NFL Sunday betting preview: Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots

Date/Time: Sun, September 16 / 01:05:00 PM ET, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

The Patriots’ home opener against the Arizona Cardinals kicks off at 1pm on Sunday, and Tom Brady and company will be looking for their second win in as many weeks.

Many NFL sports bettors have already pegged them to win not just the game, but the entire regular season—but, hey, this is online sports betting. Anything can happen.

The Patriots have won 24 of their last 25 games at Gillette Stadium, including a 47-7 blowout over the Cardinals back in ’08—the last times the two teams faced off.

Arizona has lost 13 of 15 games on the road, but they’re coming off a 6^th straight win at home with Week 1’s victory last Sunday against Seattle.

And, even though they won (to the thrill of NFL point spreads fans who threw down money on a victory), their performance last week against Seattle was less than impressive. Ryan Williams and Beanie Wells rushed for a combined 23 yards against Seattle—not exactly the best way to rack up consistent wins on the field.

Game Odds:
Arizona Cardinals: +13.5-110, ML +600
New England Patriots: -13.5-110, ML -750
Game Total: 48, o/u-110

Sports bettors thinking about taking Arizona to win might want to remember this before dropping cash on the latest online NFL game odds. On the other hand, they do have Daryl Washington, who continues to prove he’s one of the best young defenders in the NFL. And he proved it with 10 tackles and a sack against Seattle last weekend. But with the Pats’ stellar tight ends, he’ll need to be on his best game for a repeat performance.

In terms of QBs, it’s not clear who Arizona will look to. Starting QB John Skelton was sidelined with an injury last week, and his performance leading up to his injury was pretty disappointing. Last year’s starting QB Kevin Kolb stepped up to lead the Cards to victory, but it’s not clear of Skelton will be good to go for Sunday. If it is Skelton, we’re not so sure it’s the right move for Arizona—nor the right bet for online sports bettors who want to make money.

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