Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams betting tips & NFL predictions
Cards could struggle to recover from poor showing against Seattle
Free American football tips, best bets and analysis for the Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs.
Where to watch
Sky Sports NFL, 1.15am Monday
Best bet
Los Angeles Rams -4
2pts Evs bet365, Coral, Ladbrokes
Match preview
Wild card weekend finishes with a match-up we’ve already seen a couple of times this season as the Los Angeles Rams host the Arizona Cardinals in an NFC West rematch.
Matthew Stafford and the Rams offence haven’t always been consistent down the stretch, but you could say the same for Kyler Murray and the Cards.
The Rams were disappointingly beaten in overtime by the 49ers in Week 18, but at least they didn’t give up 38 points in an ugly loss to the Seahawks like Arizona did.
The Cards made Russell Wilson look as if he was in his Super Bowl-winning prime instead of the poor imitation he has looked like for much of this season.
They also let Rashaad Penny rush for an absurd 190 yards and all while quarterback Murray averaged only 6.2 yards per attempt.
Murray hasn’t looked like himself since returning from his ankle injury. When these teams played about a month ago, Murray was sacked four times in a loss as Rams DT Aaron Donald dominated. Los Angeles were 30-23 victors on that occasion and they could be even more ruthless back on home soil.
Take the Rams to cover the four-point handicap set by the layers.
The lowdown
Venue SoFi Stadium
Surface Artificial
Weather Indoor
Vegas handicap Arizona Cardinals +3.5
Vegas points line 49.5
Key stat
The Cardinals have failed to cover the spread in their last four playoff games.
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Published on 16 January 2022inNFL tips
Last updated 15:36, 16 January 2022
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