Washington Football Team vs Arizona Cardinals Prediction, 9/20/2020 NFL Pick, Tips and Odds, Week 2

Game: Washington Football Team vs Arizona Cardinals

Date: Sunday, September 20, 2020

Location: State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona -7

Total/Over-Under: 45.5

Dwayne Haskins and the Washington Football Team are headed to State Farm Stadium on Sunday where they'll take on the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona opens this game as 7-point favorites. The total has been set at 45.5.

The Washington Football Team head into this matchup 1-0 for this season. In Week 1 they took on the Philadelphia Eagles and won 27-17. Running the show from under center was Dwayne Haskins Jr. who went 17/31 with 178 yards passing and added 1 TD. He finished this contest without throwing a pick. Antonio Gibson paced the team in rushing for that game. He tore off a long run of 20 yards but he never crossed the endzone by way of the rush. He ran for a total of 36 yards by way of 9 carries which gave him an average of 4.0 yards per carry. Terry McLaurin led the team in receiving yardage with a total of 61 yards on 5 receptions. He averaged 12.2 yards per catch for that game. The Washington Football Team ended up running the ball 36 times and earned 80 yards giving them an average of 2.2 yards per attempt. In the game, they totaled 70 plays for 258 yards. In the game, Washington racked up 18 1st downs and they had 7 infractions for 55 yards. When it comes to their defensive performance, Washington allowed 24 completions on 42 attempts totaling 270 yards, and a completion percentage of 57.0%. In the running game, they allowed 57 yards on 17 runs which is an average of 3.4 yards per carry allowed. For this contest, they allowed a total of 327 yards and forced 3 turnovers.

McLaurin has racked up 980 receiving yards in 15 games for his career. He's caught 63 passes thrown his way for an average of 15.6 yards per reception. His longest reception of his career went for 75 yards and he's been able to snag 63.0% of the passes thrown to him. McLaurin (7 TD's through the air) has an average of 65.3 yds per contest receiving and he has 4.2 receptions per game throughout his career. To this point in his career, Peyton Barber has stepped onto the field in 64 contests and has gained 2,016 yds on the ground. He has carried the ball 568 different times to the tune of 3.5 yards per attempt. He is averaging 31.5 yards per game and has scored 17 different times as a runner. Barber has fumbled the ball 4 times in his career and his longest rush is 34 yds.

The Cardinals head into this matchup 1-0 for this season. Last week they faced the San Francisco 49ers and earned the victory by a score of 24-20. Kyler Murray paced the team on the ground for the game. He broke a long run for 25 yards and he notched 1 touchdown in the game. He rushed for a total of 91 yards via 13 carries which gave him an average of 7.0 yards per run. DeAndre Hopkins led the team in receiving yardage by racking up 151 yards on 14 catches. He averaged 10.8 yards per reception for the game. Murray went 26/40 with 230 yards passing and completed 1 TD. He threw 1 pick in the game. The Arizona Cardinals ran the football 36 times and earned a total of 180 yards which earned them an average of 5.0 yards per rush. In the game, the Cardinals earned a total of 29 1st downs and they totaled 9 infractions for 102 yards. For the game, they ran 78 plays which gave them a total of 410 yards. On the defensive side of the ball, Arizona allowed 19 completions on 33 attempts totaling 259 yards, and a completion percentage of 58.0%. Overall, they allowed a total of 382 yards but didn't add to their total of forced turnovers. In the running game, the Cardinals allowed 123 yards on 25 carries which is an average of 4.9 yards per run allowed.

Up to this point in his career, Hopkins has 54 TDs and has a long reception of 76 yards. His catches per game and yards per game average are 5.8 and 78.9 yards. He has earned 8,753 yards and has an average of 13.5 yards per reception. His catch percentage is 60.7% and he got there by pulling in 646 out of the 1,064 passes that went his way. DeAndre Hopkins has played in 111 games in his career. Kenyan Drake has rushed for 2,235 yards on the ground in 63 games played in his career. His average when carrying the ball is 4.7 and he's carried it 472 total times. He has run for 18 touchdowns with a long carry of 52 yds. Drake is running for 35.5 yds on the ground per game in his career.

Who will win tonight's Football Team/Cardinals NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Cardinals -7

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