Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals 9/29/19 Pick

The Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals meet in a showdown between NFC west rivals on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at the State Farm Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

Getting Back On Track

The Seattle Seahawks look to get back on track after losing last weekend to the Drew Brees-less New Orleans Saints 27-33. The loss dropped Seattle to 2-1 on the season but despite their early success, they have not displayed the strengths that made them successful last season. Seattle ranks 25th in points allowed and they are just 15th in rushing yards this season. Russell Wilson has thrown for 901 yards with seven touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Tyler Lockett has 22 catches for 227 yards with two touchdowns while Chris Carson has amassed 159 rushing yards with one score.

Looking For First Win

The Arizona Cardinals are still looking for their first win of the season. The games into the Kliff Kingsbury era, the Cardinals are 0-2-1 after suffering back to back losses. Arizona lost to Carolina 20-38 in their last outing and we’re still waiting for the much-hyped about offense led by top draft pick Kyler Murray. Murray completed 30 passes last week but he only threw for 173 yards and averaged less than six yards per completion. Part of the reason behind their inability to explode on offense is that mediocre offensive line which has allowed 16 sacks through three games, including 8 against Carolina. Murray has thrown for a total of 830 yards with four scores and three picks. David Johnson has rushed for 133 yards with one touchdown while Christian Kirk has 20 catches for a total of 205 yards this season.

Who Wins?

Seattle is 8-3 SU in their last 11 games played and are the NFL betting favorites to win this game. The Seahawks are 4-1 SU in their last five September games. Arizona is 0-6-1 SU in their last seven games played. The Cardinals are 0-5-1 SU in their last six games against the NFC conference. Head to head, the Seahawks are 6-3-1 SU in their last 10 games against the Cardinals. Seattle is 5-0-1 SU in their last six road games against Arizona.

The Seahawks are 2-1 but they not yet showed up in terms of defense and running, which are supposed to be their strengths. During their loss to the Saints, they have no one but themselves to blame for the defeat as they allowed New Orleans to score touchdowns on a punt return and a fumble recovery. Still, 2-1 is still 2-1 and they are that despite not yet getting off. I think the Seahawks bounce back from that error-filled game performance last week. Prediction: Seattle Seahawks

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Seattle is 1-6 ATS in their last seven road games and 2-4 ATS in their last six Sunday games played. Arizona is 1-4 ATS in their last five games played at home and 4-1 ATS in their last five games against the NFC West division. Head to head, the Cardinals are 5-4-1 ATS in their last 10 meetings, including 4-0-1 ATS in their last five meetings.

Seattle is 36-17-3 ATS in their last 56 games following a loss and the road team is 7-1-1 ATS in the last nine meetings between these two teams. The Seahawks are also 4-1-1 ATS in the last six games played in Arizona. It’s tempting to take the Cardinals and the plus points at home but when I look back, Arizona made Kyle Allen look impressive in his first start for Carolina, allowing the QB to throw for four touchdowns. Seattle’s defense hasn’t really showed up yet this season but when you look at both teams, the Seahawks still have more going for them than the Cardinals. I think that Seattle wins by a touchdown here. Prediction: Seahawks-5

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The total has gone over in six out of the last seven games played by Seattle and the over is 5-0 in the Seahawks’ last five games played on the road. Seattle has also seen the total go over in eight out of their last nine games against the NFC Conference. The total has gone over in four out of the last six games played by the Cardinals. The under is 7-2 in Arizona’s last nine games played in September and the under is also 4-1 in their last five games played in week 4.

These teams have combined to score 42.9 points per game in their last 10 meetings and 46.0 points per game in their last three meetings. Seattle has gone over 50 total points in their last two games while Arizona has allowed 29.33 points per game this season. The over is 5-0 in the Seahawks’ last five division games. Seattle’s defense hasn’t tightened up yet  so I think the Cardinals will score enough points to help the total go over 48 on Sunday. Prediction: Over 48

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