In what looks like an interesting AFC vs NFC match-up the Indianapolis Colts vs Carolina Panthers game will kick off Sunday at 1pm in Carolina. Unfortunately for the Colts they have little time to prepare for the Panthers as they are coming off a road Monday Night game in Jacksonville only to go on the road again for an early Sunday game. In the Monday Night game the Colts, 4-2 ATS, dominated on both sides of the ball with a convincing 29-7 win In Jacksonville as -3 favorites. With 43 year old QB Vinny Testaverede leading the offense the Carolina Panthers, 4-2 ATS, hammered the Arizona Cardinals on the road 25-10 as +6 dogs in Week 6. Sportsbook.com has the Indianapolis Colts as -6.5 point favorites.
This week it will either be Testaverde or David Carr , Carr is more mobile but Vinny makes better decisions. For the Panthers to pull of an upset in this game they will need to feed their two headed running tandem of Deshaun Foster and DeAngelo Williams with at least 25-30 carries. Carolina is averaging 4.6 yards per carry but they might find room to run on Indy difficult as they are only allowing 107.0 yards per game on D. Testaverde looked sharp in his return but is immobility could seriously hurt him against Indianapolis’s furious pass-rush. Sportsbook.com has the Total on the Indianapolis Colts vs Carolina Panthers game at 44 points.
On defense the Panthers must try to get some heat on Peyton Manning to take some pressure off their cornerbacks. Carolina has a nice set of DB’s to match-up with Indy’s weapons in the passing game but Carolina has only recorded 4 sacks this season. Colts RB Joseph Addai has been on a tear this year and it will be up to the Panthers strong set of linebackers to contain him. If The Panthers can’t contain Addai, Manning will run effective. play action fakes all day long.
Bettors need to keep track of the status of Indy’s WR Marvin Harrison and DE Dwight Freeney who are listed as probable. The Panthers run stopping middle linebacker Dan Morgan is listed as probable and his status should also be followed closely. The weather in carolina will be cool and clear around 60 degrees. The Colts have won 15 of 18 games against the NFC will this trend continue? Can the Panthers being well rested off their bye week take advantage of the Colts short preparation time?
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