Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts 2010 NFL Predictions, Odds, and Picks Week 8: Payton Manning and his Indianapolis Colts will be looking to revenge an earlier thumping they took in week 1 when they host the Houston Texans at Lucas Oil stadium on Monday Night Football at 8:30 PM ET. The Texans come in at 4-2 and 2nd place in the AFC South and the Colts are also 4-2 but 3rd place in the AFC South due to a 0-2 divisional record while both teams are trying to keep pace with the 5-2 Tennessee Titans. In the first matchup Houston’s Adrian Foster carried 33 times for 231 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Texans to a 34-24 win that wasn’t that close. “We know what kind of game plan we have to put together,” Foster said. “But the execution is going to be different, because the atmosphere of the game is going to be different. It’s a whole different animal.” “You’re going to see some of it at least, some of the game plan that they had put together for us in that first game, I would assume,” Indianapolis head football coach Jim Caldwell said. Foster is third in the league averaging more than 105 yards a game while the Colts are 26th against the run. The odds makers at BookMaker have the Indianapolis Colts -5 1/2 point favorites at home against the Houston Texans.
Indianapolis is coming off a 27-24 win on the road against the rejuvenated Washington Redskins. Quarterback Payton Manning completed 25 of 38 passes for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns connecting with Pierre Garcon with 4 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown. Joseph Addai ran the ball 17 times for 128 yards and a touchdown while Mike Hart added 11 carries for another 43 yards. Indianapolis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Houston and 3-3 ATS this season overall. Vegas odds makers have the Indianapolis Colts as +900 odds to win the 2011 Super Bowl.
Houston is coming off a home victory 35-31 against the Kansas City Chiefs where they failed to cover the spread and fell to 2-3-1 against the spread on the season. Quarterback Matt Schabb connected on 25 of 33 passes for 305 yards and 2 touchdowns hitting Andre Johnson 8 times for 138 yards and a touchdown. The total has gone OVER in 6 of Houston’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Indianapolis and Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 50 points combined of the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts.
Give the points the Colts will win and cover at home! Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert NFL Football Predictions against the vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.