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Wild Card Weekend Betting Cheat Sheet: Cardinals vs. Rams

By Donnavan Smoot

Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald.
Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald. / Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
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The Arizona Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams will close out the Wild Card slate on Monday Night in their third matchup this season.

This is new territory for the Cardinals, who are just starting to see the benefits of their rebuild. The Rams, who have gone all in are hoping this is the year they can capture that elusive Super Bowl title.

For bettors, this will be an opportunity to either end the week on a high note. Let's look into the facts for this one.

Cardinals vs. Rams Info for Spread Bettors

  • The Rams are currently -4 point favorites at WynnBET
  • Los Angeles was 3-4 ATS as a home favorite this year.
  • The Cardinals were 8-1 ATS on the road this season. 
  • Arizona was 6-0 ATS as a road underdog.
  • The Rams were 4-4 ATS at home.
  • The Rams haven’t covered in their last two games.
  • The Cardinals are 1-4 ATS in their last five games.

Cardinals vs. Rams Info for Moneyline Bettors

  • The Cardinals are +165 on the moneyline (bet $100 to win $165)
  • The Rams are -200 on the moneyline (bet $200 to win $100)
  • The Rams went 4-3 SU this season as home favorites
  • Arizona went 6-0 SU as road underdogs
  • The Cardinals went 8-1 SU on the road
  • The Rams were 5-3 as the home team this season

Cardinals vs. Rams Info for Over/Under Bettors

  • The Over/Under for this game is 50 points (Over -110/Under -110)
  • The Rams haven’t hit the OVER in back-to-back games since Weeks 3-4
  • The UNDER is 3-1 in the Cardinals’ last four games.
  • The UNDER was 3-3 when the Cardinals were road underdogs
  • The OVER was 3-4 when the Rams were home favorites

Cardinals vs. Rams Info for ALL Bettors

  • This is the Cardinals’ first playoff appearance since 2015
  • Sean McVay in 2-0 in playoff rematches
  • The Rams offense is No. 4 in yards per play, averaging 6.0
  • The Cardinals are 26th in the league in opponent yards per rush
  • Arizona has the fifth-highest third down conversion rate in the league. 
  • Los Angeles is the second-least penalized team in the league. 
  • The Rams are in the bottom third of the league in nearly every rushing category
  • The Cardinals and Rams average the same amount of touchdowns per game (3.1)

Verdict

Earlier this week, our own Peter Dewey leaned towards the Cardinals keeping the game close, but I'm going to go in another direction.

When you get to the playoffs, experience matters and the Rams have it. Los Angeles has been to a Super Bowl before and the Cardinals haven't been to the playoffs since Carson Palmer was the quarterback. The numbers side with Arizona, but I can't look past the inexperience.

Pick:  Rams -4 (-110)

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