The Indianapolis Colts, who are +5,000 to win Super Bowl 53, are all set to face the reigning Super Bowl champs this coming Sunday. And it’s looking like a matchup between two teams with quarterbacks who are coming off devastating injuries. Will the Colts hand the Philadelphia Eagles (+1,400) a second loss in a row? Or will the Eagles keep themselves above .500? Read on for a preview of this matchup below.
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Betting Preview for the Indianapolis Colts vs Philadelphia Eagles NFL Week 3 Game on September 23, 2018
Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
When: Sunday, September 23, 2018, 1:00 PM ET
Line: Indianapolis Colts (odds) vs Philadelphia Eagles (odds) – view all 2018 NFL lines
TV Broadcast: FOX
Betting on the Indianapolis Colts (1-1)
The Colts are still Andrew Luck’s team and will go as far as where the quarterback takes them, but on Sunday, the team’s defense shared the limelight in a 21-9 victory over the Washington Redskins on the road. Luck threw for 179 yards with two touchdowns. He did have two interceptions early in the game, but came through in the clutch, leading a Colts’ touchdown drive in the fourth quarter to put Indianapolis ahead, 21-9. Luck will have to be more careful and quicker in his decisions against the still stout defense of the Eagles. On the season, the Colts are 19th in the league with 22.0 points per game. As for their defense, the Colts are linebacker Darius Leonard will be a pivotal again after the rookie linebacker recorded a total of 18 tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble in the Washington game. The Colts’ stop unit took a hit, though, with defensive lineman Hassan Ridgeway sustaining a calf injury that forced him out of the game in the second quarter.
The Colts are 2-0 ATS in their last two road games.
Betting on the Philadelphia Eagles (1-1)
If recent reports are any indication, it seems that Carson Wentz is bound to play his first game since last season this coming weekend against the Colts. Wentz has been out since Week 14 of the 2017 NFL campaign due to a knee injury, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that the former first-round pick only needs one final medical clearance to see action. In 13 games (all starts) last year, Wentz had 3,296 passing yards, 33 touchdowns, and only seven interceptions. Should he ultimately play, he gives Philly’s offense a tremendous boost, assuming of course that he’s back to 100 percent. The Eagles, offense has been lackluster through the first two weeks of the season, as they are averaging 19.5 points and 322.0 passing yards per game, 25th and 24th in the league so far. The Eagles’ defense has been a bit shaky, too, as evidenced by Philly’s 27-21 loss on Sunday to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in which the team allowed Ryan Fitzpatrick to light up the air for over 400 yards and four touchdowns.
The Eagles, who are allowing 19.5 points per contest this season, are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 home games.
Writer’s Prediction
Philly wins, 28-21.
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