{"id":6485,"date":"2008-12-30T17:19:37","date_gmt":"2008-12-30T22:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=6485"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:43:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:43:19","slug":"cappers-falcons-cardinals-betting-trends-pick-301208","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/gambling\/cappers-falcons-cardinals-betting-trends-pick-301208\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildcard Round: Falcons vs. Cardinals Betting Trends + Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

NFL Online Betting – NFC Wildcard Atlanta @ Arizona<\/h2>\n

The Atlanta Falcons (11-5 SU, 9-7 ATS, 7-9 O\/U) are arguably the biggest surprise story of the 2008 NFL season. Led by gifted rookie quarterback Matt Ryan, running back Michael Turner and first-year head coach Mike Smith, the high-flying Falcons make their surprise appearance in the playoffs riding a three-game winning streak in the BetUS Sportsbook.\u00a0The Arizona Cardinals (9-7 SU, 9-7 ATS, 11-5 O\/U) are making their first playoff appearance in a decade and have one of the league\u2019s most explosive offenses. \u00a0<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the two surprise playoff participants will hook up in an AFC Wildcard contest at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.<\/p>\n

The Falcons are coming off a solid 31-27 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, though they failed to cover the spread as a 14-point home favorite in the BetUS Sportsbook.<\/p>\n

Atlanta got a spotty performance from Ryan as he went just 10-for-21 for 160 yards with one interception and two touchdowns. The Falcons got 208 yards and one touchdown on 25 carries from running back Michael Turner while fellow back Jerious Norwood added 56 yards and two touchdowns on just three carries.<\/p>\n

“We came a long way,” said Norwood. “Whoever would have thought we’d be in the playoffs?”<\/p>\n

“We’re excited about having the opportunity to continue to play, \u201c said Ryan. \u201cAs we’ve seen in the past, it doesn’t matter where you’re seeded in the playoffs. It’s about having a chance and we’re happy to have a chance.”<\/p>\n

The Cardinals are coming off a convincing 34-21 win over the lowly Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, snapping a two-game losing streak while easily covering the spread for the first time in three games for NFL sports betting backers as a 7-point home favorite.<\/p>\n

Veteran quarterback Kurt Warner completed 19 of 30 passes for 263 yards with four touchdowns and one interception, hooking up with wideout Larry Fitzgerald five times for 130 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n

“Somewhere in the second quarter we woke up and we played like the Cardinals,” Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt said, “and that was nice to see.”<\/p>\n

<\/a>Here is a look at tonight\u2019s key trends, followed by my in-depth analysis and NFL Free Pick.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Falcons are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games as a road favorite of 0.5-3.0.
\nThe Falcons are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss.
\nThe Cardinals are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games.
\nThe Cardinals are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games as an underdog.
\nThe Under is 6-0 in Falcons last 6 games as a road favorite of 0.5-3.0.
\nThe Over is 5-0 in Cardinals last 5 games as a home underdog of 0.5-3.0.
\nThe Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Arizona.
\nThe Over is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.
\nThe Falcons are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings.<\/p>\n

NFL Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n

Atlanta Falcons -1\u00bd -110
\nArizona Cardinals +1\u00bd -110<\/p>\n

Over 51\u00bd -110
\nUnder 51\u00bd -110<\/p>\n

Analysis:<\/strong> I know the Cardinals are playing at home in this matchup, but I really like the Atlanta Falcons to win this game despite being on the road as the Falcons are playing excellent football heading into the postseason while the Cardinals limped into the playoffs losing two of their last three and four of six overall.<\/p>\n

I like the Falcons and the Over in what looks like a high-scoring affair waiting to happen.<\/p>\n

NFL Free Picks: Atlanta +1\u00bd Points\/Over 51\u00bd Total Points<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Preview and NFL cappers matchup tips for this weeks Wildcard Atlanta Falcons vs. Arizona Cardinals playoff matchup, plus an NFL Betting Preview, a look at the gambling trends, and a free wild card round pick…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,15],"tags":[1650,1766,1807,7548,161,166,2813,3104,7427,1485,470,66495,502,548,632,2521,7551,2520,7550,7552,7549],"class_list":["post-6485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gambling","category-nfl","tag-2008-nfl-betting","tag-arizona-cardinals","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-atlanta-falcons-vs-arizona-cardinals","tag-betting","tag-betting-odds","tag-cardinals-betting-trends","tag-falcons-betting-trends","tag-falcons-vs-cardinals","tag-football-lines","tag-free-pick","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-lines","tag-handicappers-predictions","tag-lines","tag-nfl-trends","tag-nfl-wildcard-picks","tag-online-nfl-gambling","tag-wildcard-playoffs","tag-wildcard-predictions","tag-wildcard-round"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6485"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103614,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6485\/revisions\/103614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}