The Indianapolis Colts (1-1) host the New York Jets (0-2) Sunday of Week 3 while shooting for a second straight win. Kickoff at Lucas Oil Stadium will be at 4:05 p.m. ET. Below, we preview the Jets-Colts betting odds and lines and make our NFL picks and best bets.
Jets at Colts betting odds and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Jets +420 (bet $100, win $420) | Colts -527 (Bet $527, win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Jets +11 (-110) | Colts -11 (-110)
- Over/Under: 43.5 (O: -110, U: -110)
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Jets at Colts game notes
- The Colts recovered from their shocking Week 1 loss on the road against the rival Jacksonville Jaguars to beat the Minnesota Vikings 28-11 at Lucas Oil Stadium last week.
- The Jets lost 27-17 to the AFC East-rival Buffalo Bills in Week 1 and then lost 31-13 to the San Francisco 49ers in their home opener last week. That was with the 49ers losing several key contributors to injury.
- Colts QB Philip Rivers, a high-priced free-agent addition, has thrown three touchdowns through two games after leading the NFL in the same category while with the Los Angeles Chargers last year.
- The Jets still don’t have a 100-yard rusher with just one 100-yard receiver on the season. QB Sam Darnold has completed 62.7% of his passes for 394 yards.
- Indy has the league’s top pass defense with just 122.5 passing yards allowed per game. New York is 16th with 241.5 passing yards allowed per game.
- The Jets are last in total offense with just 531 yards of offense through two weeks.
Jets at Colts key injuries
Jets
- WR Jamison Crowder (hamstring) questionable
- WR Breshad Perriman (ankle) questionable
Colts
- TE Jack Doyle (knee) probable
Jets at Colts: Odds, betting lines, picks and prediction
Prediction
Colts 24, Jets 10
Money line (?)
This game comes with the most lopsided money line on the Week 3 NFL slate. While the Jets haven’t shown any sign they would be able to pull off an upset like this through two weeks, the money line draws a firm PASS.
As noted above, Rivers’ ball-security troubles followed him from LA to Indianapolis. He can’t be trusted with the $527 investment it would take to win $100 (or even the $52.70 investment to win $10).
Against the spread (?)
Some of the Jets’ troubles can be blamed on injuries. RB Le’Veon Bell is on the reserve/injured list, and top receivers Crowder and Perriman are at risk of sitting out Week 3.
The Colts have had their share of injuries as well. RB Marlon Mack is on IR, as is WR Parris Campbell. Still, the COLTS -11 (-110) are a better and deeper team. They can lean on the defense and rookie RB Jonathan Taylor while winning by 12 or more points at home for the second straight week.
Over/Under (?)
Take the UNDER 43.5 (-110) as a result of the aforementioned injury-riddled offenses. The Jets are 2-0 against the Over/Under this year, but that’s thanks to their opposition.
The Colts are coming off a 28-11 win, and won’t be able to hit the Over on their own with the defense likely to stifle Darnold and the Jets.
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Also see:
- Gase responds to critical comments on Jets’ practice habits: ‘I haven’t necessarily felt that’ (Jets Wire)
- Colts want to give Hines consistent touches (Colts Wire)
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