Denver Broncos vs Indianapolis Colts Prediction, 8/11/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 1

Game: Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts

Date: Sunday, August 11, 2024

Location: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN

TV: NFL+

Odds/Point Spread: Colts (+2)

Total/Over-Under: 37

The Denver Broncos (8-9 last season) are en route to Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday where they will play the Indianapolis Colts (9-8 last year). Indianapolis opens this contest as 2-point dogs. The total has been set at 37.

The Denver Broncos wrapped up their season having earned a 8-9 mark. In their last contest, the Broncos played the Raiders and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 27-14. Javonte Williams led the offense in rushing for the Broncos with 9 carries for 32 yards (3.6 yds per attempt). Brandon Johnson had an average of 22.0 yds per catch by recording 88 yards on 4 receptions. Jarrett Stidham went 20/34 with 272 yds through the air and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rating of 82 and ended the game with 1 pick. Against the rush, the Broncos gave up 129 yds on 31 tries, which calculates to 4.2 yds per run surrendered. Denver gave up 20 pass completions on 32 attempts for a total of 230 yards, and a completion rate of 62.5%. Overall, they had 59 plays which gave them a total of 286 yds. The Denver Broncos rushed the ball a total of 20 different times and amassed 48 yds, earning them an average of 2.4 yds per attempt.

Regarding scoring, the Denver Broncos averaged 21.0 points per contest. Offensively they maintained an average of 106.5 yards rushing, which was 18th in the league. The Broncos earned 5,072 yards in total last season. Denver tallied 154 1st downs as an offense, and they were called for 99 penalties for 749 yards. They turned the ball over 22 times (9 picks and 13 fumbles lost). Denver compiled 28 touchdowns through the air and 8 rushing touchdowns.

In terms of yards via the pass, the Broncos gave up 3,972 yards which had them sitting in 22nd in football. In their 17 games played last year, they surrendered 233.6 yards per contest via the pass as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 66.8%. They yielded 370.8 yards/game which put them 29th in the league. They gave up 5.0 yards per rush and 137.1 rushing yards per game for the previous season. Overall, they allowed 2,331 yards on the ground in 17 outings. The Broncos ranked 27th in the league in terms of the opposition scoring, conceding 24.3 PPG.

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The Colts wrapped up their season holding a 9-8 record. When they last took the field, the Colts went home defeated by a final of 23-19 when they played the Texans. Gardner Minshew II finished the game with 141 yds on 13/24 through the air while his quarterback rating was 71.7. He didn't throw any picks and his Y/A was 5.9 yards. Josh Downs was the best receiver for the Colts, hauling in 3 balls for 48 yds (16.0 yds per catch). Jonathan Taylor ran the football 30 times for 188 yards, finishing the contest with 6.3 yds per carry for Indianapolis. The Colts finished the contest with 360 yds and they ran 62 plays (5.8 yds per play). Indianapolis ended up running for 6.1 yds per attempt, finishing with a total of 227 yds on 37 attempts. Indianapolis surrendered 28 attempts on the ground for 60 yards (2.1 yards per carry). The Colts secondary gave up a completion percentage of 76.9%, surrendering 246 yds on 20 for 26 passing.

The Indianapolis Colts had an average of 336.8 yards/outing which ranked them 15th in football. They maintained an average of 121.1 yards per game on the ground and ran for 2,059 yards for the season. They gave away 10 picks while surrendering 12 fumbles and they tallied 178 1st downs. The Indianapolis offense had 685 penalty yards on 95 violations, which was good for 21st in the league in terms of hurting your team. Last year, the Colts had a total of 3,666 yards through the air as well as an average of 215.6 throwing yards per contest, giving them a rank of 20th in the league. In relation to their ability to score points, the Colts were 10th out of all teams in football scoring 23.3 PPG.

They gave up 21 touchdowns through the air as well as 226.0 yards per game, which had them ranked 16th in football. Indianapolis allowed the opposition a total of 2,105 yards on the ground (123.8 yards per outing) in addition to 22 touchdowns via the rush last season. In total, they allowed 415 points in total. Their defense compiled 24 turnovers (9 fumbles and 15 picks) for the previous season. The Colts defense took part in 1,137 plays, which was good for 31st in football. The Colts gave up 24.4 PPG, which put them in 28th in the league.

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Tony's Pick: Take the Colts +2

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