The Indianapolis Colts are off to an 0-3 SU and 1-2 ATS start to the 2021 campaign. The Colts will try to earn their first victory of the season as slight underdogs Sunday afternoon against the Miami Dolphins (1-2, 2-1).
- Date/Time: October 3, 1 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium
- TV Coverage: CBS
- Sportsbook Odds: Dolphins -2.5 | O/U 52 (Line History)
- Colts vs Dolphins Matchup Report
Sportsbook Odds Analysis
The Dolphins opened as 2.5-point favorites in this matchup but have since been bet down a point to Miami -1.5. Heavy early action on the UNDER at its Sportsbook line of 45.5 points has shifted the line down to 43 points. The OVER is 6-2 in Indianapolis’s last eight road games.
Indianapolis News & Notes
After suffering sprains in both ankles in Indianapolis’s 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2, Carson Wentz managed to play through the pain last Sunday on the road against the Tennessee Titans. Wentz went 19-for-37 for 194 passing yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions in the Colts’ 25-16 loss.
Through his first three games with the Colts, Wentz has thrown only three touchdown passes and is averaging 230.7 passing yards per game.
Indianapolis ranks 21st in the NFL in total yards per game with 318.3 and is 24th in scoring at 18.7 points per game. The Colts are missing Philip Rivers this season – the veteran quarterback led the team to an 11-5 SU and 8-8 ATS regular season a year ago and guided the league’s ninth-highest scoring offense, averaging 28.2 points per game.
Miami News & Notes
The Dolphins got off to the perfect start on the road against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday with an interception return for a touchdown followed by an offensive touchdown on their next drive to take an early 14-0 lead.
The roller-coaster of a game eventually ended up going to overtime, where both teams kicked a field goal and then the Raiders sealed the victory with a second field goal in the closing seconds to secure the 31-28 win.
Jacoby Brissett has thrown 89 passes over Miami’s last two games and has completed 56 of them, but for only 384 total yards with no touchdown passes and an interception. The Dolphins’ five yards per pass attempt is second-worst in the NFL only to the Chicago Bears. Miami ranks 29th in total yards per game (268.3) and 30th in points per game (15).
Staff Betting Pick: Miami -1.5
Neither of these teams has given us much reason to be confident in them heading into this matchup. With the Dolphins coming off a decent showing against a solid Raiders team and having home-field advantage here, we’ll take Miami.
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Buy Sports Picks Now- Indianapolis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games.
- Miami is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 home games.
- The UNDER is 4-1 in Miami’s last 5 vs Indianapolis.
