Indianapolis at Washington
Liking Indy tonight and here's some info write-ups I found on this game. BOL tonight Everyone! Washington comes into this matchup after experiencing 2 tough road battles with Philadelphia and Green Bay. The Redskins return home a tired squad. They rank 24th in PPG (17.8) and 25th in Rush YPG (88.6). QB Donovan McNabb is still a threat, but only with his arm. He is not the rusher he once was. RB Clinton Portis is out and outside of WR Santana Moss, the ‘Skins are lacking in their receiving corps. On the defensive side, Washington is ranked 30th against the pass, giving up 298 YPG in the air. They must face Peyton Manning and the 3rd ranked scoring offense in the NFL. Manning did not throw either for 300 YP or a TD last week in the squads victory over KC. A bad game is rare for the QB, let alone 2 in a row. QB Matt Schaub threw for 497 yards and 3 TDs against the Redskins a month ago. Indianapolis will have RB Addai and WR Garcon in the lineup to add to the vast offensive arsenal. LB Clint Session is also back and healthy. This game boils down to one simple fact – can Washington’s NFL-worst defense stop Peyton Manning and the Colts’ offense? The Redskins give up 410.2 yards per game and they’ve allowed 30 points in both losses this season. The Colts, as we all know, can put up points in a hurry. They average 401.6 yards of offense per game, Manning is tied for the NFL lead with 11 TD passes and he ranks third with 1,609 yards. WR Reggie Wayne is second in the NFL with 531 yards per game, but they do struggle on the ground with injuries to RBs Joseph Addai and Donald Brown, this rushing attack is only managing 79.8 yards per contest. While Indianapolis doesn’t defend the run very well, the Redskins have their own problems in the backfield with RB Clinton Portis out a month and backup Ryan Torain managing just 40 yards on 16 carries last week. The Colts average 26.3 points per game through three road games this season while the Redskins are managing just 18.7 points per game at home. Indianapolis is a strong team at the betting window, 11-4-1 ATS on the road, 15-7-1 ATS overall, 4-1 in October, 7-1-1 against winning teams and 7-2 as a road favorite. On the other side, the Redskins aren’t such good bets, on slides of 7-15 ATS at home against teams with winning road records, 5-12 at home overall, 1-4-1 as a home ‘dog of up to three points and 0-4-1 ATS in Week 6 action the last five years. Washington is 5-12 ATS their L17 games played at home and 0-4-1 ATS their L5 games played in week 6. Indianapolis is 11-4-1 ATS their L16 games played on the road and 7-1-1 ATS their L9 vs. teams with a winning record.
INDIANAPOLIS: 12-0 ATS (12.2 ppg) since September 28, 2003 on the road when their opponent’s season-to-date average rushing attempts per game is fewer than 25.
Indianapolis Colts -2½ (bought ½ point)
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