Colts and Saints Spread Standing Firm at 6 Points

The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints will kick off the 2007-2008 NFL season tomorrow night in Indianapolis. But even more importantly, the game will signify the official start of the NFL betting season. The majority of decent sportsbooks currently have the Super Bowl champs as 6 point favorites against the Saints, with the total set at 52 1/2 points. Indy is running at -260 on the moneyline, while New Orleans is paying out +220 straight up. Indianapolis was a perfect 8-0 last season at home and have gone 15-1 over the last 2 seasons at home. New Orleans was a very respectable 6-2 on the road last season. I obviously like the Colts in this game as they have excelled at home in recent years, but the 6 point spread is a bit high. The Colts won 3 of their 8 home games (37.5%) last season by less than 6 points - to lower quality teams (Miami, Buffalo, Tennessee) than the Saints. I could see this game being close and perhaps lower scoring than one would think. Although not a big proponent of the teaser bet, I am going to be teasing this bet to Indy at PK and under 58 1/2, with the standard juice of -110. I’m keeping this bet small as you never know what to expect during week 1. Good luck!

Written by Jon on September 4th, 2007 with no comments.
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