Headline: Battle of the AFC Haves and Have-Nots \u2013 Colts Visits Jags Thursday Night<\/strong><\/p>\n Two teams going in totally different directions meet on Thursday night in what before the season could have been viewed as a close encounter for legitimacy for both teams. But Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts are miles ahead of where most could have imagined while the Jaguars… they are five steps back from where many could have imagined them at this point of the season. <\/p>\n Indianapolis Colts (5-3) vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-7)<\/strong> ATS Matchup Stats<\/a> | Gambling Insight!<\/a> | Buy Ray’s Picks!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Give the Indianapolis Colts brass credit for ignoring the RG III hype and sticking with Andrew Luck as their guy. The Colts have been terrific this year \u2013 if the playoffs were to start today, they would qualify and head out on the road to take on… you guessed it \u2013 Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos.<\/p>\n The Colts have been all about offense so far this season. Andrew Luck passed for 433 yards in Week 9 for his fourth game this season over the 300 yard mark. Indy gained 516 total yards against a pretty good Miami defense and was able to convert 13 of 19 third down chances \u2013 incredible!<\/p>\n The Colts enter Thursday night\u2019s game with the 6th ranked passing game and the 19th ranked rushing game. The offense will get a crack at a chronically poor Jacksonville defense that will be without the majority of their starting defensive backs \u2013 OUCH!<\/p>\n Defensively, the Colts have been nothing special this season. But average will be good enough against Jacksonville\u2019s miserable offense. The Colts are a respectable 11th against the pass and 25th versus the run. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n The Jacksonville Jaguars are having a season to forget \u2013 their best player Maurice Jones-Drew is miles away from returning to action it appears. Nothing has gone right for this team on offense or defense prompting the owner to call out every member of this team.<\/p>\n The Jags offense has been awful, particularly since Maurice Jones-Drew went down with injury. They are last in scoring (just 14.63 points per game so far), they are the worst passing offense in the NFL averaging 170 yards per game and they own the league\u2019s 28th ranked rushing offense \u2013 84 yards per game. Ugh!<\/p>\n Defensively the Jags have been just as bad \u2013 25th against the pass and 27th versus the run. Jacksonville stops nobody and the offense doesn\u2019t do their share. Is it any wonder that this team is 1-7?<\/p>\n Betting Prediction<\/strong>:<\/p>\n \u2022 Indianapolis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Jacksonville\u2019s only win this season came against this very Indianapolis team \u2013 you don\u2019t think the Colts want a little revenge do you? With Maurice Jones-Drew out of the lineup, Jacksonville is a much different team \u2013 the word inept comes to mind. Indianapolis looks like a seasoned, veteran standout team at present \u2013 nobody saw their rapid ascent coming. Indy is 4-1 since Coach Chuck Pagano\u2019s leukemia announcement \u2013 his inspiration will continue to carry this team. At the end of the day, Indianapolis is a good team, Jacksonville is not!<\/p>\n Pick:<\/strong> Indianapolis Colts -3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thursday Night Football – Colts vs. Jags Betting Headline: Battle of the AFC Haves and Have-Nots \u2013 Colts Visits Jags Thursday Night Two teams going in totally different directions meet on Thursday night in what before the season could have been viewed as a close encounter for legitimacy for both teams. 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\nDate\/Time: Thursday, November 8, 8:20 PM ET
\nVenue: EverBank Field
\nBroadcast<\/strong>: NFL Network
\nColts vs. Jags Betting Lines from Sportsbook.ag<\/a>
\nSpread: Colts -3 (-120)
\nMoneyline<\/strong>: Colts -180: Jags +160
\nOver\/Under<\/strong>: 42 1\/2 points<\/p>\nCLICK TO GRAB OUR BEST Expert NFL Picks for 2012 NFL FOOTBALL Betting!<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
\n\u2022 The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Indianapolis’s last 12 games
\n\u2022 The total has gone OVER in 16 of Indianapolis’s last 22 games on the road
\n\u2022 The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indianapolis’s last 11 games when playing on the road against Jacksonville
\n\u2022 Jacksonville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Indianapolis
\n\u2022 The total has gone OVER in 8 of Jacksonville’s last 11 games when playing at home against Indianapolis
\n\u2022 Jacksonville is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing Indianapolis
\n\u2022 Jacksonville is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home<\/p>\n