Week 15 NFL Odds: Indianapolis Vs. Jacksonville Point Spread

Week 15 NFL odds kick off with the Indianapolis Colts versus the Jacksonville Jaguars on the NFL Network. OffshoreInsiders.com gives the official sports betting preview.

Because of questions about the playing time of key Colts players, the sportsbooks were hesitant to post the Colts-Jaguars point spread. However, 5 Dimes sportsbook has Indianapolis -2.5 but -130 with a total of 42.5.

The Colts come into the game a perfect 12-0 straight up and 9-4 to the number thanks a recent four-game Vegas betting line winning streak. They are a scary good 6-0 straight up and against the spread on the highway.

Jacksonville is 7-6 overall and 5-8 against the spread. They’ve been quite the Vegas runner at home going 5-2 straight up, yet just 2-5 to the number. Jacksonville enters the Thursday night football contest on a 2-7 point spread skid. They’ve gone under four straight.

Indianapolis still struggles to run the ball getting just 3.8 yards per rush against teams normally allowing 4.2. However they can pass, completing 68.1 percent of their passes against teams normally allowing 62.4 on 7.6 passing yards per attempt to 6.7. Overall they get 6.2 yards per play against teams normally allowing 5.6.

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The Jaguars are a solid team for those who saying winning is about running and stopping the run. Jacksonville gets 4.6 yards per rush against teams normally allowing 4.3, 6.7 yards per pass to 6.6 and 5.7 yards per play to 5.6.

On defense they allow 4.0 yards per play to teams normally getting 4.3, 7.0 yards per pass to 6.4 and 5.7 yards per play to 5.4.