Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams Prediction, 10/15/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 6

Game: Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams

Date: Sunday, October 15, 2023

Location: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Rams (-4.5)

Total/Over-Under: 45

SoFi Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Rams (2-3) will try to defeat the Arizona Cardinals (1-4) on Sunday. Arizona opens as 4.5-point dogs. The betting total is set at 45.

The Arizona Cardinals come into this matchup with a record of 1-4 this season. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Cardinals played the Bengals and went home with a loss by a final score of 34-20. Rondale Moore was the rushing leader for the Cardinals with 3 carries for 50 yds (16.7 yards per carry). Marquise Brown left with an average of 15.3 yds per catch by totaling 61 yards on 4 receptions. Joshua Dobbs finished 15/32 with 166 yards passing and 2 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 57.6 and walked away from the game with 2 interceptions. In the running game, the Cardinals conceded 93 yds on 30 tries, which calculates to 3.1 yards per run allowed. Arizona conceded 36 completions on 46 tries for 287 yds, and a completion percentage of 78.3%. When the final whistle blew, they tallied 57 plays which totaled 294 yards. The Arizona Cardinals ended up rushing 22 times and accrued 142 yds, which is an average of 6.5 yards per carry.

The Cardinals have racked up 1,645 total yards for the year. Arizona has tallied 51 1st downs, and they have been called for 36 penalties for 319 yards. With reference to getting in the endzone, Arizona has totaled 6 touchdowns via the pass and 5 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the football 5 times (2 interceptions and 3 fumbles lost). As a team they're averaging 143.2 yards rushing giving them a rank of 6th in the league. In terms of putting points on the board, the Arizona Cardinals are averaging 21.6 points per game.

The Cardinals rank 27th in the NFL concerning team defense, giving up 27.2 PPG. They are allowing an average of 4.2 yards per attempt on the ground and 124.2 rushing yards per game for the season. During the season, they have allowed 621 rushing yards through 5 games. When it comes to yards through the air, the Cardinals have surrendered 1,257 yards which ranks them 28th in the league. They have allowed 251.4 yards per game through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 72.0%. Over the course of this year, they have yielded 375.6 yards per game which ranks them 26th in football.

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The Rams step onto the field holding a record of 2-3 for this season. When they last took the field, the Rams took a loss by a score of 23-14 against the Eagles. Kyren Williams carried the football 13 times for 53 yards, finishing the contest with 4.1 yards per carry for Los Angeles. Cooper Kupp was a featured target for the Rams, hauling in 8 footballs for 118 yards (14.8 yds per catch). Matthew Stafford (2 TDs) walked away from the contest with 222 yards on 21/37 through the air while his quarterback rate was 92.4. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his Y/A was 6.0 yds. Los Angeles gave up 39 attempts on the ground for 159 yds (4.1 yards per carry). The Rams passing defense conceded a completion rate of 65.8%, surrendering 295 yards on 25 for 38 through the air. The Rams finished the game with a total of 249 yards and they ran 55 plays (4.5 yds per play). Los Angeles ended up running for 3.9 yds per attempt, finishing the contest with 54 yards on 14 attempts.

The Los Angeles Rams have an average of 364.0 yards per outing ranking them 8th in football. They have an average of 94.0 yards per game on the ground and have run for 470 yards for this season. They have thrown 5 picks while conceding 0 fumbles and they have recorded 75 1st downs. The Los Angeles offense has totaled 269 yds of penalties on 30 infractions, which ranks 18th in football in terms of helping out the other team. For the season so far, the Rams have thrown for 1,350 passing yards together with holding an average of 270.0 throwing yards per game, which has them ranked 5th in football. When it comes to how much they score, the Rams are ranked 15th in the league maintaining an average of 22.4 points per game.

They have given up 4 touchdowns through the air as well as 206.8 yards per outing, which puts them in 15th in the league. Los Angeles has given up a total of 603 yards rushing (120.6 yards/game) as well as 6 touchdowns by way of the ground game this year. Overall, they have surrendered 108 points in total. They have 3 takeaways (1 fumble and 2 interceptions) this season. The Rams defense has been on the field for 310 plays, which ranks 16th in football. The Rams are surrendering 21.6 points per contest, which has them sitting 16th of all teams in the league.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Cardinals +4.5

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