New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts Point Spread Pick and Betting Odds. The New England Patriots will do battle away from home against Indianapolis Colts in the Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, 18th October. The away team of the New England Patriots are currently in favour, with BetOnline offering a -7½ point start on the spread line, with odds of -102. Total points on the line are currently standing at 55.
Betting Odds
Point Spread: Patriots -7.5
Total Line: 55
New England have claimed victories in each of the four games they’ve already played, the latest coming in a 30-6 win against the Dallas Cowboys. And if history repeats itself, the Patriots will be in for a fifth win against Indianapolis, a team they’ve won against in their last six games. New England have an exceptionally strong offensive line up, which has led them to their current position of first in the AFC East division. Quarterback, Tom Brady was named top passer of the game, while LeGarrette Blount and Julian Edelman claimed the honours of top rusher and top receiver, respectively.
Offensively, the New England Patriots are averaging 37.2 points per game played, ranking them 2nd in the NFL 2015 regular season overall, just behind the Arizona Cardinals. However, when it comes to total pass yards gained on average per match (331.2) and total yards overall gained per match on average (423.8), the Patriots are ranked number one. The defence has lacked a little here and there, although generally comes together to form a cohesive unit, allowing an average of 19 points per game to opponents and ranking them eighth overall.
Indianapolis have had a more average season so far, currently standing 3-2 in the AFC South division. Last week saw them face off against the Houston Texans in a winning effort, with the game ending in a 27-20 outcome. This marked their third consecutive win, two of which were made without quarterback, Andrew Luck. However, the Colts are still wavering, and Luck has only a 50-60% chance of returning from his shoulder injury to play against New England. Whether he is in play, or if the Colts continue on with Matt Hasselbeck, the team’s chances aren’t looking so good.
The strongest issue lies in the Colts’ offensive play, which has only seen them make it to an average of 19.8 points per game. As is such, they’re ranked 24th overall, while only gaining an average total of 334.8 yards per game gives them a position of 23rd. Defence have managed to hold opponents to an average of 22.6 points per game, ranking them 16th overall, but the yards given up equate to an average of 398.8, sending them to the bottom in 28th position.
New England at Indianapolis Betting Trends
New England is 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games overall.
The Patriots are 5-0-1 against the spread in their last 6 games.
The game total has gone over in 6 of New England’s last 8 road games against the Colts.
Indianapolis is 1-5 against the spread in their last 6 games.
The Colts 1-4 against the spread in their last 5 games against New England.
Injury Report
New England
LB Dont’a Hightower Ribs “?” Sunday vs. Indianapolis
T Nate Solder Elbow “?” Sunday vs. Indianapolis
C Ryan Wendell Illness “?” Sunday vs. Indianapolis
LB Jon Bostic Acquired “?” Sunday vs. Indianapolis
WR Aaron Dobson Undisclosed “?” Sunday vs. Indianapolis
CB Bradley Fletcher Hamstring “?” Sunday vs. Indianapolis
DL Trey Flowers Shoulder “?” Sunday vs. Indianapolis
C Bryan Stork Concussion IR – designated to return
WR Brandon LaFell Foot PUP
FB James Develin Tibia IR
Indianapolis
QB Andrew Luck Shoulder “?” Sunday vs. New England
LB Bjoern Werner Hamstring “?” Sunday vs. New England
LB Jerrell Freeman Groin “?” Sunday vs. New England
RB Tyler Varga Concussion “?” Sunday vs. New England
CB Jalil Brown Groin IR
CB D’Joun Smith Knee out indefinitely
RB Vick Ballard Hamstring IR
RB Dan Herron Shoulder IR
DE Arthur Jones Ankle IR
Consensus Pick (ATS)
New England: 92%
Indianapolis: 8%
Free NFL Pick
This will come down to whether or not Andrew Luck plays. We believe that either way the Patriots will win this game, but if Luck is behind center it is our opinion that he’ll create enough scoring to stay within the number. The problem is with the number. We believe that it will drop to below 7 if Luck is declared the starter, so if you agree with our projections, you may want to put a little down now.
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