49ers vs Cardinals +12 O/U 48.5
Sometimes you have to get a little dirty. Look, there is no doubt in my mind that the 49ers are the best team in the league, but this spot is screaming for the Cardinals. The 49ers just went through a hard part of the schedule beating the Eagles and the Seahawks twice. This is somewhat of a break in their schedule getting to play one of the easier teams in the League. The 49ers are in a sandwich spot being that the 2nd best team is on deck in the Baltimore Ravens. I can assume that their minds are on this game. There is no need for me to get too far into the analytics and the 49ers pretty much rule in every category, but the Cardinals have a path here. If the 49ers have a weakness, it is their secondary as they have lost Talanoa Hufanga and George Odum earlier in the season. Chartarius Ward is also questionable. Combine this with their two interior defensive lineman in Arik Armstead and Javon Hargrave to miss this game. Now normally a great pass rush like Bosa and Young is all that is needed to overcome a bad secondary, but Kyler Murray is that type of wildcard that welcomes the pass rush as he can scramble and run with the best of all quarterbacks in the league. He is probably the best at that next to Lamar Jackson. The last thing that I see is that the Cardinals are coming off of the bye, and this is a good rally spot for the team. I think that Arizona can either keep this game close to competitive, or at least have a good opportunity to back door this number. Grab the smelly dog.
Cardinals +12 – 1.5 stars and sprinkle +580 ML
Teaser: (11-3 for the season) – Cowboys to +8 with the Texans to +9.5 – 3 stars – What have the Titans done to lay three points against anybody. This is a huge spot for Demeco Ryans and this team even with backup Case Keenum who is experienced. Some say this is a bad spot for the Cowboys, but the Bills just also came off of a huge win vs the Chiefs. Disrespectful line IMO.
