The Arizona Cardinals (0-1) and Los Angeles Rams (1-0) will face off in an NFC West divisional clash on Sunday, September 16th, 2018 at 4:00 PM ET. The contest will be broadcasted on FOX. These two foes know each other quite well as they play each other twice per season on an annual basis. As of late, the Rams have had the upper hand as they have defeated the Cardinals in three of the last four meetings. The previous collision was all Los Angeles, as they defeated the Cards by a score of 32-16, covering a 7.5-point line in the process. Los Angeles is also 3-1 ATS in their previous four against Arizona.
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Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams Overview
Arizona Cardinals
The Cardinals enter off a beatdown they took at the hands of the visiting Washington Redskins in their home opener on Sunday. Arizona closed as a two-point choice by were summarily thumped by a score of 24-6. In the NFC West hierarchy, undoubtedly the Cardinals are classed as the low man on the totem pole by many analysts at this point with respect to their competitive quality. However, Arizona does boast the services of one of the game’s best defensive backs in Patrick Peterson and a future Hall of Fame wide receiver in Larry Fitzgerald.
Los Angeles Rams
The Rams are arguably the best team on paper in the entire NFC. This is because LA is insanely talented on both sides of the ball. The offense is led by premier running back Todd Gurley and a rising star at quarterback in Jared Goff. Defensively, the Rams are scary. Los Angeles already features the likes of both Michael Brockers and Aaron Donald on the defensive line, but it doesn’t stop there. In the offseason, the Rams picked up defensive stalwart Ndamukong Suh at defensive tackle and shutdown cornerbacks Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters to join ball-hawk safety, LaMarcus Joyner. The Rams went to work on the Oakland Raiders on Monday night defeating the Raiders in the Black Hole by a score of 33-13.
Reasons To Back Arizona
The rationale is straightforward given the discrepancy in the apparent talent levels of the two teams, it is very likely that Arizona is taking back inflated points here. However, there is far more parody in the NFL than there is in college. To see this kind of a point spread at this professional level often should signal a red flag and a potential overlay that we can fade and take advantage of. Furthermore, the divisional rivalry aspect of this game gives heightened motivation for Arizona to show up and bring their A-Game here.
Reasons To Avoid Los Angeles
Building upon the premise of why one should back Arizona due to a potential overlay, the Rams are also prone to an overreaction in their follow-up this week. We saw this market already move by three points upward and this is likely as a direct result of what we saw Los Angeles do to the Oakland Raiders on the Monday nightcap. Often when a line moves this much, chasing the steam typically results in a loss of value and that is why it is simply not worth backing the Rams at this juncture.
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