Indianapolis Colts vs Green Bay Packers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 09/15/2024

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, September 15, 2024

Venue:  Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI 

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Colts -3.5, Packers +3.5; Over/Under:  40.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Colts -3.5, Packers +3.5; Over/Under:  41 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Colts -3.5, Packers +3.5; Over/Under:  41 points

Indianapolis Colts:  0-1 (2nd place, AFC South)

Green Bay Packers:  0-1 (4th place, NFC North)

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Indianapolis Colts:  lost their last game at home against the Houston Texans 29-27.

Green Bay Packers:  lost their last game at a neutral site in Brazil against the Philadelphia Eagles 34-29.

The Colts are entering this game with a 0-1 record overall and they have a 0-1 record in their divisional games too. They are 0-1 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against the Houston Texans 29-27. Anthony Richardson was the starting QB and he completed 9/19 passes for 212 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Anthony Richardson led the team in rushing yards with 56 and 1 TD. Alec Pierce led the receivers with 125 receiving yards on 3 receptions and 1 TD. Julian Blackmon led the defense in that game with 10 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while DeForest Buckner led the defense in sacks with 1.5. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

The Packers are entering this game with a 0-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their divisional games too. They are 0-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-1 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost 

their last game against the Philadelphia Eagles 34-29. Jordan Love was the starting QB and he completed 17/34 passes for 260 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Josh Jacobs led the team in rushing yards with 84. Jayden Reed led the receivers with 138 receiving yards on 4 receptions and 1 TD. Quay Walker and Javon Bullard each led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while Keisean Nixon and Rashan Gary each led the defense in sacks with 1. Jaire Alexander and Xavier McKinney each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have the Colts listed as a 3.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Colts have a 0-1 record this season but they didn't look bad in their season opener. They lost to the Texans at home 29-27, but they were right in that game until the very end. Richardson looked great in the offense and they are catching a bit of a break in this game. The Packers are also 0-1 overall after losing their season opener in Brazil to the Eagles. They lost that game 34-29 and didn't look bad at all in it, but the game isn't the only thing they lost in Brazil. Jordan Love picked up an injury at the end of that game which will keep him out a few weeks now so the Colts are getting a much less efficient offense to go against without Love leading the way. The Packers defense wasn't great in that season opener either and the Colts showed they can put up a ton of offense when they need it. Between the injury to Love and the long travel back from Brazil, everything in this game is pointing to the Colts getting their 1st win of the season after an impressive performance in week 1. The best way to place a bet here is on the Colts to cover the spread in this game.

Colts Packers Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, September 15, 2024 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Colts 24 Packers 10.

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Indianapolis Colts: 1-6 ATS in the 3rd quarter of their last 7 road games. 14-7 to the over in their last 21 games. 14-7 to the 1st quarter over in their last 21 games. 

Green Bay Packers: 13-6 ATS in the 3rd quarter of their last 19 games. 12-7 (+5.25 units) on the 3rd quarter moneyline in their last 19 games. 9-2 to the over with their team total in their last 11 games. 

Indianapolis Colts:  M. Gay (K) Questionable - Hernia. J. Downs (WR) Out - Ankle.

Green Bay Packers:  R. Doubs (WR) Injured - Hand. T. Large (TE) Questionable - Back. C. Valentine (CB) Injured - Hamstring. E. Wilson (RB) Questionable - Hip. M. Lloyd (RB) Questionable - Hamstring. E. Cooper (LB) Injured - Hip.

“It’s going to be like this a lot, you know, there’s going to be a lot of one-score games. We’ve got to find ways at the end, offensively and defensively, to make the plays in critical situations.” - Shane Steichen after his team’s loss against the Texans in their last game. 

“We’ve got to learn from this. Because, just watching the tape, and I’m not trying to take anything away from Philly — they battled and they played their game — but I think there was a lot of opportunities that we didn’t capitalize.” - Matt LaFleur after his team’s loss against the Eagles in their last game. 

WR Pierce, Alec 

WR Pittman Jr., Michael 

WR Downs, Josh 

TE Granson, Kylen 

QB Richardson, Anthony

RB Taylor, Jonathan 

WR Doubs, Romeo 

WR Watson, Christian

WR Reed, Jayden 

TE Kraft, Tucker  

QB Willis, Malik 

RB Jacobs, Josh

Passing: A. Richardson (212)

Rushing: A. Richardson (56)

Receiving: A. Pierce (125)

Touchdowns: A. Pierce (1)

Passing: J. Love (260)

Rushing: J. Jacobs (84)

Receiving: J. Reed (138)

Touchdowns: J. Reed (2)

Coaches:

Indianapolis Colts: Shane Steichen (2nd season)

Green Bay Packers: Matt LaFleur (6th season)