Indianapolis 17, 
San Diego 23
8:00 PM ET
January 3, 2009
Qualcomm Stadium,
San Diego, CA
| THIS WEEK'S LINE | |||
| FAVORITE | SPREAD | UNDERDOG | OVER/UNDER |
| San Diego | 2.0 | Indianapolis | 50.0 |
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| 2008 TRENDS (Post Season) | |
| The Colts are 0-1 ATS. | |
| The Colts are 0-1 ATS away. | |
| The Colts are 0-1 ATS as the underdog. | |
| The Colts are 0-1 ATS as an away underdog. | |
| The Chargers are 1-1 ATS. | |
| The Chargers are 1-0 ATS at home. | |
| The Chargers are 1-0 ATS as the favorite. | |
| The Chargers are 1-0 ATS as a home favorite. | |
| Head 2 Head (since 2001) | ||
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| SU | 2-4-0 2008: 1-1-0 | 4-2-0 2008: 1-1-0 |
| ATS | 1-2-0 2008: 0-1-0 | 2-1-0 2008: 1-0-0 |
| ATS @SDG | 1-1-0 2008: 0-1-0 | 1-1-0 2008: 1-0-0 |
| ATS: favored | 0-2-0 2008: -- | 0-1-0 2008: 1-0-0 |
| ATS: underdog | 1-0-0 2008: 0-1-0 | 2-0-0 2008: -- |
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| Both teams are very hot, but the Chargers benefited by playing in a very weak division. San Diego was 5-1 in the AFC West winning by an average of 11.5 points. In non-division games they had a 3-7 record with a +2.3 average margin of victory. The Colts meanwhile had a 4-2 record in the strong AFC South and an 8-2 non-divisional record that was comparable to the Chargers non-divisional record. The Colts are favored because Peyton Manning is on a roll. He is completing over 70 percent of his passes in simulations for 280+ yards. His great performance opens things up for the combo of Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes who have not been healthy at the same time most of this season. When Addai has 50+ rushing yards and Rhodes has at least 25 the Colts have a 77 percent chance of winning. The Chargers stars, Philip Rivers and LaDainian Tomlinson, are both forecasted for strong games as well. Rivers has averaged 2.5 TD passes per win this season vs 1.8 in losses. He has a 48 percent chance of having 2+ TD passes and if he does the Chargers are favored with a 54 percent chance. LT has averaged 80 yards per victory and just 59 per loss. If LT has at least 70 rushing yards the Chargers win 56 percent of the time. When both Rivers and LT play well the Chargers are solid 64 percent favorites. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| HEAD 2 HEAD RESULTS (SINCE 2001) | |||
| Date | Score | Line | O/U |
| Nov 23, 2008 | IND 23, @SDG 20 | SDG, -3 | 49.0 |
| Jan 13, 2008 | SDG 28, @IND 24 | IND, -11 | 46.5 |
| Nov 11, 2007 | IND 21, @SDG 23 | IND, -3½ | 47.5 |
| Dec 18, 2005 | SDG 26, @IND 17 | IND, -6½ | 53.0 |
| Dec 26, 2004 | SDG 31, @IND 34 | SDG, NL | 0.0 |
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NFL Scores
Saturday, January 3rd 2008
| Atlanta | 24 | Final |
| Arizona | 30 |
| Indianapolis | 17 | Final |
| San Diego | 23 | OT |
Sunday, January 4th 2008
| Baltimore | 27 | Final |
| Miami | 9 |
| Philadelphia | 26 | Final |
| Minnesota | 14 |