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NFL Picks Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins Vegas NFL Predictions: A couple playoff teams from a year ago will be searching for answers on Monday Night Football when Miami host the Colts at 8:30 PM ET. Indianapolis QB Peyton Manning will have to prove that he can still operate his teams high-flying offense without his best weapons. Miami must show that they are still capable of playing consistent mistake free football after a turnover prone opener against Atlanta.  The NFL betting line has held steady with Indy -3 on the point spread but the action has been mostly coming in on Indianapolis. The NFL Picks Vegas odds for Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins Vegas NFL predictions has the Colts as -3 point favorites.

Indianapolis Colts Offense vs. Miami Dolphins Defense: Colts QB Peyton Manning will be without his #2 WR Anthony Gonzalez for a few weeks but he is still one of the top-3 QB’s in the NFL. Peyton Manning will have to deal with pressure coming from Miami OLB Joey Porter and DE Jason Taylor in the pass-rush but he handles the blitz well and Miami‘s secondary has some holes. The Colts have a couple of talented runners in Joseph Addai and Donald Brown but their O-line is suspect. Miami should be able to hold an edge on the ground with their quality front seven that swarms to the ball and tackles well. The NFL Picks Vegas odds for the Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins OVER\UNDER is at 41.0 points on the NFL odds.

Miami Dolphins vs. Indianapolis Colts: The Dolphins will mix things up with their base offense and Wildcat. The Colts have had problems with Wildcat offenses in the past. Miami’s passing game will be at a disadvantage out of their base offense against the Colts tremendous pass-rushers. Chad Pennington does not have the arm-strength or the receivers to do anything more than throw underneath against the Colts. Miami RB’s Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams will be relied on to pound the ball against a Colts run defense that will be at a small disadvantage against the strong duo.

Intangibles: Underdog is 8-1 ATS in their last 9 meetings. The Colts have their #2 WR and top defensive player Bob Sanders out with injuries. The weather is expected to be rainy and windy which is a disadvantage to the Colts pass-heavy attack.The NFL Picks NFL odds for the Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins Vegas NFL predictions give the Giants a 59% chance of winning.

NFL Predictions NFL Picks: Indianapolis Colts -3 NFL odds (2 UNITS)

NFL Power Rankings: Indianapolis Colts #5

NFL Power Rankings: Miami Dolphins #19

NFL Power Rankings: Miami +3.5 home-field advantage