Colts vs. Rams: An Exciting Match and Bold Predictions
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00:02 In Indianapolis, a weird phenomenon that if you were looking at the spread,
00:06 you'd say, okay, the Rams are the underdog against the Colts in Indy.
00:10 But then you look at the money line, LA is the slight favorite at minus 110 as
00:14 compared to the Colts at minus 108.
00:17 So Bluett makes sense of it for us in a near pick up in this football game,
00:22 who's going to win?
00:23 >> I think this is just an example of the books understanding that this money
00:29 is going to be just about even when we get close to kickoff.
00:33 I'd expect maybe a little bit more Rams money to push this closer to a pick
00:38 him before kickoff, Anthony Richardson back obviously, but
00:42 we saw a week ago without Richardson in the lineup,
00:45 the Colts were actually more stable offensively.
00:48 Credit to the Colts though,
00:49 three performances thus far this season where they scored over 20 points.
00:53 I think we had a lot of questions with Taylor out of the lineup and
00:56 a rookie quarterback now in and out of the lineup as to whether or
00:59 not they can put up points, but they've been able to do that so far,
01:02 including against the Ravens.
01:03 So this is an interesting one, right?
01:06 We have a near coin flip of a game.
01:09 Matt Stafford has shown his ability to distribute the ball really well
01:13 early on in the season.
01:15 But I've had questions about the Rams defense and
01:17 whether or not they can hold up week in, week out.
01:21 We're still dealing with injuries too on the Colts offensive line.
01:25 Quentin Nelson has not been himself thus far this season,
01:29 grading pretty poorly in PFF grade.
01:32 So I'd imagine he's nursing a little bit of an injury as he's missing practice
01:37 as well.
01:38 So I think this is one of the toughest ones on the board, but
01:42 I'm gonna go with the Rams here on the road to get the win.
01:45 I just have questions about the sustainability of the Colts offense,
01:50 but I'd love to see Richardson come out there and make some plays.
01:53 This one's really close to a coin flip for me.
01:56 >> I like this game overall, Mike.
01:58 I think it is gonna be very interesting to watch it play out, and you're right.
02:00 Seeing if you're gonna get back with Anthony Richardson as he full go,
02:03 how healthy he is at this point, how involved he is.
02:05 Cuz you have a pretty good backup in Gardner Minshew.
02:07 However, the question I wanna ask you here is about the longevity of
02:10 the Indianapolis Colts.
02:11 Coming into the season, myself alike and a lot of other people just were thinking,
02:14 this is gonna be Jacksonville in a runaway division.
02:17 The Colts have been so, so much better than I ever thought they would be.
02:20 And granted, they're only two and one through the first three games.
02:23 But I was looking at one of those teams where I didn't know if they could get
02:25 the five wins on the season.
02:27 Now looking at the Jacksonville Jaguars right now, not playing great football.
02:31 Is there a chance that the Colts can actually take this division to you?
02:34 >> I would say the way that the Jags look at the moment is one of the more
02:41 concerning situations in the league.
02:43 Like you said, it's just one and two versus two and
02:46 one and the Colts being in first place.
02:48 But this is more about the way the Jaguars have looked.
02:51 Yes, they beat Indianapolis in week one, but that was a tight game.
02:55 They really broke it open late in the game to get a late fourth quarter
02:59 touchdown to make it a ten point win.
03:02 Indianapolis was in that down to the wire with a rookie starting his first game in
03:06 week one.
03:06 That's who they were playing against.
03:08 This is not the Jaguars offense we saw in the past.
03:11 Lawrence has to find a way to be more accurate,
03:14 utilize Ridley and the other weapons that they have.
03:17 I'm as surprised with their opening season performance as with any team in
03:21 the league.
03:22 This is somebody that we were betting overs in some instances on 11 and
03:26 a half wins, Donnie.
03:27 This is a expectation of it being a 12 win team.
03:30 They look very far from it right now.
03:33 To your point about the Colts, they have a home game this week against the Rams,
03:36 which is winnable.
03:37 Home against the Titans next week, winnable.
03:39 They go on the road to Jacksonville where they've struggled greatly
03:43 in the last decade.
03:44 But then more home games, Browns and Saints.
03:46 They have four home games in the next five games played.
03:50 And there's an opportunity for
03:51 the Colts to rip off five wins or more early in the season.
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