Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars: Point spread and line

We will begin our NFL Week 16 line and point spread preview with the Thursday AFC South match-up Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars. Tomorrow the two NFL teams will face off at the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium and while the Jacksonville Jaguars (5-9) have lost pretty much all postseason hopes, the Indianapolis Colts (10-4) are still in the game statistically to snatch the AFC South title from the hands of the Titans. But in order for the Colts to keep the dream alive, they will need the "W" on Thursday.

And while the Jaguars have already beaten the Colts early into the season, Indianapolis has improved over the past few months with a 7-game winning streak and is a big favorite entering the all AFC South game on Thursday. At the online sportsbook Bookmaker (official website) the Colts are listed with money line -260, while the Jaguars will be the underdog of the football game with betting line +220. The Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars point spread is currently at the whopping -4 points chalk the Colts with the total expected by the line makers at 44 points. Bettors should keep in mind that Indianapolis is 5-11 against the spread in its last 16 games and just 2-4 against the spread in its last 6 games on the road. But the Jaguars are hardly any better in covering - Jacksonville is 1-6 against the spread in its last 7 games at home, although the Jaguars are 4-2 against the spread in its last 6 games when playing at home against the Colts. Also keep in mind that The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indianapolis's last 7 games when playing on the road against Jacksonville.

Published on 12/17/2008