The Indianapolis Colts are currently listed as 3/1 favorites to win Super Bowl XLI. Those are very impressive odds for a team that ended it's extraordinary 2005-2006 season with such disappointment.
What do the Colts have going for them this year? Peyton Manning is, of course, an immediate answer. While he's now established as one of the great players in professional football, there remains doubt that he can come through in the big games - particularly the big post-season games, and the big one itself. As Brad Oremland points out, Ben Roethlisberger didn't exactly post a stellar post-season performance last year, but he and his Steelers boast Super Bowl rings nonetheless.
Coaching is also another factor. Coach Tony Dungy said in March that the team "won't use excuses" in regard to their performance last year, but will that improve their performance this year? The blame game seems fairly evenly weighted between Manning and Dungy: certainly if both the star player and experienced coach live up to their potential, the Colts can live up to their NFL sports betting expectations.
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