TNF Week 5 Preview- Colts at Patriots
Last week I didn't post it but I chose the Chiefs to win and the Broncos to cover. I even predicted the score right. I will always be honest in picks because I make a lot of bad picks and the occasional amazing one. Okay, it's not amazing but I'm proud. Anyways let's talk Thursday Night.
The Patriots appear to be "back". I put back in air quotes because we all should've seen this coming. Pretty much every year the Patriots will look terrible for about the first month of the season. Almost as if Bill Belichick needs to prove a point to his players that he is in control. Now we will have to watch the rest of the season knowing the Patriots will win the division.
As for the Colts, they gifted a win to the Texans in the worst way possible. Going for it on 4th Down in your own territory in OT is dumb just really dumb. So now the Colts sit at 1-3 when they should be 1-2-1 or 2-2. Luck has played fine besides being taken out for Jacoby Brissett for a hail mary attempt. This Colts team is still missing a lot of pieces on defense and a few on offense.
But I will reiterate that this is a Thursday Night game and they are always weird. The Patriots are favored by 10 and that is a lot when you take a look deeper. With it being a Thursday game, Andrew Luck can give the Patriots defense fits, and my third point is again this is a Thursday game.
All of this sounds like I'm taking the Colts which is not the case. Gronkowski should be playing and Edelman is back from suspension. So I will take the Patriots to win but not cover because if I'm wrong with this pick I won't be surprised.
Colts 14 Patriots 27
My Record
Straight- 36-26-2
Spread- 33-31
The Patriots appear to be "back". I put back in air quotes because we all should've seen this coming. Pretty much every year the Patriots will look terrible for about the first month of the season. Almost as if Bill Belichick needs to prove a point to his players that he is in control. Now we will have to watch the rest of the season knowing the Patriots will win the division.
As for the Colts, they gifted a win to the Texans in the worst way possible. Going for it on 4th Down in your own territory in OT is dumb just really dumb. So now the Colts sit at 1-3 when they should be 1-2-1 or 2-2. Luck has played fine besides being taken out for Jacoby Brissett for a hail mary attempt. This Colts team is still missing a lot of pieces on defense and a few on offense.
But I will reiterate that this is a Thursday Night game and they are always weird. The Patriots are favored by 10 and that is a lot when you take a look deeper. With it being a Thursday game, Andrew Luck can give the Patriots defense fits, and my third point is again this is a Thursday game.
All of this sounds like I'm taking the Colts which is not the case. Gronkowski should be playing and Edelman is back from suspension. So I will take the Patriots to win but not cover because if I'm wrong with this pick I won't be surprised.
Colts 14 Patriots 27
My Record
Straight- 36-26-2
Spread- 33-31
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