The Tennessee Titans opened the week as -3 home favorites for their week 8 clash against the Indianapolis Colts. The Latest NFL Point Spreads see most bookmakers have moved the line a half point and are now running a spread of Titans -3.5 Colts +3.5. The over under total opened the week at O/U 47 and has held at that number while in the money line odds market Tennessee are currently trading between -190 ($1.53) up to -180 ($1.56) and Indianapolis are priced between +160 ($2.60) up to +165 ($2.65).
The early wager counts from a respected offshore sportsbook shows that 61% of point spread wagers are on the Colts to cover, 69% of money line wagers are on the Colts straight up and 68% of over under bets are on the Over.
The Titans had a one point win over Buffalo last week (35-34) taking them to a 3-4 for the season. Their other wins have been against Detroit (44-41) and Pittsburgh (26-23) while the losses have been against New England (13-34), San Diego (10-38), Houston (14-38) and Minnesota (7-31). Tennessee has averaged 21.29 points per game while giving up 34 for a negative point’s differential of -12.71. In NFL Point Spread Results Tennessee are 3-4 (-$115) against the closing spread, they show a profit of +$80 against the opening odds and +$177 against the closing and they have a 5-2 over under record.
Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts are 3-3 having averaged 19.5 points per game on offense while conceding 26.33 on defense (-6.83). As with Tennessee it has been slightly more profitable backing the Colts on the closing money line odds as opposed to getting the early odds, they are showing a profit of +$85 against the opening odds and +$147 against the close. Indianapolis are 3-3 (-$15) against the spread bet and they are 3-3 in over under wagering. Thus far the Colts have beaten the Vikings (23-20), Packers (30-27) and Browns (17-13) and fallen short against the Jets (9-35), Jaguars (17-22) and Bears (21-41).
| Date | Spread | Odds | Home | Score | V | Score | Away | Odds | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/16/07 | 7 | 270 (3.7) | Titans | 20 |  |
22 | Colts | -300 (1.33) | -7 | 45 |
| 12/30/07 | 5 | 199 (2.99) | Colts | 10 | |
16 | Titans | -219 (1.46) | -5 | 40.5 |
| 10/27/08 | -4 | -175 (1.57) | Titans | 31 | |
21 | Colts | 165 (2.65) | 4 | 40.5 |
| 12/28/08 | 3 | 129 (2.29) | Colts | 23 | |
0 | Titans | -139 (1.72) | -3 | 39.5 |
| 10/11/09 | 3 | 168 (2.68) | Titans | 9 | |
31 | Colts | -186 (1.54) | -3 | 44 |
| 12/06/09 | -6 | -250 (1.4) | Colts | 27 | |
17 | Titans | 224 (3.24) | 6 | 47 |
| 12/09/10 | 3 | 161 (2.61) | Titans | 28 | |
30 | Colts | -179 (1.56) | -3 | 44 |
| 01/02/11 | -9 | -434 (1.23) | Colts | 23 | |
20 | Titans | 372 (4.72) | 9 | 47.5 |
| 10/30/11 | -9 | -400 (1.25) | Titans | 27 | |
10 | Colts | 346 (4.46) | 9 | 44 |
| 12/18/11 | 6.5 | 252 (3.52) | Colts | 27 | |
13 | Titans | -285 (1.35) | -6.5 | 41.5 |
History between Tennessee and Indianapolis sees the Colts hold the advantage 7-3 over the last ten regular season games. The home team has won 6 to the road teams 4 and the starting favorite v underdog record is 8-2. The team who wins straight up has also managed to cover the point spread 7-3 and the over under record is 2-8 with an average game total of 40.5.
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