The Kansas City Chiefs will travel to play the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium this week. This week’s matchup serves as a chance for both Arizona and Kansas City to put the past behind them. Given their abysmal results in recent weeks, with both teams having lost two of their last three, they’ll want to use the game as an opportunity to get back on track. Players will take the field Sunday at 4:05 p.m. ET and the game will air on CBS.
In last week’s game, Cardinals lost to Falcons 29-18. Kansas City came up short as well, getting beat by Denver 29-16. Justin Houston led the way for the Kansas City defense, registering eight tackles and one sack.
Arizona is a small one-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 41 points. Heading into Week 14 of league action, the Cardinals are 9-3 Straight Up (SU) and 8-4 Against The Spread (ATS). In their five most recent matchups, the Cardinals went 3-2 both SU and ATS. The Arizona pass defense has played better during the past five games. It has given up 207.8 passing yards per game during that span, compared to the 263.2 season average.
On the other side, the Chiefs have 7-5 SU and 8-4 ATS records this season. The Chiefs went 3-2 both SU and ATS over the last five games. Kansas City’s defense is one of the best, allowing just 18.7 points per game. Kansas City’s top-ranked pass defense has given its competition fits. Opponents have only thrown for 196.8 yards per game against this scary group. Kansas City’s return game could play a key role in this week’s match up. They average 126.4 return yards per game, the most in the NFL.
Predictions: SU Winner – KC, ATS Winner – KC, O/U – Under
Notes
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City’s last 8 games.
Arizona is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games.
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Arizona’s last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 6 games on the road.
Arizona is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Arizona.
Arizona is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City.
Arizona is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City.
Kansas City is 5-0 SU when leading at the half this season. Arizona is 6-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Kansas City is 4-1 SU when leading at the start of the fourth quarter this season. Arizona is 5-0 SU when leading after three quarters.
This season, Kansas City is 3-1 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, and only 2-3 SU in games where it loses the turnover battle.
This season, Arizona is only 4-2 SU in games where it loses the turnover battle.
The Arizona passing attack is ranked only 13th in the league, while the Kansas City pass defense is ranked first. The Chiefs’ passing game is ranked just 31st, compared to the 27th-ranked pass defense of the Cardinals.
The Arizona rushing attack is ranked only 31st in the league, while the Kansas City run defense is ranked 30th. The Chiefs’ offensive run game is ranked just seventh, compared to the sixth-ranked rush defense of the Cardinals.
