Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts Odds
The Indianapolis Colts (0-13) will be looking for their first win of the season when they host the Tennessee Titans (7-6) Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
While odds makers think Indy can keep this one competitive, they ultimately think it will drop its 14th straight.
The Colts are currently a seven-point underdog with the total set at 41.
The Colts only managed 167 yards of offense in last Sunday’s 24-10 road loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
Dan Orlovsky completed 17 of 37 passes for 136 yards with one touchdown and one interception against arguably the best defensive team in the NFL.
Pierre Garcon led the team with five catches and 46 receiving yards. Jacob Tamme hauled in Orlovsky’s lone touchdown pass.
Donald Brown led the team in rushing with just 28 yards on nine carries.
The Titans enter Week 15 off a 22-17 home loss to the New Orleans Saints.
Rookie Jake Locker connected on 13 of 29 passes for 282 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions in relief of Matt Hasselbeck, who left the game with a strained left calf. Hasselbeck is currently listed as questionable.
Locker also led the team in rushing with 36 yards and a touchdown on six carries. Star running back Chris Johnson only gained 23 yards on 11 totes.
Nate Washington, who hauled in six passes for 130 yards and a score, is expected to play through a nagging ankle injury this week.
The Colts have won five of the last six in the series but the Titans won the most recent meeting 27-10 on Oct. 30.
The Titans rushed for 96 yards in that game and should be able to record another victory if they can rush for as many yards Sunday. They are 5-0 when rushing for at least 95 yards this season.
There’s a good chance they’ll reach 95 yards this week as the Colts rank 30th in the league against the sun with 144.3 yards allowed per contest.
The Colts are only 4-9 against the spread on the season, but history indicates they may be worth backing Sunday. Consider that home teams are 29-7 against the spread in the second half of the season the last 10 seasons if they are coming off three of more consecutive losses, have a winning percentage of 25 percent or worse and are playing a team with a winning record.
Teams fitting this situation have been underdogs of 6.1 points on average but have only lost by an average of 2.6 points.
As far as the total is concerned, the under has been the play. These two have finished under the number in 11 of the last 13 meetings, including six in a row in Indianapolis.
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