I agree totally, Minnesota NEEDS to win this game.
However......Minnesota has done nothing on the road over the 2nd half of the season. In fact, they have been downright terrible on the road the second half of the season. Their last four road games have seen them lose to Chicago and get beat by double digits in the other three. They are a poor choice laying more than a touchdown in this game v. an Arizona team that has been very strong ATS at home. Arizona was blown out last week at Seattle but that was on the road. At home this year, they are 5-2 ATS and 6 of those seven games were against teams with winning records. Arizona will play this game hard and will play defense to try and win it. The Cards will also run the ball at a Minnesota defense that can be run upon in an effort to keep Moss and Culpepper off of the field. Look for this game to go under the total.
However......Minnesota has done nothing on the road over the 2nd half of the season. In fact, they have been downright terrible on the road the second half of the season. Their last four road games have seen them lose to Chicago and get beat by double digits in the other three. They are a poor choice laying more than a touchdown in this game v. an Arizona team that has been very strong ATS at home. Arizona was blown out last week at Seattle but that was on the road. At home this year, they are 5-2 ATS and 6 of those seven games were against teams with winning records. Arizona will play this game hard and will play defense to try and win it. The Cards will also run the ball at a Minnesota defense that can be run upon in an effort to keep Moss and Culpepper off of the field. Look for this game to go under the total.
