The Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers are both looking to improve their early record in the NFC West with a win this Thursday night when they square off against one another at Levi’s Stadium. Game time for this division clash has been set for 8:25 p.m. (ET) and it will be broadcast nationally on CBS.
Arizona at San Francisco Game Overview
Arizona has to be considered one of the early disappointments in the NFL at 1-3 both straight-up and against the spread. The Cardinals have now lost three games closing as favorites with last Sunday’s stunning 17-13 loss to Los Angeles as heavy 10-point favorites at home. The total stayed UNDER the 43.5-point closing line in that game and it has stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in three of their first four games. Arizona is now a costly 1-6 ATS in its last seven games.
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To make matters worse, veteran quarterback Carson Palmer left last week’s game against the Rams with a head injury and he is listed as doubtful for Thursday night. Drew Stanton would most likely get the start and in relief of Palmer last week he completed 4-of-11 passes for 37 yards while getting picked off twice. David Johnson has anchored the running game with 300 yards and three scores on 64 carries.
San Francisco was expected to be bad under first-year head coach Chip Kelly and so far the 49ers have lived up to things with a 1-3 start both SU and ATS. After stunning Los Angeles 28-0 on opening day as 2.5-point home underdogs it has been all downhill from there with losses to Carolina and Seattle on the road and to Dallas last week at home. The total stayed UNDER 44 in the 24-17 loss to the Cowboys as 1.5-point underdogs at home. The loss dropped San Francisco to 2-6 both SU and ATS in its last eight contests.
Kelly has decided to stick with Blaine Gabbert as his starting quarterback so far this season and through his first four games he has thrown for 728 yards and four touchdowns while completing 69-of-119 passing attempts. He has also thrown four interceptions and been sacked 13 times over that same span of games. The lone bright spot for this offense has been a ground game that has averaged 114 yards a game behind Carlos Hyde.
Arizona at San Francisco Game Betting Trends
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the spread in six of their last seven games overall, but they have won five of their last seven road games SU. The total has gone OVER in eight of their last 11 games on the road.
- The 49ers are 2-6 both SU and ATS in their last eight games overall, but they improve to 4-2 ATS in their last six home games.
- Head-to-head in this NFC West tilt, San Francisco has a 6-1 SU edge in its last seven home games against Arizona and it is 5-2 ATS. The total has stayed UNDER in six of the last nine meetings in San Francisco.
