Super Bowl Odds: Indianapolis Colts (-5) (Over/Under 56.5)
The Indianapolis Colts are favored by 5 over the New Orleans Saints in this season’s Super Bowl, so nothing new for the Colts. Indy is also favored by bettors, and once again, not much is new. Indy was 12-5-1 ATS this season, making the popular choice the right choice more than 66% of the time. The Colts were 7-1 ATS away from home, and I almost forgot to mention, the Colts won every game that Peyton Manning played every snap. Their only two losses, back-ups played integral roles, and Peyton watched from the sidelines.
The Colts started the season 14-0, finding ways to win in tight games, and dominating some good teams along the way, but one thing stayed consistent, they won football games. 7 of their 14 regular season wins were by four points or fewer, but they always won.
Week 16 saw the Colts up in the 3rd quarter against the Jets, with a possible undefeated season on the line, yet Peyton came out, Curtis Painter went in, and history wouldn’t re-write itself as the Jets beat Indy 29-15.
Week 17 saw even less of Peyton and his starting cast and the score reflected that, as the Colts were destroyed by the Buffalo Bills 30-7, having many claim that maybe the Colts had lost their mojo.
Well, if they lost anything, it was back when they met the Ravens in the 2nd week of the playoffs. Indy dominated the elite rushing attack of the Ravens, and won easily 20-3. Against the same Jets team they lost to in Week 16, the Colts fell behind early only to turn it on in the 2nd half and win running away, 30-17. Once again, they used their stout run defense to shut down the league’s best rushing attack.
The Colts struggled against elite offenses this season, winning two very close games against Houston and sneaking one out 35-34 against the New England Patriots back in November. However, this season, Peyton has yet to lose a game in which he’s played every snap.
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