There is a saying with which many customers at the best NFL gambling sites must be familiar. “If I didn’t have bad luck, I’d have no luck at all.” If former Colts head coach Chuck Pagano had good luck, or just regular luck, he might still have a job. The problem is Pagano had no luck at all. Or rather, he had no Luck at all. At least not since 2016. Which is when franchise? starting? quarterback Andrew Luck played his last regular season game thus far.
Luck’s career got off to a very promising start. The Colts made the playoff in each of his first three seasons, during which he didn’t miss a single game. However, his meteoric rise was truncated by injuries. He missed nine games in 2015 and the entire 2017 season. But even when he missed just one game, as in 2016, the Colts fell short of the postseason.
2018 Indianapolis Colts best online sportsbooks odds
- Super Bowl LIII Odds to Win: +6600
- To win the AFC Championship: +2800
- To win the AFC South Division: +550
- Win totals: 6½
Odds taken from BetOnline.ag, a beacon among the best NFL gambling sites.
The good news is that, according to GM Chris Ballard, Luck “doesn’t need surgery.” That may be the doctors’ prognosis, but physicians can’t see the future. Nor can even the best NFL gambling sites for that matter. So the questions remain whether a) can he stay healthy? and b) can he return to top form? Perhaps a better question would be, can the offensive line protect him? Indy had 10 different offensive linemen play at least 140 snaps, according to PFF. Moreover, the colts used those linemen in 18 different combinations. Finally, their pass-blocking efficiency sucks.
2018 Indianapolis Colts regular season schedule
- Week 1 September 9 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Bengals Lucas Oil Stadium
- Week 2 September 16 1:00 p.m. Washington Redskins FedEx Field
- Week 3 September 23 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field
- Week 4 September 30 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans Lucas Oil Stadium
- Week 5 October 4 8:20 p.m. New England Patriots Gillette Stadium
- Week 6 October 14 1:00 p.m. New York Jets MetLife Stadium
- Week 7 October 21 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills Lucas Oil Stadium
- Week 8 October 28 4:05 p.m. Oakland Raiders Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
- Week 9 Bye
- Week 10 November 11 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars Lucas Oil Stadium
- Week 11 November 18 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans Lucas Oil Stadium
- Week 12 November 25 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins Lucas Oil Stadium
- Week 13 December 2 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars TIAA Bank Field
- Week 14 December 9 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans NRG Stadium
- Week 15 December 16 1:00 p.m. Dallas Cowboys Lucas Oil Stadium
- Week 16 December 22 or 23[5] TBD[5] New York Giants Lucas Oil Stadium TBD
- Week 17 December 30 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium
And their road schedule
At Washington Redskins. The Colts will return to Washington for the first time since 2010. That time they snapped a five-game losing streak on the road against the Skins.
At Philadelphia Eagles. Indy have won three of their last five trips to Philly, the last of which took place in 2010.
At New England Patriots. A rematch of the 2014 AFC Championship Game, which the Colts lost 7-45 at Gillette Stadium.
At New York Jets. Indy are 2-1 in their last three times playing the Jets in New York.
At Oakland Raiders. The Colts are 2-2 on the road against the Raiders since the latter returned to Oakland.
At Jacksonville Jaguars. Indy have dropped their last three straight in J-Ville, in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
At Houston Texans. The colts have won four times in Houston in the last five years.
At Tennessee Titans. Last season Indy lost in Tennessee for the first time in six years.
