The Indianapolis Colts, widely considered the second best team in football, will host one of the most profitable teams for sports bettors in the NFC, the 3-1 SU and ATS Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The linesmakers at Sportsbook.com have the Indianapolis Colts as -9.5 point home favorites. The line opened at 10 points but the Bucs received a bunch of the early money moving the line down half a point.
Indianapolis was their usual dominant self last week by blowing out an overmatched Denver Broncos team 38-20 as -10 favs. Tampa Bay has been looking like the Tampa Bay of old lately and last week they took care of business on the road by whipping the Carolina Panthers 20-7 as + 3 dogs.
In this game Indianapolis head coach Tony Dungy will be facing his former team for only the second time since facing them in 2002. Tampa Bay will depend on QB Jeff Garcia to provide consistent turnover free football too keep an Indianapolis offense that has averaged 32.8 PPG off the field. Garcia will have to operate the offense without Left Tackle Luke Petitgout (leg) and starting RB Cadillac Williams (Knee) who were both lost for the year. The TOTAL is listed at 45 points at Sportsbook.com.
Luckily for the Tampa offense however, Indy will be minus their best defensive player Safety Bob Sanders (Ribs). Earnest Graham and Michael Pittman are capable replacements for Williams and they should be able to gain yardage against an Indy D that is surrendering 4.5 yards per carry.
MVP Colts QB Peyton Manning might be operating without two of his top weapons on offense with both WR Marvin Harrison (Knee) and RB Joseph Addai (Shoulder) being game time decisions to play. Addai’s replacement is Kenton Keith is a 210 Lb. rookie Tailback that has averaged 5.8 yards per carry on 23 rushes and could have success against a Tampa Bay defense that is vulnerable up the middle. Peyton Manning has been adapt at picking apart the Cover 2 defense that Tampa runs so it will be vital for the Buccaneers to get in Manning’s face.
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