Sunday, October 4, 2015

University of Phoenix Stadium

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The St. Louis Rams matchup against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at University of Phoenix Stadium. The opening line for this game has Arizona as 6 point favorites and the over/under was set at 44.

Nick Foles finished his last game with 197 yards through the air for St. Louis. He completed 19 passes out of 28 attempts for a 68% completion percentage. Chris Givens led the Rams in rushing with 24 yards. He averaged 24 yards per carry on his 1 rushing attempts for the game. Kenny Britt was the team leader in receiving with a total of 102 yards and 7 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 15 yards per reception. As a team in that game St. Louis totaled 258 yards by way of 49 plays. They rushed the ball 18 times for a total of 71 yards on the game and the Rams totaled 12 first downs by getting 2 rushing, 9 passing and 1 by penalty.

Carson Palmer finished his last game with 311 yards through the air for Arizona. He completed 20 passes out of 32 attempts for a 63% completion percentage. Chris Johnson led the Cardinals in rushing with 110 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 22 rushing attempts for the game. Larry Fitzgerald was the team leader in receiving with a total of 134 yards and 9 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 15 yards per reception. Arizona totaled 446 yards by way of 70 plays. They rushed the ball 37 times for a total of 139 yards on the game and the Cardinals totaled 28 first downs by getting 9 rushing, 15 passing and 4 by penalty.

St. Louis is averaging 17 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 18 passes per game on 29 attempts for a 62% percent completion percentage and average 203 yards in the passing department per game. The Rams are running for an average of 71 yards per game on 19 attempts for an average of 3.7 yards per carry. They run 50 plays per game and average 5.5 yards per play for an average of 274 total yards each outing. The Rams get 14 first downs per game and they average 69 penalty yards via 6.7 penalties each contest.

St. Louis gives up an average of 202 passing yards and 22 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 27 completions per game on 33 attempts for a completion percentage of 82%. The Rams allow an average of 123 rushing yards per game on 30 carries for a 4.1 average. St. Louis gives up 325 total yards per game including 4.8 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6 penalties per game that total 54 yards as a unit.

Arizona is putting 42 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 19 passes per game on 29 attempts for a 66% percent completion percentage and average 266 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Cardinals run for an average of 125 yards per game on 30 attempts for an average of 4.2 yards per carry this season. They run 60 plays per game and average 6.5 yards per play for an average of 391 total yards per game. The Cardinals are averaging 25 first downs per outing and accumulate 37.3 penalty yards via 5.7 penalties each game.

Arizona gives up 211 passing yards per outing and 16 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 20 completions on 33 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 61%. The Cardinals allow an average of 89 rushing yards per game on 26 carries for an average of 3.4 yards per carry. Arizona gives up 300 total yards per game including an average of 4.9 per play. They create an average of 2.3 turnovers per game and 9 penalties for 96 yards each game.

St. Louis Betting Trends

St. Louis is 1-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

St. Louis has an ATS record of 1-2-0 this season

Arizona Betting Trends

Arizona is 3-0-0 against the over/under so far this season

Arizona has an ATS record of 3-0-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

St. Louis

09/04/15 RB Trey Watts Suspension expected to miss first 4 games of regular season
08/16/15 CB E.J. Gaines Foot out for season

Arizona

09/27/15 RB Andre Ellington Knee "?" Sunday vs. St. Louis
09/27/15 OG Mike Iupati Knee "?" Sunday vs. St. Louis
09/24/15 WR J.J. Nelson Shoulder out indefinitely
09/10/15 TE Ifeanyi Momah Knee out indefinitely
09/04/15 DL Corey Peters Achilles IR
09/04/15 LB Daryl Washington Suspension out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Arizona

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