This AFC matchup is likely not going to be the most exciting for viewing purposes. These two offenses have had something of a failure to launch so far in 2021. The offensive struggles have certainly affected the overall results. These teams combine for just a single win between them, and just one single instance of either scoring over 24 points.
Colts vs Dolphins Betting Pick
This game will be played at 1PM EST on Sunday October 3rd, 2021 at Hard Rock Stadium.
Why bet the under
✅ The Dolphins offense was a bit anemic even when Tua Tagovailoa was healthy. Jacoby Brissett is an obvious downgrade, and his first game lead to a Dolphins shutout by the Bills. The encore was somewhat better, but their 28 point output at Las Vegas was buoyed by a defensive touchdown. They also scored a fourth down touchdown and two point conversion in the last minute in that game. They otherwise had 13 offensive points over 59+ minutes. Now consider they had scored 17 total points in their first two games, and you’ll get a view of the difficulties they have faced.
✅ The Colts have not been much better, and they are still without a win this season. They have dealt with a gaggle of injuries on offense, with Carson Wentz being the most recent. He played through a pair of sprained ankles last week, and it was another underwhelming output from the offense as a whole. Jonathan Taylor has not been able to carry them with the running game and Wentz does not yet have real rapport with his wide receivers. While I do think that will come over the course of the season, this is not the most probable spot. On the road against a quality Dolphins secondary, and likely still missing TY Hilton does not instill any confidence in improvement. The Colts have cracked the 16 points precipice just once this season, and are going to give us another low scoring slugfest.
✅ These teams are happy to run the ball and play slow. Things open up a bit for them when trailing, but this one does not fit that description. I envision a grimy, competitive game in which the teams are within a score throughout. With neither team needing to open the offense up, and both being ineffective even if needed to, this already low total is likely set too high.
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