The Arizona Cardinals (4-11) are on the road in Week 17 to take on the Atlanta Falcons (5-10) Sunday on New Year’s Day. Kickoff is 1 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Falcons odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.
The Cardinals have lost 5 games in a row and 7 of their last 8 contests. They will have the 4th starting QB in 4 games as David Blough gets the start after Colt McCoy had concussion symptoms return. The Cardinals lost 19-16 last week in overtime to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, covering the 7.5-point spread as underdogs.
The Falcons have dropped 4 straight games and 6 of their last 7. They are coming off a 17-9 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on the road as 6.5-point underdogs. Rookie QB Desmond Ridder makes his 3rd NFL start. He has not yet thrown a touchdown pass.
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Cardinals at Falcons odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 12:45 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Cardinals +210 (bet $100 to win $210) | Falcons -250 (bet $250 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Cardinals +6 (-113) | Falcons -6 (-107)
- Over/Under (O/U): 41.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Cardinals at Falcons key injuries
Cardinals
- OL Kelvin Beachum (knee, ankle) questionable
- RB James Conner (illness) questionable
- CB Antonio Hamilton (hip) questionable
- WR DeAndre Hopkins (knee) questionable
- QB Colt McCoy (concussion) out
- OL Billy Price (knee) questionable
- CB Marco Wilson (neck) questionable
Falcons
- OL Chuma Edoga (knee) questionable
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Cardinals at Falcons picks and predictions
Prediction
Falcons 21, Cardinals 13
Moneyline
The Cardinals have not won in Atlanta since the 1993 season, having lost 9-straight meetings there with the Falcons.
The Falcons are 4-3 at home this season, and the Cardinals are 3-3 on the road.
The Cardinals are 0-10 when allowing their opponent to rush for at least 100 yards. Atlanta has the No. 3 rushing attack in the league, averaging 160.8 rushing yards per game, and they have failed to reach 100 yards in a game only once this season.
But there is not enough value on the ML to bet the Falcons.
PASS.
Against the spread
The Cardinals have only mustered 3 touchdowns since QB Kyler Murray got hurt and have not had a passing touchdown. Blough makes his first start with the Cardinals after signing with them last week.
The Falcons are 8-7 ATS this season but have failed to cover the spread in 3 of their last 4 games.
However, their rushing attack will be too much for the Cardinals, and Arizona’s offense just isn’t doing anything right now.
BET FALCONS -6 (-107).
Over/Under
The Falcons have averaged 14 points per game over their last 4 games.
The Cardinals are averaging 15.6 point over their last 5 weeks.
The Under is 4-0 in the Falcons’ last 4 games.
BET UNDER 41.5 (-110).
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