Indianapolis Colts (4-8-1) vs. Minnesota Vikings (10-3)
December 17, 2022 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Vikings -4.5 / Indianapolis Colts +4.5; Over/Under: 47
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The Indianapolis Colts and the Minnesota Vikings meet Saturday in NFL action from US Bank Stadium. The Colts are 4-8-1 overall this year. Indianapolis lost to the Cowboys in their last appearance. As for Minnesota, they’re 10-3 overall and fresh off a loss to Detroit. Check back all season long for free NFL picks at Sports Chat Place.
Indianapolis started out their year at 3-2-1 through six games, then hit a losing streak to the Titans, Commanders and Patriots. After a win over the Raiders, the Colts would then fall to the Eagles, Steelers and Cowboys.
In the Cowboys matchup back on December 4, Indianapolis trailed 21-19 going into the final quarter. The Colts gave up a crazy 33 points in the fourth and lost 54-19. QB Matt Ryan threw for 233 yards with two scores and three picks. Alec Pierce caught four balls for 86 yards and a TD.
Over on the Minnesota side, they’ve managed wins over the Packers, Lions, Saints, Bears, Dolphins, Cardinals, Commanders, Bills, Patriots and Jets. The three losses have come to the Eagles, Cowboys and Lions.
On Sunday in the Detroit game, the Vikings gave up points in every quarter on the way to a 34-23 loss. Quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for 425 yards with two touchdowns. Justin Jefferson had a career day on 11 receptions for 223 yards as well.
The Colts are 5-1 ATS in the last six Saturday games and 2-5 ATS in their last seven overall. Indianapolis is 2-6 ATS in their last eight road games.
Meanwhile, the Vikings are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 in Week 15 and 5-2-1 ATS in their last eight overall. Minnesota is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 in December.
PICK: I’ll probably stay with the Vikings. Minnesota had a pretty one-sided attack going against Detroit in their last game, posting 416 total yards—with 394 of those being passing yards. The Vikings ended up with 23 first downs, two lost fumbles and a 4-of-10 rate on third-down conversions in that defeat. That said, Minnesota should be able to handle the Colts if the Vikings are playing to their capabilities.
Speaking of Indianapolis, they’re coming off a weird loss to Dallas featuring five turnovers and 4-of-13 on third downs. The Colts have been below 20 points in each of their last three games and I don’t think they’ll keep up here either.
