Arizona Cardinals vs Cincinnati Bengals prediction and odds

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Few would have predicted the Cincinnati Bengals would have the same 1-3 record as the Arizona Cardinals, but here we are. Arizona has been good at home and has a chance to drop the Bengals to 1-4.

Arizona Cardinals vs Cincinnati Bengals – Game predictions

Contents

1 Arizona Cardinals vs Cincinnati Bengals – Game predictions
2 Cardinals vs Bengals preview – Can the Bengals find their offense?
3 Key match details

The Bengals are a 3-point road favorite with a total of 44.5 points. The spread opened at Bengals -7.5 before moving significantly in Arizona’s favor.

Prediction 1: Cardinals +3 @ -105 (1.95)

Despite the records, Arizona has played better on both sides of the ball than Cincinnati has so far this season. The Cardinals are serviceable on offense with no giveaways in the last 3 games, and they scored 28 points in both home games. The Cincinnati offense has yet to get to 20 points this year, and they rank dead last in yards and yards per play. They also may not have Tee Higgins (ribs) in this one, or he will be limited. Joshua Dobbs is doing a great job with his legs, James Conner is off to a career-best start, and the Cardinals can join the Ravens, Browns, and Titans as run-based teams to rough up the Bengals for another loss. But we’ll gladly take the 3-point spread in favor of Arizona at home.

Prediction 2: James Conner over 61.5 rushing yards @ -114 (1.88)

Conner has gone over 61.5 rushing yards in 3-of-4 games this season. The only time he didn’t was last week against the 49ers (52 yards), a game where the Cardinals had very few possessions because of how great the 49ers played. The Bengals are so limited on offense this year that they should not be able to build a big lead in this game. Conner is also averaging a career-high 5.1 yards per carry, and the Bengals rank 31st in rushing yards and 30th in yards per carry against. Trust Conner to have a good game and hit his over.

Arizona Cardinals vs Cincinnati Bengals odds

The Bengals have -172 (1.58) odds on the moneyline, implying they have a 63.2% chance to win this game. The Cardinals have +144 (2.44) odds, which is a 41.0% chance of victory.

Cardinals vs Bengals preview – Can the Bengals find their offense?

Who could have imagined that Joshua Dobbs would rank No. 8 in QBR and Joe Burrow would rank No. 29 at the start of this game? That calf injury is ruining the Cincinnati offense this year.

Arizona Cardinals form, news and injuries

If not for blowing 4th-quarter leads against the Commanders and Giants, the Cardinals could be 3-1 right now with the biggest upset win of the year (vs. Dallas) and only a loss to the undefeated 49ers. Despite their roster limitations, the Cardinals have been surprisingly competitive on both sides of the ball. Dobbs has only started 6 games in his career too, so he has room to develop further.

Arizona Cardinals injury report:

S Budda Baker (Hamstring) – Out
OL Will Hernandez (Back) – Questionable
OL Pat Elflein (Hip) – Out
RB Marlon Mack (Achilles) – Out
DT Carlos Watkins (Bicep) – Out
ILB Josh Woods (Ankle) – Questionable
CB Rashad Fenton (Undisclosed) – Out
OL Hjalte Froholdt (Neck) – Questionable
DL Jonathan Ledbetter (Finger) – Questionable
QB Kyler Murray (Knee) – Out
DL L.J. Collier (Bicep) – Out
OL Dennis Daley (Ankle) – Questionable
ILB Krys Barnes (Finger) – Questionable
RB Keaontay Ingram (Neck) – Questionable
OLB Myjai Sanders (Hand) – Out
G Hayden Howerton (Undisclosed) – Out
CB Garrett Williams (Knee) – Questionable
OL Jon Gaines II (Knee) – Out
LS Matt Hembrough (Back) – Out

Cincinnati Bengals form, news and injuries

The Bengals are the first team to score fewer than 50 points and have under 1,000 yards of offense through Week 4 since the 2019 Dolphins. Things may not get much better this week if Tee Higgins cannot go with his ribs injury, but it sounds like he will try to give it a go on Sunday. Trey Hendrickson was also a surprise addition to the injury report, so the team’s best pass rusher could also be questionable to play in a must-win game for the Bengals.