Indianapolis Colts Still Loved by Gamblers: Odds All Over the Map
If you are shopping for a different line on the Indianapolis Colts vs. Minnesota Vikings game, it won't be hard to find. Gambling911.com was actually able to count 6 different lines on this game at press time early Wednesday morning. Yep - 6 different lines.
There was a pick'em, an Indianapolis -1, a -1 ½ (BetOnline.com), 2 (at Bookmaker.com), and 2 1/2 (at Sports Interaction). We even had a -4 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.
What we have here is an outstanding middling opportunity if we are to assume the Colts will win by say one point and you can bet the Vikings at Sports Interaction for 2 ½.
The interesting thing here is that the Colts line should be right there around -2.
The line opened at Vikings -1 or a pick at most online gambling sites. More than 90 percent of the action was coming in on Indianapolis, which suffered an embarrassing loss to the Chicago Bears last weekend.
Both teams will be coming into this one as losers. The Vikings lost again in Lambeau Field to the Packers Monday night.
While the offense was rusty, the lackluster play of the defense has the team worried. Indianapolis led the league in scoring defense last season, but in Week 1 it showed an inability to stop the run.
Chicago rookie Matt Forte ran for 123 yards in his first NFL start and the Bears finished with 183 yards on the ground, averaging 4.7 per carry. Now, the Colts must gear up to face electric running back Adrian Peterson and the Vikings (0-1).
"That's what we pride ourselves on, stopping the run and forcing a team to be one-dimensional," said Colts safety Bob Sanders, the 2007 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. ""It's tough. I think we need to come back and figure out what we need to get corrected.
"We've got a lot to improve on, and we've got to do it quickly or it will be the same results. We've got to not let it happen again."
Peterson and Chester Taylor helped Minnesota lead the NFL in rushing last season. In Week 1, the Vikings' running game picked up right where it left off, as Peterson had 103 yards and a touchdown while the team finished with 187 yards.
Despite Peterson's performance, the Vikings suffered a 24-19 loss to Green Bay.
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Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
