On Monday Night Football, the Colts take their lucky three-game winning streak to sunny California, where the Dodgers hope to avoid falling into a 3-0 hole in the NLCS.
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Indianapolis Colts vs San Diego Chargers (8:30 PM ET)
Last year’s no. 1 overall pick Andrew Luck has led Indianapolis to a strong 4-1 SU in its first 5 games, including three very impressive victories in a row at San Francisco, at Jacksonville and vs Seattle.
Fellow second year player T.Y. Hilton has emerged as one of Luck’s most reliable receivers this season. Hilton is coming off a very good game against the notoriously tough Seahawks secondary; he caught 5 balls for 140 yards, including 2 touchdowns.
Odds: Colts (-2) vs Chargers (+2); O/U: 50.0
It’s been a very up-and-down season for the Chargers so far, but Philip Rivers has been a consistent bright spot. The Chargers quarterback has completed over 73% of his passes for 1,610 yards, 13 touchdowns and just 5 interceptions. But He will face a Colts team which has had success defending the pass (201 yards/game, 6th in NFL).
Rivers will look to top receiver Antonio Gates to unlock the stingy Colts defense. Gates is having a very solid season so far (32 catches, 438 yards), and could be on his way to his first 1,000-yard season since 2009. San Diego is 6-1 ATS in last 8 vs the Colts.
MLB Playoffs
St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers (8:07 PM ET)
Pitching Match-up: STL: Adam Wainwright (21-9, 2.83 ERA) vs LAD: Hyun-Jin Ryu (14-8, 3.14 ERA)
The St. Louis Cardinals will look for ace Adam Wainwright to continue his sparkling postseason so far with another dominating performance to put the Dodgers in a 3-0 hole in the NLCS. The Cardinals are 13-3 in Wainwright’s last 16 starts as a road favorite.
In his two starts against the Pirates in the previous series, Wainwright pitched 16 innings, gave up just 2 earned runs, walked just one and struck out 15.
Odds: St. Louis (-124) vs LA Dodgers (+114), O/U: 6.5
He will face a struggling Dodgers offense which could be without Hanley Ramirez and Andre Ethier. Through two games, LA has scored just two runs. Rookie Yasiel Puig is currently 0-for-10 with six strikeouts.
Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw pitched well enough to win, and Hyun-Jin Ryu must do the same if the Dodgers bats continue to remain silent. The Dodgers are 6-1 in Ryu’s last 7 starts as an underdog.
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