The Week 10 matchup in Miami has taken on a strange kind of weight for two teams heading in opposite directions. The Dolphins and Colts meet Sunday with Indianapolis sitting as a 3.5-point favorite, and the stakes around the game have only gotten sharper after a busy week at the trade deadline and a pair of damaging Miami injuries.
The Colts came into the week as sellers, choosing to add draft capital and focus on the future rather than push for wins now. Miami, meanwhile, stood pat at the deadline and looked ready to try to take advantage of Indianapolis’ semi-fire-sale. That plan got a lot tougher when quarterback Malik Willis and defensive tackle Zach Sieler both landed on injured reserve this week.
That’s part of why the line moved from 2.5 points to 3.5 in the Colts’ favor. The Dolphins are still looking for their second win of the season, while Indianapolis is trying to get to three.
Sunday’s slate includes the Miami-Indianapolis game at 1 p.m. ET, along with a full Week 10 board that opens with Patriots-Lions in Munich, Germany.
The early window also features Bills-Jets, Panthers-Saints, Vikings-Packers, Chiefs-Falcons, Texans-Browns, Jaguars-Titans, Rams-Cardinals, and Seahawks-Raiders. Later on, the 4:25 p.m.
ET window brings 49ers-Cowboys, followed by Steelers-Bengals on Sunday night and Chargers-Ravens on Monday night.
Here are the straight-up winner picks for the week:
New England Patriots vs. Detroit Lions (-2.5) - Munich, Germany
Buffalo Bills (-7.5) at New York Jets
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints (-2.5)
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers (-3)
Kansas City Chiefs (-3.5) at Atlanta Falcons
Houston Texans (-4.5) at Cleveland Browns
Jacksonville Jaguars (-10.5) at Tennessee Titans
Los Angeles Rams (-9.5) at Arizona Cardinals
Seattle Seahawks (-6.5) at Las Vegas Raiders
San Francisco 49ers (-4.5) at Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals (-3.5)
Los Angeles Chargers at Baltimore Ravens (-4.5)
The Week 7 results showed a strong run across the board, with Sumeet Jena going 15-0, while Marek Brave, James McKinney, Kevin Nogle, and The Phinsider Community each finished 14-1.
Through Week 9, the overall standings have James McKinney on top at 93-42-1, followed by Marek Brave at 89-46-1, The Phinsider Community at 85-50-1, Kevin Nogle at 84-51-1, and Sumeet Jena at 76-59-1. Sumeet Jena’s overall record includes the nine games he did not pick in Week 2 as losses.
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The bigger issue, according to the discussion around the team, is not a lack of interest in the Dolphins so much as the way tickets are getting into the market. Between pricing, aftermarket sales and the incentives around attendance, local fans are being pushed out while more out-of-town supporters find their way in. It leaves Miami with a home-field problem that goes beyond one game and points back to the way the team has chosen to sell the experience. [Read more 🡒]
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It is also a different kind of debut than the ones Miami has recently seen at quarterback, both in how McCord arrived and in the offensive environment around him. The draft pedigree is modest, the path here has been unusual, and the Dolphins are still trying to learn what they have after paying a future sixth-round pick to bring him in. Sunday should offer a clearer read on McCord, even if it may not answer every question right away. [Read more 🡒]
Dolphins Keep Earning Respect In One Area Fans Can Appreciate
Even with the record still looking rough, the Dolphins have continued to show something that tends to travel well from week to week: they are staying competitive. In a Week 9 review and Week 11 betting preview, Miami was singled out for the way it has kept games from getting away from it, a trait that matters both to the standings and to anyone trying to size up this team honestly.
That kind of respect does not erase the losses, but it does change the conversation around Miami as the schedule moves on. The bigger question now is whether that competitiveness can turn into something more tangible in the weeks ahead, especially with the kind of uneven NFL landscape that keeps creating opportunities for teams to break through or slip further back. [Read more 🡒]