Running back Jonathan Taylor has been guiding Indy's offensive sleigh, leading the NFL with 1,518 rushing yards on 5.6 yards per carry, while adding another 336 yards receiving. The Colts have turned things up on both sides of the ball, with their stop unit ranking fourth in the league in defense DVOA since Week 10, while their offense ranks fifth in EPA/play and sixth in Success Rate over the same period of time. They also rank just 18th in the league in EPA/play and 16th in Success Rate in the three games since their franchise QB returned. Their offense has also regressed, scoring a touchdown on just 33.3% of their trips inside the red zone since Murray came back from an ankle injury at the beginning of the month. The Cardinals were second in the league in defense DVOA through Week 9 of the season, according to Football Outsiders, but since Week 10 they rank just 15th. Pro Bowl quarterback Kyler Murray looked lost without wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (who will be out at least until the playoffs), completing 56.1% of his passes and throwing his sixth interception in his last five games while scrambling for just three yards on four carries. The Cards were awful in every phase of that game with their offense stalling at the goal line, their defense making Jared Goff and an undrafted running back from Kutztown University look like Pro-Bowlers, and their linemen on both sides getting bossed around in the trenches. They began the year going 7-0 (6-1 ATS) but have since lost four of seven - none more humiliating than last week's 30-12 defeat to the cellar-dwelling Lions. The Cardinals' season has practically been the polar opposite. The Colts have gone 6-3 ATS over that nine-game stretch and their only two losses during that span came on a last-minute touchdown to the Super Bowl-favorite Buccaneers and in overtime to the Titans who still had Derrick Henry. Spread analysisĪfter starting the season 1-4, the Colts have won seven of their last nine games, with none bigger than last weekend's 27-17 victory over the New England Patriots. Our best bet is the play that we like the most for this game, which we would actually put some of our bankroll behind. Our predictions are compiled from the analysis of the spread and total and are indications of where we are leaning for this game. Find more NFL betting trends for Colts vs. The Cardinals are 2-7 against the spread in their last nine games against teams with a winning record. Watt DE (Out), Maxx Williams TE (Out).įind our latest NFL injury reports. Key injuriesĬolts: Kemoko Turay DE (Out), Quenton Nelson G (Out), Ryan Kelly C (Out), Mark Glowinski G (Out), Rock Ya-Sin CB (Out), Andrew Sendejo S (Out), Julian Blackmon S (Out), Quenton Nelson G (Out), Parris Campbell WR (Out).Ĭardinals: Markus Golden OLB (Probable), Andy Lee P (Out), Max Garcia OG (Questionable), Zach Ertz (Probable), Isaiah Simmons LB (Probable), James Conner RB (Questionable), Rodney Hudson C (Out), Rondale Moore WR (Questionable), Jordan Phillips DL (Out), Antoine Wesley WR (Probable), DeAndre Hopkins WR (Out), Robert Alford CB (Out), J.J. Monitor gametime conditions with our live NFL weather info and learn how weather impacts NFL betting. Colts vs Cardinals predictionsĬlick on each prediction to jump to the full analysis. Use the live odds widget above to track any future line movements right up until kickoff and be sure to check out the full NFL odds before placing your bets. The line has seen modest movement with the Cardinals opening at -1.5 and the Over/Under at 48.5 before shifting to Arizona -2.5 after news that multiple Colts offensive linemen would miss the game. Odds via the Covers Line, an average comprised of odds from multiple sportsbooks. Cardinals betting picks and predictions for December, 25, with kickoff at 8:15 p.m. Is Santa going to reward the Cards for being good this year or will Indianapolis dump coal in their stocking? We let you know what we think with our best free Colts vs. NFL betting lines opening with Arizona as a 1.5-point home favorite before moving to -3 on Saturday afternoon. This is the second of two games taking place on Christmas Day and it should be a very competitive matchup if both teams bring their A games. The Colts have been playing some inspired football of late while the Cardinals have lost consecutive games they probably shouldn't have against the Rams and especially the lowly Lions. The Indianapolis Colts are off to the desert to take on the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16 of the NFL season on Saturday.
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