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bigrazz

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Posted: Jan. 2, 2009 - 1:25 AM ET #51

3 team teaser

indy+9

b-more+7

over - 41 atl / zona

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bentladdle

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Posted: Jan. 2, 2009 - 11:58 AM ET #52

Indy and the under. Does anyone see SD scoring alot? I like Indy, but will stay away from this one. A total of 51 seems too high for my liking. THis game is now a pick in Vegas. I just look a minute ago, So I would take Indy straight up no parley. Indy is the better team now. someone posted SD last wins against lousy team and Norv Turner is bad in playoff games. Look at the division SD is in. Bad. Indy wins. Oh don't take it personal if my opinion is not the same as yours. And SD allows 250yards passing a game. INDY WINS

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Unit_G

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Posted: Jan. 2, 2009 - 2:27 PM ET #53

INDY

this is horseshoe country, son

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gjh85

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Posted: Jan. 2, 2009 - 2:30 PM ET #54

chargers

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W8LIFTER

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Posted: Jan. 2, 2009 - 6:53 PM ET #55

San Diego Chargers (PK)

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jeff-bob

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Posted: Jan. 2, 2009 - 10:27 PM ET #56

COLTS -1

I dont trust Norvell Turner.

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PickNSix

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Posted: Jan. 2, 2009 - 10:35 PM ET #57

MVP MVP MVP!!!!!!!!

COLTS

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eazy123

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Posted: Jan. 2, 2009 - 10:43 PM ET #58

Everyone $ is on COlts = CHARGERS!win

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UberDog

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 12:07 AM ET #59

84% on Colts but the line is down to a pick. Do I smell sharp money on Bolts?

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dnr3488

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 12:14 AM ET #60

IM all about the over, i bet the under the first time these teams matched up earlier in the seaon and i got a very lucky win with some turnovers in the redzone. GO COLTS !!!!!!!!!

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garister

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 12:30 AM ET #61

Quote Originally Posted by UberDog:

84% on Colts but the line is down to a pick. Do I smell sharp money on Bolts?

Manning gets named MVP and now he can go out tomorrow and be the GOAT! They just jinx manning. He will throw 3 picks.

Chargers win his one!

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derbydavid

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 1:22 AM ET #62

tony dungy is gone after this game happy to end this year just making it here...

chargers are still upset over last year and Rivers should have gotten MVP he carried that team w/o LT and set a few franchise records as well.

Indy not a home in a dome for the payoffs...

Go Chargers

San Diego +1

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dude1618

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 1:43 AM ET #63

Its kinda scary to warrant a bet on Indy when all that friggen money is on your side...

I usually lay off these games when >82% is on a fave, yet i kick myself when i see the public win that $ having just layed off because i figured the smarts were on the onto something...........

It's a very brutal process.

Hey... anyone remember when the colts came into Cleveland five weeks ago as 4 - 5 pt favorites? where was the money then? i know mine was on the colts, and what happened?

But..........

I'll take everything above as this.....i'm gonna lay $ on.....

- better streak
- better record

- better division

- better defense

- better coaching

- in my mind much better offense

- revenge game from LY

- they handled the bolts in october

- MVP

- one of the worst pass D's and rush's in the league

Kinda feels like the last moment when your hammered, and you konw you shouldn't hit on the chick with paw print tattoo's above her bosoms, but you do anyway.... well..... whats the outcome?

The f **k if i know, but it's still worth a gamble

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DevilDogTodd

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 2:15 AM ET #64

When this match up first came out I really like the Colts but having looked closely at this game I think the Chargers win this. The Colts have won nine in a row and that is impressive, but who the hell have they beat in the last six or seven weeks? Not much.

They did beat the Chargers earlier this year which lends credence to the Chargers winning this. It is hard to beat a team at their home twice in one season.

The Chargers are confident and they look like they are putting things together.

The Chargers have a better running game and neither defense is much to talk about, Chargers in a close game.

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maidenryche

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 3:09 AM ET #65

San Diego might be able to run on Indy's run defense, but Manning will carve up yhat 31st pass D of the Bolts. Hostile crowds won't be a major factor here, where Manning has the experience. If I'm not wrong didn't he beat the Pats in NE in their super bowl year....

Indy -1

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FnChaos

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 7:53 AM ET #66

The Boltz secondary is weak but the match up well with the colts receivers and enjoy picking Peyton. This is a good matchup for the Chargers and Peyton may have been gift wrapped the MVP but Rivers is having the better season at QB. Sproles did it last year, Turner the year before, look for someone on the Chargers to come out of nowhere and make a gambreaking play.

Chargers 31 Colts 27

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Imprezive97

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 9:55 AM ET #67

Manning will throw a costly interception or two like he does often in SD and the Chargers pick up a 4 point victory!

Chargers ML -103 for a LARGE sized play!

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Irisheyez

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 10:22 AM ET #68

The only thing the Chargers have going for them right now is their players......the coach is a big game joke.......the competition they played this year was a joke.......LT hasn't even been close so his usual self.........and their QB is somewhat of a head case. He gets far too intense when things don't go right.......kinda like Marino used to........and he never won a championship.

Indy has the better coach......has played a tougher schedule.........has the better QB and recieving corps and a defense that is way, way under rated. I'll take Indy here.......but I do like the under. I expect a similar game as when these two played earlier this year.

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shutup

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 10:41 AM ET #69

Quote: "The difference could be the opposing pass defenses. The Colts rank sixth in the league in pass defense with just 188.1 yards surrender per game, while the Chargers have been horrendous all season stopping the aerial attack. Their lack of a pass rush has left opposing quarterbacks with all day to throw and the result has been an average of 247.4 passing yards a game, which ranks them 31st in the league. Manning could have a field day."

chargers play catch up all game

Take the colts and the over. Indi to the superbowl!!!

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shutup

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 10:41 AM ET #70

Quote: "The difference could be the opposing pass defenses. The Colts rank sixth in the league in pass defense with just 188.1 yards surrender per game, while the Chargers have been horrendous all season stopping the aerial attack. Their lack of a pass rush has left opposing quarterbacks with all day to throw and the result has been an average of 247.4 passing yards a game, which ranks them 31st in the league. Manning could have a field day."

chargers play catch up all game

Take the colts and the over. Indi to the superbowl!!!

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shutup

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 10:43 AM ET #71

Quote: "The difference could be the opposing pass defenses. The Colts rank sixth in the league in pass defense with just 188.1 yards surrender per game, while the Chargers have been horrendous all season stopping the aerial attack. Their lack of a pass rush has left opposing quarterbacks with all day to throw and the result has been an average of 247.4 passing yards a game, which ranks them 31st in the league. Manning could have a field day."

chargers play catch up all game

Take the colts and the over. Indi to the superbowl!!!

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angrytiger

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Posted: Jan. 3, 2009 - 10:47 AM ET #72

Quote Originally Posted by UberDog:

84% on Colts but the line is down to a pick. Do I smell sharp money on Bolts?

Yeah, Dog, that's a definite head-scratcher.

And dude 1618 . . . that's a hilarious post.

Both teams are hot, and you can point to some very good reasons to back either squad, but, the Chargers are the scarier play . . . and that's why I like them.

They have no business being in this game, and playing at home no less, and yet here they are. And if you look at results down the stretch, you'll see that their last 3 losses were by a combined 10 points to 3 playoff teams, and one of them was that freakish loss in Pittsburgh. Also - no one's obviously forgotten the Ed Hoculi Denver game.

That Colt 9 game winning streak is impressive and you obviously can't say enough good things about Peyton Manning, the teams history of post-season success, etc, etc, ad nauseum -but look at their last five games: Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit, Jacksonville, and a Tennessee team that obviously didn't need to even play in that game.

Yes the competition the Chargers have faced was also less than stellar, but you can argue they had the tougher schedule overall this season and they really put some serious points on the board over the past few weeks.

Phillip Rivers has the highest passer rating in the NFL right now (of the 6 touchdown passes the Colts surrendered this year, 2 of them were to Rivers) and while the Colts do have impressive team speed on defense (and all-world Dwight Freeney) their secondary is undersized compared to the Charger receivers, which explains what Rivers was able to do to them in last year's playoff game. Plus, their running game has finally gotten going after struggling for so long, and they're obviously going to run as often as they can to keep the ball out of Peyton's hands.

Another big key for San Diego has been Ron Rivera's taking the reigns as defensive coordinator and simplifying things.

The one glaring Indy weakness that hasn't been mentioned yet is their almost total absence of a running game, which is going to make them one dimensional and catch up to them sooner or later in the playoffs, and I think it happens sooner.

The Chargers, like the Eagles, are just not the team anyone wants to play right now, especially the Colts who know they match up well with.

Alla' that, plus again, the freakish line movement, puts to the Chargers for me.

Good luck everyone and remember to enjoy the playoffs win or lose.