{"id":25727,"date":"2012-10-28T08:27:48","date_gmt":"2012-10-28T13:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=25727"},"modified":"2012-10-28T08:27:48","modified_gmt":"2012-10-28T13:27:48","slug":"nfl-week-8-predictions-indianapolis-colts-vs-tennessee-titans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-week-8-predictions-indianapolis-colts-vs-tennessee-titans-25727\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 8 Predictions: Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans
\nSunday, 10\/28\/12, 1:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 CBS
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Tennessee -3
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Tennessee -3
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 46.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 47
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Titans<\/a>
Tennessee Titans RB Chris Johnson hasn’t enjoyed much success on the ground in his last three games versus the Indianapolis Colts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Indianapolis is set to play its second AFC South contest on Sunday, as the team looks to win consecutive games for the first time this season.\u00a0 The Colts are winless on the road since former quarterback Peyton Manning led them to a win in December 2010, but they\u2019ve won six of their last nine trips to Tennessee.\u00a0 Taking care of the football is crucial in this affair, as nine of the team\u2019s 12 turnovers have come in its three losses.\u00a0 Indianapolis is 1-10 ATS in its last 11 games against an opponent with a losing record.<\/p>\n

The Colts are certainly happy with the early play of quarterback Andrew Luck, as the rookie has completed 54 percent of his passes for 1,674 yards and seven touchdowns with seven interceptions.\u00a0 In two road losses this year, Indianapolis is averaging 15 points per game, while putting up 25 points a contest in its three home wins.\u00a0 On the other side of the ball, defensive end Dwight Freeney will need to create havoc, as he\u2019s tallied 13 sacks in this series.<\/p>\n

Tennessee earned its second win in a row by picking up a 35-34 win over the Buffalo Bills as four-point road underdogs, while going OVER the total for the fifth time in six games.\u00a0 The Titans have been led offensively by running back Chris Johnson, who is averaging 7.7 yards per carry in that span, but he\u2019s managed to gain just 128 combined yards in his last three games versus Indianapolis.\u00a0 Tennessee is 4-7 ATS as a home favorite of seven or fewer points.<\/p>\n

The Titans are 14-21 all-time in this series, but have posted a 7-8 mark at home.\u00a0 Tennessee picked up a 27-10 win as nine-point home favorites against Indianapolis at LP Field last year, but was out-gained by an 88-yard margin in that affair.\u00a0 Through the first seven weeks of the season, the franchise has been hampered by a defense that\u2019s allowed 238 points, putting it on a pace to allow 544 through a full 16-game season.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely play the total in this affair, as the UNDER is 12-2 in the last 14 meetings.<\/p>\n

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Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans Sunday, 10\/28\/12, 1:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 CBS Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Tennessee -3 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Tennessee -3 Opening Total:\u00a0 46.5 Current Total:\u00a0 47 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Indianapolis is set to play its second AFC South contest on Sunday, as the team looks to win consecutive games for the first […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":4873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[2585,2046,1065,126,5462,301],"class_list":["post-25727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-afc-south","tag-andrew-luck","tag-chris-johnson","tag-indianapolis-colts","tag-lp-field","tag-tennessee-titans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25727","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=25727"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25729,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25727\/revisions\/25729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}