Houston -6.5 @ Indianapolis
Look, I called both of these teams correctly last week, so I'm definitely screwed on this game. Not to mention I am not good at Thursday picks. Including Thanksgiving I am 2 for 7, that's just not good enough. I looked at the data on these teams, but it really doesn't apply. Indy isn't nearly as good as they usually are, so throw out all data from their past seasons. Houston doesn't have Schaub, might have Andre Johnson, and no defensive coordinator so their data goes out the window as well .
Here are my thoughts. If the Colts win another game they are in serious danger of not getting Andrew Luck, which I'm pretty sure would ruin their holiday season. How does that conversation go?
"All right guys. Great win last week. You fought hard and proved everybody wrong. Now I'm gonna need you all to dial it down a couple notches for these last 2 weeks. I'm not saying you should throw the game, but just make it a 75% effort kind of thing. Maybe that running back is too far away for me to run after and tackle. Maybe that linebacker wasn't there when you threw the ball. Maybe you didn't see that blitz coming. Are we on the same page here? . . . . Good talk . . . . . See you out there."
Needless to say I have Houston covering here. They are the playoff team. They need the momentum going into the post season.
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