Long story short, it’s not just the Cards’ offense that can hang with the Rams-this defense has proven itself to be a contender, as well. Chandler Jones remains one of the better edge rushers in football, Jordan Hicks leads a talented linebacker troop, and safeties Budda Baker and Jalen Johnson anchor a secondary that has enjoyed a career year from cornerback Byron Murphy. Arizona yields an average of just 181.0 passing yards per home game, the third-best in the league. The Cardinals rank as the fourth-best passing defense in the NFL-surrendering just 205.1 yards through the air per game-and they are even better at State Farm Stadium. I think his passing yardage numbers might look even worse this evening, and not just because he doesn’t have IR’ed receiver Robert Woods this time around. But he struggled against Arizona’s underrated defense when these teams matched up earlier in the season at SoFi Stadium, completing 26-of-41 passes for 280 yards, two TDs, and a pick. Stafford has been an MVP candidate throughout his first campaign with the Rams, with 30 TDs, nine interceptions, 3,611 passing yards, a 66.7 percent completion rate, and a 106.3 rating. QB Passing Yards – Matthew Stafford Under 285.5 (-115) Arizona is a great bet to exceed 20 points. Hell, even Houston scored 22 against this Rams squad on Halloween. Before that, Green Bay put up 36 against them, San Fran put up 31, and Tennessee out up 28 without rushing King Derrick Henry. Since October 24, the only team that hasn’t scored the equivalent of three touchdowns against LA is Jacksonville last week. LA is still a prolific defense, but it has allowed four of its last five opponents to reach 21 points or more. The Cards average 28.6 points per game (third-best in the NFL), and beat the Rams 37-20 in these teams’ first meeting back in Week 4. They have hit this mark in six of their last seven games, the only game they failed to reach it being a Week 10 loss to Carolina, when Arizona was without star QB Kyler Murray.
Today, I’m electing to pick the Cardinals to score 21 or more points. Just like with teaser parlays, SGPs offer a lot of insurance when it comes to pickings winners and/or points totals.
Same Game Parlays allow us to make calculated bets related to the score that don’t lock us in to a sportsbook-set spread or moneyline.
Home Team Total: Cardinals OVER 20.5 (-301)Īt the risk of sounding like a broken record, primetime spreads are garbage risks.