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The Arizona Cardinals (1-5, 3-3 ATS, 4-2 O/U) battle the Seattle Seahawks (3-2, 3-2 ATS, 2-3 O/U) in a divisional clash on Sunday afternoon. The Cardinals were hit with a road loss by the Rams last week. The Seahawks came up short in a road loss to the Bengals. Seattle beat Arizona by 19-9 and 32-21 scores last season.
The Arizona Cardinals are searching for their first road win of the year. Arizona posted a surprising win against Dallas in September but could not build on that one, dropping three consecutive games. It’s been a daunting schedule, losing to strong opponents in the 49ers, Bengals, and most recently, Arizona was a 7.5-point dog in an ugly 26-9 road loss to the Rams last week. The Cardinals have not covered the spread in three straight decisions.
Joshua Dobbs has been solid in the opening four games but has struggled recently. The 28-year-old QB completed just 49% of his passes against the Bengals earlier this month and 51.2% of his passes in the loss to the Rams. Dobbs now has 1215 passing yards along with a 6:3 TD to INT ratio on the season.
The offense was dealt a blow as they are playing without #1 RB James Conner who was injured against the Bengals and is on t he IR. Keontay Ingram saw the most action last week, posting 40 yards. The 23-year-old RB has accrued 55 rushing yards on an average of 2.5 yards per rush. Marquise Brown continues to be targeted heavily by Dobbs. The 26-year-old WR managed 34 receiving yards against the Rams and has 334 receiving yards on the season. The Arizona offense doesn’t have enough weapons to post big numbers and has scored 20 or fewer points in each of their last three bouts.
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The Cardinals' defense has also been exploited on the current slide, allowing 34 to the Bengals and squandered 382 total yards against the Rams. They rank 22nd in pass defense. The Rams exploited the rush defense, which has been the biggest issue with this group. They allowed 180 rushing yards and pegged 24th against the run.
Arizona is scoring an average of 19.5 points, ranking them 20th. They are conceding an average of 27 points, pegging them 27th.
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