Monday Night Football Preview — Colts at Giants- Can Manning Do Some Business
Matchup: Indianapolis Colts at New York Giants
Date/Time: Monday, November 3 – 8:30 PM ET
TV Coverage: ESPN
Football Betting Odds at BetAnySports: Colts -3 (-115), Giants +3 (-105)
Total: 51 points
NFL bettors witnessed a horrific scene for the Indianapolis Colts’ defense last week, as it was burned for 522 yards and six touchdowns by Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Well, as we saw yesterday, Big Ben didn’t exactly single them out. But Indianapolis knows it’s got some work to do as far as its stop unit is concerned, and they will be encountering a very savvy quarterback in Eli Manning as they line up against the New York Giants in Monday night football betting action that begins at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN.
What was kind of strange about that defensive collapse is the fact that the Colts had put up superior numbers when facing the likes of Joe Flacco and Andy Dalton previous to that. So what does this mean as they face Manning? Well, we are not sure. We can tell you that Manning seems to have adapted to the new offensive scheme, which is a variation of the West Coast attack. But BetAnySports customers should be alerted that he faces some problems coming into this game. First of all, he is missing the every-down running back that he probably needs to operate the system successfully. Rashad Jennings will not be appearing in this game, and football bettors have noticed that as he was missing the last two contests, the Giants have malfunctioned on offense to a certain extent (well, against Philadelphia, to a GREAT extent). Andre Williams, the rookie out of Boston College, is having a rough time of it, and anyone who followed him on the college level knows that he simply doesn’t catch many passes. So that reduces the number of outlets Manning will have on many downs.
And it is critical that the Giants not be quite up in third-and-long situations, because Indianapolis has demonstrated that they know how to stop teams on third down, as evidenced by a very low 31.9% success rate on the part of the opposition. It never helps when you don’t have a guy like Victor Cruz in the lineup, so obviously more is going to be expected out of someone like rookie Odell Beckham, who has just 11 receptions thus far.
BetAnySports NFL Sportsbooks patrons realize that this is a homecoming for a couple of the members of the Indianapolis offense. Hakeem Nicks was a ride receiver with the Giants for many years, and Ahmad Bradshaw would love to show the Giants what they are missing by not having him in the lineup. Bradshaw has been invaluable to the Colts’ cause, as he has averaged almost five yards per carry and is the kind of bruiser Andrew Luck (22 TD’s, 9 INT’s) has not had at his disposal before. One technical note for Monday night football bettors – Indianapolis has covered 13 out of the last 14 games against the football betting odds that have immediately followed a straight-up loss. That’s something to strongly consider.
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CHARLES JAY grew up around the gaming business, was raised in the boxing business, and along the way has developed a colorful background through a wide range of experiences. Jay was a veteran of almost two decades actively in the boxing industry, as a writer, publicist, matchmaker, booking agent, manager, and promoter. He was engaged as editorial consultant for USA Network's "Tuesday Night Fights" for seven years, and also did some on-air work for USA. He also served as color commentator for, among others, Sunshine Network and Prime Network, and has called more than a dozen world championship fights for national and/or international television. He has been the host of numerous radio programs, including "Sportswatch with Charles Jay" on KDWN in Las Vegas, "Total Action" on WAXY 790 in Miami, and "Charles Jay's Winning Edge", syndicated into 55 markets by the American Radio Networks. For the past 20 years, he has been a professional sports handicapper, and as a consultant to the casino industry from 1993-95, helped to launch Casino Magic in Mississippi as a major venue for sports promotions. Also, he's been a casino/sports gaming columnist for a number of leading publications, including Sports Form, Casino Player, Card Player, and The Gambler. In the 2000's, he became widely known as one of the world's leading proponents and experts on the subject of boxing reform, having been asked to appear on numerous panels and speak at officials' seminars. He was the author of "Operation Cleanup" and "Operation Cleanup 2: Unfinished Business" - two critically-acclaimed e-books that represent arguably the most comprehensive and in-depth examination of boxing reform issues ever put into publication. In 2004 he published a third electronic book - "Body Shots: Outside the Ring and Inside the Game of Pro Boxing". In 2003 he was the recipient of the "Dignity" Award, in the category of "Best Sports Writer," as bestowed by the Retired Boxers Foundation.
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