----Okay I'm back. sorry addict about the lateness of my post, but keeping my 3.9 in college comes first before Madjack, unfortunately. Now I have some time in between classes and can finally post on your question about the colts/broncos game this week.
Here's a couple things to ponder before playing the game: (I will add more as the week goes on but here's just a start)
Likes:
1. Peyton Manning vs. Broncos Defense: Since 1998, the Colts are 7-2 against the Broncos. For my data I'm throwing away one game because it was a meaningless week 17 and Manning spend over 3 quarters watching the Broncos destroy 2nd & 3rd stringers 33-14. I'm also throwing out the 2 playoff games because as everyone knows, the regular season is completely different than the post season (btw I'm not throwing this out because Peyton's numbers are better in the regular season compared to the post season. If you look at his playoff stats against the Broncos he has done very well.) ........ time is up! will continue after class :facepalm:
Dislikes:
1. Colts are a good road team, well kinda: Over the last 2 regular seasons (2008-2009) they have gone 13-2 on the road SU. Yes, I know that only adds up to 15 games because I'm excluding last years buffalo game in week 17 because the practice squad played the bills for over 3 quarters. In the 13 wins, Indy has won by an average of 9.38ppg. In the 2 losses, Indy has lost by an average of 15ppg. So based on this data, if you think the Colts are going to win the line won't matter because it is only 6 pts right now and they have an average road win of 9.38 points. Sounds pretty good, right? This data is a quite misleading and here's why:
61% (8/13) of these 13 road wins have come by 4 points or less.
15% (2/13) were between 7-20pts
23% (3/13) were by 21+
**And if you add in the 2 losses by the Colts, they win by less then 6pts or lose 67% of the time in the last 2 seasons.
So yes, while the Colts may be a good road team winning almost 87% of their road games in the last 2 years, the majority of the time it is by only a few points.