Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Rams - Prediction, Preview, and Odds

When: Monday, January 17th, 2022 at 8:15pm E.T.

Where: Sofi Stadium, Los Angeles, CA.

How: ABC, ESPN.

Spread: Rams -4.

Total: 49.5.

Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook

Cardinals Spotlight

The Arizona Cardinals are coming off an embarrassing loss to the Seattle Seahawks as 5.5-point favorites. On the road, the Cardinal’s offense ranks 5th in points per game, 9th in pass yards, 6th in rush yards, and 10th in yards per play. Defensively on the road, the Cardinals rank 3rd in points allowed, 12th in pass yards allowed, 3rd in rush yards allowed, and 11th in yards per play.

Rams Spotlight

The Los Angeles Rams blew a very late lead to the San Francisco 49ers as they fell to them in overtime despite being 3.5-point favorites. At home, the Ram’s offense ranks 20th in points per game, 4th in pass yards, 29th in rush yards, and 7th in yards per play. Defensively at home, the Rams rank 5th in points allowed, 15th in pass yards allowed, 12th in rush yards allowed, and 13th in yards per play.

Final Say

The Rams have been in good form lately going 5-1 SU and 4-2 ATS in their last six games. Meanwhile, the Cardinals are 1-4 SU and ATS in their last five games. This series has been dominated by the Rams where they’ve won nine of their last 10 meetings with the Cardinals, while going 8-1-1 ATS during that span. The Cardinals are also 1-3-1 ATS in their last five road games versus the Rams, while they haven’t had much success in the playoffs lately going 0-4 ATS in their last four tries. It’s just hard to back a team that was limping into playoffs who went 0-4 ATS in their last four games as favorites. The Cardinals did go 3-0 SU and ATS on the road versus divisional opponents, but that was a different team then in better form. The money seems to be backing the Cardinals in this one, but I’m not falling for it on the basis that the Cardinals have Kyler Murray. They aren’t playing good football, while the Rams are. I’ll be laying the points and rolling with the Rams.

Pick: Los Angeles Rams -4