The St Louis Rams will travel in NFC west divisional play as they take on the Arizona Cardinals in an NFL pro football game on Sunday afternoon. Kick off time from Arizona is scheduled for 4:25PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX.
The point spread came out with the home team Arizona Cardinals favored by -1 point with a total of 37 ½ points. Early money has landed on the home side as Arizona has been bet up to a -3 point favorite. The total has not moved off the opening line of 37 ½ points.
This will be the second and final meeting between these two clubs. Back on October 4th it was St Louis with the 17-3 home win against Arizona as a +1 ½ point underdog. The game came in at under 37 ½ points. NFL Trend: St Louis Rams are 4-0 to the over in their past four games.
The Rams are winless in their past six games. They fall to 3-6-1 on the season after a 27-13 home defeat last week to the New York Jets as a -3 ½ point favorite. The total came in at over 39 points. After trailing 13-7 at the half the Rams give up the next 14 points to New York in defeat. Their offense put up 281 yards with 114 on the ground on 20 Sam Bradford hits on 23 of 44 passes for 170 yards with two touchdowns and a pick. Bradford has 12 touchdowns and 8 picks on the year. St Louis allowed the Jets to amass 289 offensive yards with 124 from their run game on 41 attempts. St Louis has shown better improvement on their defensive side of the ball. They lack playmakers in the wide receiver position that has stunted the development of starting quarterback Sam Bradford. St Louis is 28th in the league in points scored at just 17 per game.
The Cardinals have dropped six straight games. They go to 4-6 on the season after a 23-19 road defeat last week to the Atlanta Falcons as a +9 point underdog. The total came in at under 43 ½ points. Arizona fails to hold a 13-0 lead after one quarter. Their offense produced just 178 yards with 137 coming from their run attack on 26 rushes. They have one turnover and take six away from Atlanta. Ryan Lindley completed 9 of 20 passes for 64 yards. Arizona’s offensive line doesn’t protect the quarterback and the Cardinals have suffered injuries at that position. LaRod Stephens Howlins scampered for 127 rushing yards and one touchdown on 22 carries. The Arizona defense allowed Atlanta to post 354 offensive yards with 58 coming on the ground on 24 runs from scrimmage. Arizona has failed to score more than 19 points during their six game losing streak. They rank 31st in the league in total offense with just 284 yards a game and 30th in points scored at 16 per game.
