Week 9 kicks off with a real barnburner as the 2-5 Jets take on the 3-5 Colts LIVE from Lucas Oil Stadium in beautiful downtown Indianapolis. The Jets come off an upset win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 8 while the Colts come off a home loss to the division rival Titans.
Line: Colts -10
Predictor: Colts + 1
Matt: Colts
Two below .500 teams meet up in Indianapolis, the Colts – who have so far underperformed expectations – and the Jets – who have so far done as expected. Will Mike White throw for 400+ yards again? That seems quite unlikely, however, the Jets seem to be playing better of late (not calling them good, but less bad maybe?) while the Colts seem to be stuck in a season-long malaise.
I went Colts in this one as, on paper, they are the better team. However, I do not have any confidence in them covering the spread, seeing as the Jets seem frisky of late and the Colts are far too inconsistent at the moment. Not exactly hammering the +10 either, for what it’s worth.