{"id":32241,"date":"2024-10-31T11:22:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T15:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=32241"},"modified":"2024-10-31T11:22:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T15:22:11","slug":"nfl-week-9-sunday-night-and-monday-night-football-picks-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/nfl\/nfl-week-9-sunday-night-and-monday-night-football-picks-and-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 9 Sunday Night and Monday Night Football Picks and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Betting analyst Ron Marmalefsky shares his thoughts on the outlook on Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football – Colts vs Vikings and Buccaneers vs Chiefs! Don’t miss out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colts vs Vikings (Sunday Night):<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Colts are 4-4.  Given the Division they play in, they are a valid contender for a wildcard playoff spot.  The Vikings have lost two in a row, and while inside the playoff field in the NFC as of now, there are four teams just a game behind them, and another two teams within a game and a half.  This is a meaningful contest, which is why the NFL flexed it to Sunday night.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Colts play what I call a passive pass defense.\u00a0 They often allow the underneath completion, and as usual, are allowing a high percentage (68+) of completed passes.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They also have trouble stopping the run, and that is why they\u2019ve lost the time of possession battle game in and game out.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considering 2nd<\/sup> year QB Richardson\u2019s NFL low completion %, it\u2019s quite amazing that the Colts have scored as many points as they have with such low time of possession figures.\u00a0 Joe Flacco will start this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota has one of the NFL\u2019s better run defenses.\u00a0 Without Richardson to worry about, they can focus solely on stopping RB Jonathan Taylor.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

QB Sam Darnold has been effective, and the reason why is that he has Aaron Jones, which has enabled the Vikings to produce excellent run-pass balance numbers.\u00a0 With that said, he has thrown interceptions in five of his seven games.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Keys: The Colts will likely live and die by Joe Flacco\u2019s medium to deep ball accuracy.\u00a0 He was interception prone last year in Cleveland, even while putting up massive passing numbers.\u00a0 If he limits turnovers, the Viking\u2019s WR\u2019s can win over the top.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once again it is incumbent upon Indy to share time of possession.\u00a0 Minnesota may try to blitz more often, knowing that Flacco is not likely to escape and run for big yardage like Richardson would.\u00a0 Interestingly enough, Flacco\u2019s two starts came when RB Taylor was out of the lineup.\u00a0 Given Joe\u2019s accuracy, Taylor could provide the balance needed to keep the chains moving.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Thursday Take: The Colts have played good football as a Sunday Night road team, but it should be noted that this is their 4th<\/sup> road game in the last five weeks, while Minnesota is off their mini-bye week.\u00a0 Richardson threw 133 passes in his five full games, while Flacco threw 82 passes in his two starts.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the weekly Tuesday podcast, I noted that this game shaped out as potentially high scoring (over 45.5 points).\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number is now mostly 46.5, but the Colts fit a general team situation that suggests higher scoring games, so combined with the change in QB (and therefore game plan), the over is still the desired look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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