as of late. In fact, Indy has only allowed 14.2 points per game over the last 5 games, and while we do not feel they are THAT good, we do think they should have another good performance vs. this Ravens offense
