Arizona Cardinals vs. Carolina Panthers
The fans at Bank of America Stadium will be treated to a Divisional Round game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Carolina Panthers when they take their seats on Saturday night.
Oddsmakers currently have the Panthers listed as 10-point favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total is sitting at 50½.
Kurt Warner threw two touchdown passes, including a 71-yarder to Anquan Boldin, as the Cardinals defeated the Falcons 30-24 in their Wild Card game last time out. The Cardinals covered the 2-point spread, and the 54 points made it OVER the posted total of 52.
Warner completed 19-of-32 pass attempts for 271 yards, and Larry Fitzgerald had 101 yards receiving with a TD in that win.
The Panthers defeated New Orleans 33-31 as a 1.5-point favorite in Week 17. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (51.5)
DeAngelo Williams rushed for 178 yards on 25 carries for Carolina, while Jake Delhomme passed for 250 yards with a touchdown in the win.
Team records:
Arizona: 9-7 SU, 9-7 ATS
Carolina: 12-4 SU, 9-6-1 ATS
Arizona most recently:
When playing in January are 4-6
When playing on grass are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing outside the division are 3-7
Carolina most recently:
When playing in January are 7-3
When playing on grass are 9-1
After outgaining opponent are 4-6
When playing outside the division are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Arizona's last 20 games on the road
Arizona is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Arizona is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
ARIZONA (10 - 7) at CAROLINA (12 - 4)
Top Trends for this game.
ARIZONA is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) after 2 or more consecutive wins since 1992.
CAROLINA is 35-20 ATS (+13.0 Units) in all games where the total is between 42.5 and 49 points since 1992.
Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 1-1 against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 2-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NFC Playoffs Divisional Round
Arizona at Carolina
Arizona
12-5 Over this season
12-4 Over as an underdog
Carolina
60-39 ATS off ATS loss
6-3 ATS as favorite
ARIZONA vs. CAROLINA
Arizona is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Arizona's last 20 games on the road
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Arizona
Carolina is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games at home
Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers
Cardinals: It's no secret that Arizona owns a miserable record in the Eastern time zone - going 2-20 in the team's last 22 - including 0-5 this past season. The Cardinals have not just lost those games though, they have lost most of them badly. Opponents have beaten them by an average of 20 points in those five games, although Carolina could not cover the spread in a narrow 27-23 victory. Arizona head coach Ken Whisenhunt seems to like his chances of beating those odds again. “A lot of people coming into (last week's game) said we were the worst playoff team ever to get in,” Whisenhunt said. "I think we rallied around that.”
Cardinals are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games on the East Coast.
The OVER is 22-7 in Arizona's last 29 games on grass.
Key Injuries - WR Anquan Boldin (hamstring) is questionable.
DE Travis LaBoy (ankle) is questionable.
PROJECTED SCORE: 17
Panthers (-9.5, O/U 49): Carolina went a perfect 8-0 at home during the regular season, winning those games by an average of 15.4 points per game. Panthers QB Jake Delhomme will be celebrating his 34th birthday and has been the key to a monster turnaround after they went 7-9 last season with him on the sidelines due to injury. “You’ve seen a difference between last year and this year, having him and not having him,” Carolina left tackle Jordan Gross said. “He’s definitely our leader and the whole team revolves around him.”
Panthers are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 home games.
The OVER is 9-3 in Carolina's last 12 January games.
Key Injuries - OT Jeff Otah (toe) is probable.
DT Ma'ake Kemoeatu (ankle) is probable.
PROJECTED SCORE: 31 (Side Play of the Day)
Cardinals @ Panthers - Five of Arizona's seven losses came in eastern time zone; they lost 27-23 (+4.5) in Charlotte in Week 8, in game Cards led 10-3 at half- short pass to Smith turned into 65-yard TD that turned tide in game. Warner was 36-51/375 passes, but Arizona had two enpty red zone trips (three TDs, FG on six RZ trips) that turned out to be the difference. Carolina is 8-0 at home, and had the bye to rest injured guys; they're 5-2-1 as home favorites. Redbirds are 2-5 vs spread as underdog. Hamstring of WR Boldin is key for Arizona's offense- he's already got screws in his face from Week 4 broken cheekbome.