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Giants at Colts Odds

Eli and Peyton Manning square off for only the second time in their careers Sunday with the New York Giants visit the Indianapolis Colts. Peyton certainly has more on his mind than facing his brother. He’ll want to make sure that his Colts do not start 0-2 for the first time since his rookie season back in 1998. The lines for this game have listed Indianapolis -4.5 over New York with a total set of 48.5 points.

The Colts gave up a franchise-record 257 rushing yards to the Texans last week, 231 of which went to Arian Foster. The up-and-coming back also scored three times. Indianapolis could use a boost from their running game as well, one that produced just 44 yards rushing last week. Peyton Manning could not stay upright, getting sacked twice and knocked down numerous times. But the veteran QB still managed to complete 40-of-57 passes for 433 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. Give him those stats before the game, and I’m sure most of us would have predicted the Colts to win.

The Colts lost injury-prone safety Bob Sanders indefinitely after tearing a biceps muscle in his right arm. He was the 2007 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, and over the past two seasons he has played in just eight games. There is no question this is a better unit with Sanders on the field, but the Colts have learned to play without him so they should be just fine.

The Giants sacked Carolina QB Mat Moore four times last week, and eventually knocked him out of the game with all of the pressure he was getting. They forced five turnovers as a unit, and eventually won the game 31-18. Offensively, Eli Manning went 20-of-30 for 263 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions. Though he threw three picks, they weren’t necessarily his fault as each interception was tipped off a receivers’ hands. Hakeem Nicks was on the receiving end of all three touchdowns, already making a big impact on this team.

Just like Indy, the Giants have plenty of areas of concern. New York committed four turnovers themselves and also got penalized 9 times for 95 yards last week. Special teams was another issue. The Giants averaged a 16.9-yard net average on punts, having one blocked for a safety. Their 13.4-yard average on kick returns was putrid as well.

The last meeting came in the season-opener for both teams all the way back in 2006. Peyton got the better of his brother, throwing for 276 yards to lead his team to a thrilling 26-21 victory at home. Since I have a pick on this game, I’m not going to give out a free prediction on the spread. But I will take a play on the total for any of you interested in betting on that.

Jack’s Free Prediction: Giants/Colts OVER 48.5 – I look for some fireworks in this game as both Manning’s try to one-up the other. There’s no question that both teams will let their quarterbacks loose, especially after each threw for three touchdowns passes in the opener. I don’t see much defense being played in this one at all, especially because I believe that each team has a sub-par defense. Take the Over.