Line analysis, ATS picks from handicappers for Monday night's game
Originally Published: September 14, 2014
By Jeff Gold | ESPN Insider "Monday Night Football" begins at 8:30 p.m. ET, but if aftermost anniversary is any indication, the affection football won't activate until afterwards 10 p.m.
The Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles both had afflicted aboriginal behindhand aftermost anniversary -- the Colts were bottomward 24-7; the Eagles trailed 17-0 -- but alone the Eagles were able to escape the aperture entirely. Playing at home adjoin Jacksonville compared to on the alley adjoin Denver is about as big a aberration as you can have, and the Eagles took advantage.
During his two-year career, Andrew Luck has accustomed himself as one of the league's abundant adolescent players and seems destined to become a fourth-quarter legend. Who can balloon aftermost year's ballsy 45-44 improvement win over Kansas City? The Colts trailed 31-10 at the bisected and 38-10 aboriginal in the third quarter. He about pulled off the doubtful aftermost week, as the Colts had the brawl with aloof over three account larboard abaft by seven. Luck's fourth-quarter QBR is 72.6, his best of any of the four abode and 20 credibility college than his third-quarter QBR.
It's adamantine to appraise the Eagles afterwards their aboriginal game. Getting bottomward 17-0 at home at halftime was alarming, but they came aback and concluded up acceptable comfortably, alike accoutrement a 10.5-point spread. Nick Foles was anticipation to accept had some accidental luck go his way aftermost division with alone two interceptions. He already threw one aftermost week.
Expect to see some fireworks in this one. Chip Kelly's breach in a arch should be boxy to stop. For Indy, the added bold of an NFL division area you activate 0-1 consistently takes on added accent and intensity.
According to ESPN PickCenter, the accessible is abetment the Colts at a solid 65 percent rate. It's abnormal to see the accessible aback a aggregation advancing off an ATS accident over one that covered.
As always, let's about-face to our console of experts in Las Vegas to get some added insight.
Matchup:
Philadelphia Eagles at Indianapolis Colts
Spread: Opened Colts minus-3, now Colts minus-3.5 (even)
Total: Opened 53, now 54 Jay Kornegay says:
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