Colts vs. Broncos Free Pick
DENVER, CO (The Spread) – Peyton Manning will look to gain his revenge against Andrew Luck and the Colts when the Broncos host Indy on Sunday Night Football tonight at 8:30PM ET.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Broncos are 7.5-point home favorites over the visiting Colts, while the total is currently sitting at 55.5 points. Denver opened as 7.5-point favorites and that’s where the line currently sits, while the total hasn’t budged either after opening at 55.5.
The question facing the Colts is whether or not they did enough to surround franchise quarterback Andrew Luck with talent. They team did sign free agent Hakeem Nicks to add to a receiving corps that includes T.Y. Hilton and Reggie Wayne, as well as to a talented tight end duo of Dwayne Allen and Coby Fleener. But the running game is a massive question mark and the defense, despite adding D’Qwell Jackson in free agency, remains a wildcard as well.
After their embarrassing effort in the Super Bowl, John Elway decided to revamp Denver’s defense this offseason. The team made several splashes in free agency, signing cornerback Aqib Talib, defensive end DeMarcus Ware and safety T.J. Ward. The Broncos also added even more firepower to their offense with the selection of receiver Cody Latimer in the second round and also nabbed defensive back Bradley Roby in the first. Wes Welker has been suspended for the first four games of the season and the team lost Eric Decker to the Jets in free agency, but Peyton Manning still has plenty of weapons at his disposal in Demaryius Thomas, Julius Thomas and Montee Ball.
NFL FREE PICK: Take the over. According to latest NFL trends, the over is 7-1 in the last eight meetings between these two teams and 5-1 in the Colts’ last six road games. The over is also 4-0 in the Broncos’ last four games in September, 4-0 in their last four games in Week 1 and 27-11-1 in their last 39 home games. Expect Manning to light up the scoreboard on a weekly basis, with or without guys like Decker and Welker in the lineup.
2014 NFL WEEK 1 FREE PICK: DENVER BRONCOS -7.5
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