Free Week 15 Prediction: Cardinals vs. Lions NFL Odds
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NFL Handicapping Analysis: Week 15
(10-3) Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions (1-11-1)
Date: Sunday, December 19th, 2021
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Venue: Ford Field Detroit, MI
NFL Week 15 ATS Betting Lines: Lions +13.0 | Cardinals _13.0 (Bet Now!)
NFL Week 15 Moneyline Odds: Lions +570 | Cardinals -700
NFL Week 15 NFL Betting Total: 47.5
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Arizona Cardinals
The Cards are coming off a heartbreaking loss to the Rams in Monday Night Football, one where I am on record picking them to cover their spread. I was jumping up and down cheering when they recovered the onside kick in the final minutes to keep possession and putting it in the hands of the most electric playmaker at the quarterback position in the NFL for a chance to send it to overtime.
What happened instead, was Kyler decided to play hero ball with 12 seconds left. Instead of spiking the ball to clock it and have a quick discussion about how to get to the end zone, he dropped back and took a sack thinking he could pull off some Hollywood style magic akin to Mike Winchell against Dallas Carter. Spoiler alert, didn’t end well for either of them.
As per NFL.com today, they are also going to be without Deandre Hopkins against the Lions Sunday who reportedly suffered a knee injury in the Rams game. He could miss more time than that as well so keep an eye on him in the coming weeks..
Detroit Lions
The Lions are my favorite bad team in the NFL hands down. Despite their struggles, first year head coach Dan Campbell is actually finding creative ways to get the ball to playmakers Swift and Hockenson this season even with very mediocre quarterback play from Jared Goff.
Unlike their fellow basement dwelling counterparts, they certainly do not lack an identity. This team has bought into their bench boss’ gritty philosophy and truly hate losing. They play an aggressive game both in play calling and in physicality.
According to reports, Hockenson did not suit up Wednesday for practice and is trending in the wrong direction to play against the Cards on Sunday. With their best player sidelined, this Lions team is likely to continue surrendering losses.
NFL Betting Trends:
- Arizona are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games on the road.
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona’s last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit.
- Detroit are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games at home.
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit’s last 9 games played in December.
4* Free Week 15 NFL Betting Prediction: Cardinals (-13.0) parlayed with the under 47.5
I am going back to the well here with the Cards beating the Lions by at least two touchdowns. As much as I do love the Lions they are just simply no match for this Arizona team even without Deandre. James Conner, Zach Ertz, Christian Kirk and AJ Green, I mean this team is just so loaded and I can’t see the Lions being able to fend them off. Furthermore, they are allowing 27.2 points per game to opponents and giving up a horrendous 43% share of 3rd down conversions.
The Cardinals continue to rack up yards, averaging a total of 394 per game, 252 of them coming at you through the air. With Kyler being such a dynamic runner, and James Conner being so prolific this year after the Steelers waved goodbye to him we don’t really think of this team as so pass heavy but the reality is they are in spades.
Conner has only 179 attempts on the year, far below the leaders of the pack. Used primarily as a red zone feature though he’s still second in the league in touchdowns behind MVP candidate Jonathan Taylor. For more context, Mixon is 3rd with 12 with 48 more carries than him so he is making the most of his opportunities.
The Lions also sport one of the worst run stopping units in the league with just over 135 yards given up to opposing attacks each week. So look for Conner to maybe score a couple in this one as a prop? BUT, as said before in previous articles, keep your eye on the Covid list before game time.
With 75 players on the list league wide as of Wednesday, league executives and health officials expect that number to grow.
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