Editor’s note: NESN.com’s Mike Cole, Ricky Doyle and Andre Khatchaturian deliver their NFL picks every Thursday of the season, and here’s who they like in the Indianapolis Colts-Green Bay Packers Week 9 game, with the line from OddsShark.
Indianapolis Colts (3-5) at (-7) Green Bay Packers (4-3), Sunday, 4:25 p.m.
Mike: Packers. Two or three weeks ago, the Packers covering a seven-point spread would be insane. Now, not so much. Despite losing last week, it looks like they’ve figured out some things on offense, and that should continue this week against a woeful Colts defense.
Ricky: Packers. The Colts’ pass defense stinks and cornerback Vontae Davis’ status is up in the air (concussion protocol). Aaron Rodgers is going to do some damage at home against a lackluster opponent. Expect plenty of points in this game.
Andre: Packers. Green Bay has been decent at getting to the quarterback with a 7.5 percent sack percentage, and this week the flood gates open for them when they take on the Colts, whose offensive line has allowed an NFL-most 31 sacks. Rodgers also will build on his success from Week 8 and feast on a pass defense allowing 7.9 yards per play (10th). Both quarterbacks play well in a shootout, but Luck makes a few more mistakes.
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