Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriots 12/18/21 NFL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots square off in week 15 Saturday Night Football NFL action from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

The New England Patriots come into this one on the heels of a 14-10 win over Buffalo in their last game. Mac Jones has thrown for 2,869 yards, 16 touchdowns and 8 interceptions on 70.3% passing while Damien Harris leads the Pats in rushing with 754 rushing yards and 9 TDs and Rhamondre Stevenson has 429 rushing yards as well this season. Kendrick Bourne and Jakobi Meyers each have 600+ receiving yards for the Pats this season while Nelson Agholor has 416 receiving yards and Hunter Henry and Brandon Bolden each have 300+ receiving yards as well for New England this season. On defense, Ja’Whaun Bentley has a team-high 81 total tackles while Matthew Judon leads the Patriots with 12.5 sacks and J.C. Jackson has a team-high 7 interceptions this season.

The Indianapolis Colts will look to add to their 31-0 road win over Houston last time out. Carson Wentz has thrown for 2,948 yards, 22 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 62.3% passing while Jonathan Taylor’s rushed for 1,348 yards and 16 touchdowns. Michael Pittman Jr. leads the Colts’ receiving group with 67 catches for 882 yards and 5 TDs while Zach Pascal and the aforementioned Taylor each have 300+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Bobby Okereke has a team-high 107 total tackles while Kenny Moore II has a team-high 4 interceptions and DeForest Buckner has a team-high 5.5 sacks. Al-Quadin Muhammad also has 5 sacks for the Colts this year.

New England is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games overall while the over is 9-2-1 in their last 12 Saturday games. Indianapolis is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games while the under is 28-12 in their last 40 December games.

I am a bit confused by this total. This is a massive game for both teams in the playoff hunt and there are also two solid defenses against a rookie QB and a banged up QB on the two benches. I think this is a first to 24 wins kind of game if we even make it to that point, so give me the under in this one.