Colts vs. Patriots Line Moves to -4: Spread Betting Action Fairly Even
With the Colts vs. Patriots line moving up to -4 from the opening -3, spread action was around 60/40 favoring New England. This was a heavily bet on game with the Patriots still among the top 5 most bet on teams of the week despite action not being entirely lopsided. The Colts would pay out $17.50 for every $10 bet with an outright win on the money line. Nearly 60 percent of those betting the money line were backing Indianapolis. The OVER/UNDER was 50 with slightly more people (65 percent) betting the UNDER.
The Colts have covered in 4 of the last 6 games of this series while pushing in a 5th. Indianapolis has won 5 of the last 6 games against New England Straight Up. They successfully knocked off Cincinnati last weekend. They come into this game 6-3 while New England is at 7-2.
The Patriots pulled off a big win against Pittsburgh last week. Tom Brady had his sixth career game with at least 350 passing yards, three TDs and zero interceptions. That's tied for second most all-time with Peyton Manning.
Let’s look at some important betting trends coming into the Colts vs. Patriots second half Sunday game.
The Colts are 9-1-2 Against The Spread vs. a team with a winning record.
The Colts are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog. The Patriots are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games as a home favorite of 3.5-10.0.
The Colts are 12-4-2 ATS in their last 18 road games.
Indianapolis is 18-7-3 ATS in their last 28 games following a S.U. win.
The Colts are 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 games after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game.
The Patriots are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
New England is 4-11 ATS in their last 15 games after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game.
Patriots are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite.
The Patriots are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
