The early betting line is Colts -6.
This seems about right and at this point, looks tasty if you’re planning on placing money on Indy. The only thing to keep an eye on would be the injury to DE Dwight Freeney. According to various reports, Indianapolis is saying that he’ll be fine for the game.
And historically, he’s been a fast healer, so the extra week off should help.
But this is one injury which would be more damaging to the Colts – and the point spread – than any other besides Peyton Manning.
We’ll provide a more in-depth analysis closer to kick off, but one thing which we all know is the Saints are a vastly different team away from the Superdome than in it.
At home, they’re lightning quick, their routes are precise and they feed off the hometown crowd. And once they’ve been able to jump out to a lead, they’ve been able to bury teams.
But on the road, and in particular, on the grass, it’s a different story. It took big rallies to pull off last minute wins against the lowly Redskins and Dolphins.
Indy on the hand is well versed playing anywhere. The grass doesn’t seem to affect their team speed and Peyton is Peyton whether at home or on the road.
And Miami also happens to be the home of their last Super Bowl Championship.
