{"id":19081,"date":"2011-11-03T09:19:54","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T14:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=19081"},"modified":"2011-11-03T09:19:54","modified_gmt":"2011-11-03T14:19:54","slug":"nfl-picks-against-the-spread-atlanta-falcons-vs-indianapolis-colts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-picks-against-the-spread-atlanta-falcons-vs-indianapolis-colts-19081\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Picks Against the Spread: Atlanta Falcons vs. Indianapolis Colts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atlanta Falcons at Indianapolis Colts
\nSunday, 11\/6\/11, 1:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FOX
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Atlanta -8
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Atlanta -7
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 45
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 44.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Atlanta Falcons RB Michael Turner is enjoying a solid 2011 NFL campaign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Atlanta is 4-3 on the season and some in the locker room are not happy about the situation despite coming off a bye week on a two-game winning streak.\u00a0 \u201cIf you told me before the season we\u2019d be 4-3 going into the bye week, I would say that\u2019s not good enough,\u201d commented Falcons defensive tackle Corey Peters.\u00a0 At least his side of the ball has gotten better after a rough start, allowing just 315.5 yards per game over the last two contests.\u00a0 Atlanta is 8-3 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points, while the \u2018over\u2019 is 20-19 in the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Falcons have a vibrant offensive attack that is led by running back Michael Turner, gaining 621 yards, including consecutive games of going over the century mark against Carolina and Detroit.\u00a0 Atlanta also likes the improvement seen in the passing game led by Matt Ryan, as he grows more comfortable with rookie Julio Jones, who has caught 25 passes for 358 yards in five games.\u00a0 The wide receiver out of Alabama has returned to the practice field after missing two games with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n

Indianapolis is 0-8 on the season and hopes to final grab a victory at Lucas Oil Stadium a venue that has seen the franchise drop three close contests already.\u00a0 The Colts return off a three-game road trip and were last seen on this field dropping a 28-24 decision to the Kansas City Chiefs as one-point home favorites.\u00a0 \u201cWe certainly know what we\u2019re capable of doing,\u201d commented quarterback Curtis Painter.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ve just got to get sharper and not be inconsistent.\u201d\u00a0 Indianapolis is 1-3 ATS as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points this season, while the \u2018over\u2019 has cashed in all three home games this season.<\/p>\n

The Colts have been surprisingly strong in stopping opponents\u2019 rushing attacks, limiting the Tennessee Titans to just 3.1 yards per carry in Week 8.\u00a0 Indianapolis has also been better with its own running game, averaging over 4.0 yards per carry in six of eight games this season.\u00a0 It\u2019s still important to note that the offense ranks 30th in total yards and scoring.\u00a0 Painter has struggled under center and has thrown just a single scoring pass versus four interceptions in the last three contests.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Falcons due to their 8-3 ATS mark in November, while the Colts are 1-4 ATS in their last five home games.<\/p>\n

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Atlanta Falcons at Indianapolis Colts Sunday, 11\/6\/11, 1:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FOX Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Atlanta -8 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Atlanta -7 Opening Total:\u00a0 45 Current Total:\u00a0 44.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Atlanta is 4-3 on the season and some in the locker room are not happy about the situation despite coming off a bye […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":5439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[123,5333,126,5619,422,423],"class_list":["post-19081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-curtis-painter","tag-indianapolis-colts","tag-lucas-oil-stadium","tag-matt-ryan","tag-michael-turner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19081"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19083,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19081\/revisions\/19083"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}