The win total in sport betting on the Arizona Cardinals is listed at eight. The Redbirds will be lacking essential contributors from last year as Anquan Boldin, Karlos Dansby and Antrel Rolle are with other teams, and they also will not have quarterback Kurt Warner this year as he retired. Gamblers making an NFL bet don’t actually know what to expect from the Cardinals in 2010.
NFL betting probabilities do not prefer the Cardinals to win the NFC West this season. The San Francisco 49ers gets that honor. The retirement of Warner is the biggest reason that the Redbirds are not favored. Very few people think that Matt Leinart can be a successful starting quarterback in the NFL. The Arizona Cardinals still have got some offensive skill led by wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. Beanie Wells, who goes on to get better, is also still their running back. With Wells and Tim Hightower, the Arizona Cardinals could be more of a running team this year.
Arizona did not play well occasionally in sports betting last season on defense nevertheless they were bailed out by their offense on most occasions. That probably will not happen in 2010. The defense had their concerns last season and it might get worse in 2010 devoid of Dansby and Rolle. It’s asking a lot for a rookie to take control and be an impact player, but that’s what the Redbirds are hoping – that they have a successor to Dansby in second-round pick Daryl Washington. The Cardinals don’t have much of a pass rush and that renders the secondary uncovered. Arizona not only traded away cornerback Bryant McFadden but they also lost Rolle. The Arizona Cardinals added Kerry Rhodes and they still have Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Adrian Wilson but overall the secondary isn’t as good as it was a year ago.
If the Cardinals can top eight victories is what the bettors who make an NFL wager must decide. Arizona performs in the NFC West which means they have some winnable games. St. Louis isn’t quite good, Seattle is not really special and San Francisco still features Alex Smith at quarterback. The Cardinals should at least split with Seattle and San Francisco while sweeping the Rams. That gives them four wins. They should beat Oakland and Tampa Bay at home.
They will likely lose games at Atlanta, San Diego, home against New Orleans, at Minnesota and home versus Dallas. That would give them 7 losses if you factor in the splits with San Francisco and Seattle. The key competitions that ought to determine their win total are games at home against Denver and road games at Kansas City and Carolina.
