The Arizona Cardinals will travel to Ford Field on Sunday afternoon to take on the Detroit Lions in an NFC matchup.
The Cardinals are leading the NFC West with a 10-3 record and are coming off a 30-23 home loss over the Los Angeles Rams. Kyler Murray finished 32-of-49 for 383 yards with two interceptions.
The Lions are last in the NFC North with a 1-11-1 record and are coming off a 38-10 road loss against the Denver Broncos. Jared Goff went 24-of-39 for 215 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Cardinals at Lions Stats
Looking at the Arizona Cardinals stats
Running back James Conner is listed as questionable for the Arizona Cardinals with an ankle injury.
So far this season, he has 179 carries for 661 yards (3.7 yards per attempt) with 14 rushing touchdowns as well as 29 catches for 303 yards (10.4 yards per reception) with two receiving touchdowns. In his last game against the Rams, he had 13 rushing attempts for 31 yards (2.4 yards per carry) with two rushing touchdowns and nine receptions for 94 yards (10.4 yards per catch).
The Arizona Cardinals have been playing well this season on the defensive end as they are giving up 19.5 points per game.
In their previous game against the Los Angeles Rams, Arizona allowed 30 points on 356 total yards of offense (267 passing, 89 rushing). The Rams went 6-of-12 on third-down attempts in the game.
The Rams were able to have big plays as Los Angeles averaged 6.6 yards per play.
Looking at the Detroit Lions stats
Tight end T.J. Hockenson is also questionable with a hand injury for the Detroit Lions and has been playing well as he has 61 receptions on 84 targets for 583 yards (9.6 yards per catch) with four receiving touchdowns.
In his last game against the Vikings, Hockenson had four catches on eight targets for 49 yards (12.3 yards per reception) with a receiving touchdown.
The Detroit Lions have been struggling defensively as they are allowing 27.2 points per game. In their previous game against the Denver Broncos, Detroit gave up 38 points on 358 total yards of offense (174 passing, 184 rushing).
The Broncos were 8-of-12 on third down attempts and converted their singular fourth-down try. The Broncos were able to run the ball for 4.7 yards per attempt throughout the game.
Betting Trends for Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions
- Cardinals are 5-1 ATS vs a team with a losing record
- Cardinals are 18-6-2 ATS in their last 26 road games
- Cardinals are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games
- Lions are 3-7 ATS in their last ten home games vs a team with a winning road record
Who to Bet Cardinals at Lions
The Arizona Cardinals are currently listed as 12.5 point road favorites in this game, according to the top sportsbooks in the nation.
Despite having running back James Conner (ankle) and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (leg) listed as questionable while having running back Chase Edmonds (ankle) ruled out, the Cardinals should still have no issues moving the football. Jared Goff has six touchdowns and two interceptions in his last five games, so he isn’t impacting as well as you’d like for Detroit.
All in all, go with the Arizona Cardinals to cover the spread in this game against the worst team in the league.