Atlanta at Indianapolis. This game would be a reasonably simple one to forecast if the Colts had not given the Atlanta Falcons such a difficult time in the last. Indianapolis is 0-8 so far this year, and the Atlanta Falcons have a winning 4-3 record. But their weak point vs the Colts in the last shows that this game could be a great deal closer than anybody predicts. In the last 3 matches between these two squads, Indianapolis has come out ahead every time, generally thumping the Atlanta Falcons in spectacular fashion.

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Nonetheless, this Sunday’s game could only be the opportunity Atlanta is looking for to get over their past miseries vs the Colts and bury them. The sports book shows the Atlanta Falcons as the -7 point favorites to win, and why would that be otherwise? The over-under is established at 44 1/2. The Colts are struggling with a losing season right now, even if that appears not likely.

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Indianapolis has been having a tough year, to claim the least. The squad is scoring an average of merely 15.1 points per game, while permitting 31.5 points per game. The Colts are permitting an average of 144 rushing yards per game, and the Atlanta Falcons have a formidable racing game. If they choose to force the run, the Colts will have an especially tricky time keeping up and could find themselves down early.

The Atlanta Falcons are averaging 22.6 points per game, while permitting an average of 22.3. They’re 2-1 at home and 2-2 on the road so far this season. Atlanta has a formidable defense, permitting merely 98.4 rushing yards per game, so anticipate the Colts to need to count on their passing game, where they average 192.8 yards passing per game.

Indianapolis is weak this season in both their offense and defense, position thirtieth in the league in total offense and scoring. Their eight losses so far this year have matched their combined losses of the previous two Football seasons, and their nine-year stretch of making it to the postseason is essentially over unless a wonder occurs in the 2nd half of the season.


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