Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts NFL Week 1 Predictions: The Jaguarss head to Indianapolis and the Lucas Oil Stadium to take on the Colts to kick off the 2009 NFL Regular season Sunday at 1:00 PM EST on CBS. The NFL Week 1 Predictions experts at online sportsbook Bodog.com have the Indianapolis Colts -7 point favorites (-115 odds) at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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ndianapolis will be playing its first game under new Head Coach Jim Caldwell. Caldwell succeeded Tony Dungy as field general this past January, and he is in his eighth season with the club. Caldwell earned titles of assistant head coach (2005) and associate head coach (2008) during his tenure with the club. Caldwell will direct Indianapolis in its second-ever season opener against Jacksonville. Indianapolis owns a 12-4 series edge against the Jaguars, with each team posting road wins in 2008. The Jaguars earned a 23-21 victory in Lucas Oil Stadium last September 21, before the Colts took a 31-24 verdict on December 18. Indianapolis is 6-2 as hosts against Jacksonville. The NFL Week 1 Predictions experts at Bodog.com have the Jaguars vs Colts Total set at 44.5 points.
The Colts begin the 2009 season with 12 new players on the roster. The current roster breakdown of experience revealing the club with only four players exceeding 30 years of age, 30 players being 25 years of age and under and an average age of 25.9.
Jacksonville needs to control the clock by running the ball. When playing the Colts, the first thing you need to do is keep the ball out of QB Peyton Manning's hands for as long as possible. To that end, the Jaguars will try to pound the ball up the middle against Indianapolis's relatively undersized defensive front. RB Maurice Jones-Drew is not only an elusive ball carrier but has the speed to score from virtually anywhere on the field.
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