Arizona Cardinals vs Washington Commanders Prediction, 9/10/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 1

Game: Arizona Cardinals vs Washington Commanders

Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023

Location: FedExField in Landover, MD

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Commanders (-7)

Total/Over-Under: 39

FedExField is the location where the Washington Commanders (8-8-1 last year) will take on the Arizona Cardinals (4-13 last season) on Sunday. Arizona is 7-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 39.

The Arizona Cardinals finished the season having earned a 4-13 record. When they last stepped on the football field, the Cardinals played the 49ers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 38-13. David Blough connected on 14/18 with 180 yards through the air and 1 TD. He had a quarterback rating of 87.3 and finished the contest with 2 picks. Corey Clement led the offense in rushing for the Cardinals with 8 carries for 23 yds (2.9 yds per carry). A.J. Green left with an average of 30.3 yards per catch by earning 91 yards on 3 catches. The Arizona Cardinals ran the football 20 times and accumulated 61 yards, which had them averaging 3.1 yards per carry. When all was said and done, they ran 50 plays which converted into 255 yards. Arizona surrendered 15 completions on 20 tries for 142 yards, and a completion percentage of 75.0%. Against the run, the Cardinals gave up 169 yards on 37 tries, which is an average of 4.6 yds per rush surrendered.

Concerning putting points on the board, the Arizona Cardinals averaged 20.0 points per contest. Offensively they had an average of 110.2 yards rushing, which was 22nd in the NFL. The Cardinals had 5,499 total yards for the previous season. Arizona earned 189 1st downs as a unit, and they committed 118 penalties for 916 yards. They surrendered the ball 25 times (17 interceptions and 8 fumbles). Arizona earned 17 passing touchdowns and 15 touchdowns via the ground.

The Cardinals were sitting in 31st in the NFL when it comes to team defense, giving up 26.4 points per contest. The opposition ran for 4.5 yards per tote and 118.6 yards on the ground per game for the previous year. For the season, they allowed 2,016 yards via the ground game in 17 games. When it comes to passing yards, the Cardinals allowed 3,915 yards which had them sitting in 24th in football. In their 17 games played last season, they gave up 230.3 yards per game via the pass and relinquishing a completion percentage of 69.8%. They gave up 348.9 yards per contest which ranked them 21st in the league. They yielded 29 touchdowns via the pass and 21 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Commanders wrapped up their year with a 8-8-1 mark. In their last game, the Commanders got the victory with a final of 26-6 when they faced the Cowboys. Sam Howell (1 touchdown) finished the game with 169 yds on 11/19 through the air while his quarterback rating was 83. He had 1 pick and his Y/A was 8.9 yds. Jaret Patterson carried the rock 17 times for 78 yds, ending the game with 4.6 yds per attempt for Washington. Terry McLaurin was one of the featured targets for the Commanders, bringing in 3 throws for 74 yds (24.7 yds per catch). Washington ended up running for 3.7 yards per attempt, totaling 151 yds on 41 attempts. The Commanders finished the contest with 309 yards and they ran 63 plays (4.9 yds per play). The Commanders secondary gave up a completion percentage of 36.8%, surrendering 118 yards on 14 for 38 through the air. Washington allowed 27 attempts on the ground for 64 yds (2.4 yds per rush).

The Washington Commanders held an average of 330.3 yards/game which had them ranked 20th in the league. They had an average of 126.1 rushing yards per game and toted the ball for 2,143 yards for last year. The Washington offense had 805 penalty yards on 92 violations, ranking them 17th in the league in terms of helping out the other team. They gave away 16 picks while conceding 7 fumbles and they tallied 184 first downs. Last year, the Commanders had a total of 3,472 yards through the air as well as an average of 204.2 passing yards per contest, which ranked 21st in football. When looking at how much they scored, the Commanders ranked 24th out of all teams in the NFL maintaining an average of 18.9 points per game.

They yielded 26 touchdowns via the pass and 191.3 yards per contest, which had them ranked 4th in the league. Washington gave up a total of 1,926 yards on the ground (113.3 yards per outing) and 10 touchdowns on the ground over the course of last year. They totaled 18 takeaways (9 fumbles recovered and 9 interceptions) over the course of last year. The Commanders defense took part in 998 plays, which ranked them 4th in the league. Last year, they gave up 343 points in total. The Commanders gave up 20.2 PPG, which had them sitting 7th of all teams in the NFL.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Cardinals +7

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