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The Indianapolis Colts 2012 regular season wins total betting odds had the OVER/UNDER set at 5.5 with the OVER paying $155 for every $100 bet at BetOnline, which was offering qualified customers up to $900 in FREE BETS.
Indianapolis Colts 2012 Schedule:
Week 1: at Chicago
Week 2: Minnesota
Week 3: Jacksonville
Week 4: BYE
Week 5: Green Bay
Week 6: at New York Jets
Week 7: Cleveland
Week 8: at Tennessee
Week 9: Miami
Week 10: at Jacksonville (Thur.)
Week 11: at New England
Week 12: Buffalo
Week 13: at Detroit
Week 14: Tennessee
Week 15: at Houston
Week 16: at Kansas City
Week 17: Houston
AthlonSports offered this, suggesting that winning 6 or more regular season games might be tough for the Colts:
Opponents enjoyed a 103.9 passer rating last season, so a Colts optimist will suggest that it can’t get much worse. Don’t be so sure. While the Colts could show progress in this new hybrid defense, not getting to the quarterback enough will expose an already shaky secondary. If this defensive transition implodes, take heart, fans. The release of big contracts for the likes of tight end Dallas Clark, middle linebacker Gary Brackett and even a $10 million hit this season for Manning means roughly $40 million in dead cap money this year, but it sets up the Colts as big spenders in free agency in 2013. Compensatory picks will help provide another big draft class. The Colts can address their defensive needs.
A weak schedule with the likes of Cleveland, Miami and Buffalo at home suggests that outscoring some foes is doable. Luck has enough talented targets, and the play-calling should protect him while the line and run game shake out.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
