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NFL football betting action sees the Indianapolis Colts taking on the Denver Broncos Sunday January 11th at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO. Cappers Picks provides free NFL football handicapping tips all season long.

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Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos
Venue/ Stadium: Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
Time/Date: 4:40 PM EST Sunday, January 11, 2014
NFL Betting Odds
NFL Betting Point Spread: Broncos -7
NFL Betting Over/Under Odds:  54
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Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos Preview

On the season the Colts are 11-5-1 ATS and they have an O/U record of 9-8 and the Broncos are 8-8 ATS and they have an O/U record of 10-6.

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This season the Broncos are 8-0 at home and the Colts are 5-3 on the road.

In their last games the Colts beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card round 26-10 and the Broncos beat the Oakland Raiders in the season finale 47-14.

Well, it is the old guard in Peyton Manning and the Broncos taking on the new kid on the block in the Colts and Andrew Luck, who succeeded Manning in Indianapolis.

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The Broncos are undefeated at home and they are the 7-point favorite over the Colts.

Both QB’s had a solid season and Luck led the Colts to the league’s top-ranked offense.

These 2 teams met in the season opener in Denver and the Broncos beat the Colts 31-24. Luck had over 100 more passing yards than Manning, but he was picked off 2 times while the Denver QB was not picked off once.

Luck had yet another 300+ passing yard game in the win over the Bengals last week with 376 yards with 1 TD and 0 INT. T.Y. Hilton led the deep Indy WR corps in receiving yards this season and he had 103 in the Cincinnati win last week. Not only do the Broncos have a solid pass defense that ranks 9th in the league, but Von Miller leads a pass rush, which is key in this game, that ranked 9th in the league in sacks.

Luck has had to carry the offense this season with not much of a rushing game to speak of. Daniel Herron led the Colts, who rushed for 114 yards against the Bengals, but Cincy has a weak run D while the Broncos rank 2nd in the league in that category.

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Like Luck Manning has not lack of solid targets, especially the duo of Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders, who combined for over 3,000 receiving yards on the season. Indy played pretty good pass D, which ranks 12th in the league, last week against the Bengals and they also rank 9th in the NFL in sacks.

C.J. Anderson ended up having a good season in the Denver backfield and in the last 3 games he rushed for over 80 yards and in the season finale had 3 rushing TD. The Colts and their 18th ranked run defense was key last week stopping Cincy’s Jeremy Hill, who ended the season with 3 100+ yard rushing games.

NFL Playoff Betting Trends

* Indianapolis is 15-6-1 ATS in their last 22 games overall.
* Indianapolis is 1-4-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
* Indianapolis has an Under record of 5-0 in their last 5 games.
* Denver is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 playoff games.
* Denver is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a ATS win.

4* Cappers NFL Free Pick

Luck is the up-and-coming star QB, but the big gun is still Manning and he will play well and the Denver defense will also play well. Take the Broncos to win and cover at home.

Check out our Updated NFL Divisional Weekend Playoff Odds.

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By Jason Green

Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.