{"id":25336,"date":"2012-10-05T11:30:04","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T16:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=25336"},"modified":"2012-10-05T11:00:16","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T16:00:16","slug":"green-bay-packers-vs-indianapolis-colts-nfl-week-5-betting-odds-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/green-bay-packers-vs-indianapolis-colts-nfl-week-5-betting-odds-and-predictions-25336\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Bay Packers vs. Indianapolis Colts: NFL Week 5 Betting Odds and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Green Bay Packers at Indianapolis Colts
\nSunday, 10\/7\/12, 1:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FOX
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Green Bay -6.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Green Bay -7
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 48
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 47.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Green Bay Packers are 0-3 all-time when playing in Indianapolis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Green Bay evened up its record at 2-2 with last week\u2019s 28-27 win over the New Orleans Saints as 7.5-point home favorites, but will now try and win its first-ever game in Indianapolis.\u00a0 The Packers have lost all three previous visits to the city, including a 45-31 loss as 6.5-point road underdogs on Sept. 26, 2004.\u00a0 Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is starting to come around after a sluggish start, throwing for a season high 319 yards and four touchdowns against the Saints.\u00a0 Green Bay is 4-2 ATS as a road favorite of 3.5 to 7 points the last two-plus seasons, something to consider when making your pro football predictions.<\/p>\n

The Packers have won 10 of their last 12 games away from Lambeau Field, which includes the playoffs, but suffered a 14-12 setback to the Seattle Seahawks in a controversial ending in their first try in 2012.\u00a0 Rodgers has played a major part in this success, ranking second behind only New England\u2019s Tom Brady (101.4) with a 99.3 passer rating away from home since the 2008 campaign.\u00a0 He finished with an astounding 117.5 mark a year ago in that situation.<\/p>\n

Indianapolis comes of its bye week and will certainly be challenged, as its first-year head coach Chuck Pagano was just diagnosed with a form of leukemia.\u00a0 \u201cI think short of death, this is the worst type of news you want to hear,\u201d stated Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck.\u00a0 The Colts will be led by offensive coordinator Bruce Arians on the sidelines during his time away from the team.\u00a0 The squad sits 22nd in the NFL in scoring 20.3 points per game, while ranking 24th in allowing 27.7.\u00a0 Indianapolis is 2-1 ATS as a home underdog of 3.5 to 7 points since 2010, while the UNDER is 3-0 in that role.<\/p>\n

The Colts will go as far as Luck is able to take them this year, as he\u2019s managed to complete 65-of-122 passes for 846 yards, while throwing five touchdowns and four interceptions.\u00a0 Veteran wide receiver Reggie Wayne has been his main target, catching 23 passes for 294 receiving yards.\u00a0 This particular series is tied 20-20-1, but Sunday\u2019s host holds a 12-8-1 advantage when playing in front of its fan base.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Colts due to their 4-0 ATS mark following a straight-up loss, while the Packers are 1-4 ATS versus losing teams.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NFL handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Green Bay Packers at Indianapolis Colts Sunday, 10\/7\/12, 1:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FOX Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Green Bay -6.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Green Bay -7 Opening Total:\u00a0 48 Current Total:\u00a0 47.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Green Bay evened up its record at 2-2 with last week\u2019s 28-27 win over the New Orleans Saints as 7.5-point […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":5440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[7066,2046,7067,1119,126,31],"class_list":["post-25336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-aaron-rogers","tag-andrew-luck","tag-chuck-pagano","tag-green-bay-packers","tag-indianapolis-colts","tag-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25336","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=25336"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25338,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25336\/revisions\/25338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}