NFL Picks Jacksonville Jaguars vs Indianapolis Colts NFL Betting Odds: The Indianapolis Colts kick off their season in front of their hometown faithful when they host the division rival Jacksonville Jaguars at 1 PM ET on Sunday September 13th, 2009. This season the Colts will have the luxury of having a healthy Peyton Manning from the beginning unlike last season when Manning was hobbled with a knee injury in week 1.
They will also have a new look with new coach Jim Caldwell who replaces longtime sideline boss Tony Dungy. The Jaguars meanwhile are looking for a little redemption after last year’s disappointing 5-11 season. The NFL Picks experts at Bodog.com have held the NFL Betting odds steady all week with Indy favored by a touchdown but expect the point spread to climb to Colts -7.5 by game time.
Indianapolis Colts Offense vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Defense: The Colts offense is an explosive unit with a trio of deep threats in the passing game in WR’s Reggie Wayne, Anthony Gonzalez and TE Dallas Clark. Peyton Manning is arguably the best QB in the NFL and is practically a coach on the field that knows how to dissect defenses. This is bad news for Jags defense that has a morbid pass-rush and an inconsistent secondary. Indy RB Joseph Addai has had a strong preseason and could also find some running lanes available against a Jags run D that has taken a few steps backwards in the front seven.
The NFL Picks experts at Bodog.com have the NFL Betting odds on the Jaguars vs Colts Total set at 44.5 points.
Jacksonville Jaguars Offense vs. Indianapolis Colts Defense: The Jacksonville Jaguars offense runs through RB Maurice Jones-Drew who will be playing this game at about 80% with a leg injury.Jones-Drew is a top- 5 NFL back that will be met by a fast Colts front seven that could be among the top-10 best in the NFL. The Jags passing attack is of the dink and dunk variety without any true playmakers but QB David Garrard makes smart decisions. The Jags O-Line was a major weakness last season but they made some solid upgrades. The Jaguars will catch a huge break in this game with the Colts best defensive player S Bob Sanders on the sidelines with a knee injury. The Colts secondary is only slightly above-average with Sanders out.
Intangibles: The Colts are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games against the AFC South and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games. The Jaguars have traditionally beat the number in their season openers going 8-2 ATS in their last 10 season openers.
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