Arizona Cardinals vs Carolina Panthers Prediction, 12/22/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 13

Game: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers

Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024

Location: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC

TV: Fox

Odds-Point Spread: Panthers (+4.0)

Total-Over-Under: 46.5

The Carolina Panthers (3-11) are welcoming the Arizona Cardinals (7-7) at Bank of America Stadium on Sunday. Carolina opens this contest as 4.0-point dogs. The total comes in at 46.5.

The Arizona Cardinals head into this matchup 7-7 this year. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Cardinals faced the New England Patriots and went home with a win by a final score of 30-17. Kyler Murray connected on 23-30 with 224 yds passing. He had a quarterback rating of 97.1 and finished the contest with no interceptions. Trey McBride held an average of 9.7 yards per catch by notching 87 yards on 9 receptions. James Conner was the best rusher for the Cardinals with 16 carries for 110 yards (6.9 yds per carry). At the end of the game, they tallied 64 plays which totaled 395 yds. The Arizona Cardinals ran the rock 32 times and accumulated 163 yards, which came out to an average of 5.1 yards per tote. Against the run, the Cardinals conceded 116 yards on 24 attempts, which is an average of 4.8 yds per run allowed. Arizona gave up 19 completions on 23 attempts for a total of 195 yards, and a completion percentage of 82.6%.

The Cardinals have racked up 4,919 total yards this year. Arizona has accounted for 150 first downs, and they have been flagged for 71 penalties for 657 yards. In terms of getting in the endzone, Arizona has compiled 15 touchdowns via the pass and 14 touchdowns via the ground. They have given the ball to the opposition 16 times (8 interceptions and 8 fumbles). As a team they have an average of 141.5 yards on the ground which ranks them 7th in the league. When talking about putting points on the board, the Arizona Cardinals are sitting at 22.4 PPG.

The Cardinals are sitting in 10th in the NFL in relation to the opposition scoring, allowing 21.9 PPG. The opposition is running for 4.5 yards per rush and 121.4 yards on the ground per contest for the season. For the season, they have given up 1,700 yards via the ground game in 14 contests. When talking about yards through the air, the Cardinals have conceded 3,038 yards which ranks them 18th in the NFL. They have conceded 217.0 yards per game through the air as well as conceding a completion percentage of 70.1%. Over the course of this season, they are surrendering 338.4 yards per game which ranks them 16th in the league. They have yielded 16 touchdowns via the pass and 13 touchdowns running the ball.

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The Panthers head into this matchup 3-11 for this season. When they last took the field, the Panthers walked away with a loss by a score of 30-14 against the Dallas Cowboys. Bryce Young (1 TD) finished the contest with 219 yards on 19-28 through the air while his quarterback rating was 73.4. He tossed 2 interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 7.8 yds. Jalen Coker was the leading receiver for the Panthers, snagging 4 passes for 110 yards (27.5 yds per catch). Chuba Hubbard ran the ball 10 times for 32 yards, ending the contest with 3.2 yards per carry for Carolina. The Panthers ended up finishing with 235 yards on 44 plays (5.3 yds per play). Carolina rushed the football for 3.8 yards per attempt, finishing with 60 yds on 16 carries. Carolina gave up 40 attempts on the ground for 211 yds (5.3 yds per rush). The Panthers secondary conceded a completion percentage of 62.1%, surrendering 199 yards on 18 out of 29 through the air.

When it comes to this team's ability to score points, the Panthers are ranked 28th out of all teams in the league maintaining an average of 17.6 PPG. During the season so far, the Panthers have a total of 2,604 passing yards along with an average of 186.0 passing yards per contest, ranking them 29th in football. They have an average of 102.9 yards per game via the rush and have toted the ball for 1,441 yards for the year. The Carolina Panthers are averaging 288.9 yards-game which is good for 31st out of all teams in the NFL. The Carolina offense has racked up 823 yds of penalties on 103 violations, which ranks 5th in the league in terms of giving up free yards.

They have allowed 27 touchdowns through the air and 213.2 yards per outing, which has them in 12th in the league. Carolina has surrendered a total of 2,422 yards rushing (173.0 yards-game) as well as 19 touchdowns by ground this season. They have totaled 13 takeaways (6 fumbles recovered and 7 interceptions) this season. The Panthers defense has taken part in 939 plays, which is good for 32nd in the NFL. The Panthers are surrendering 29.9 points per contest, which has them ranked 32nd in the league.

Who will win tonight's Cardinals-Panthers NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Panthers +4.0

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