The Arizona Cardinals (10-6, No. 4 seed) are hoping to get to the big dance again this year as they’ll rely on superstar QB Kurt Warner and his many weapons on his receiving core. But NFL playoff oddsmakers at SPORTSBOOK.com don’t like their chances as the Arizona Cardinals are listed as +2500 moneyline underdogs to win the 2010 Super Bowl . Let’s take a look at the Arizona Cardinals 2010 Super Bowl Predictions, Odds & Picks. Be sure to get your Arizona Cardinals 2010 Super Bowl Predictions, Odds & Picks in now at SPORTSBOOK.com
The Cardinals are heading into the playoffs with three players, who fill significant roles, that are nursing injuries. Like many other teams that clinched a playoff berth they rested their top starters, but not the Cardinals. Coach Whisenhunt pulled most of his starters early to avoid injuries, but some stayed in the game. WR Anquan Boldin has a sprained left ankle, DE Calais Campbell a broken left thumb and CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie a bruised left kneecap. Boldin surpassed 1,000 receiving yards for the fifth time in his career and is a key member to the Cardinals 11th ranked pass game. Overall Boldin has caught for 1,029 yards with five TD’s. But he isn’t their only top receiver, WR Larry Fitzgerald leads the receiving core with 1,092 yards and is their top producer with 13 TD’s. Their offense is ranked 14th overall thanks to QB Kurt Warner’s 3,758 yards passing and 27 TD’s, he has 14 interceptions on the season but has only one in his last five starts. The big reason for the success on offense is the Cardinals' passing attack is too confounding to cover . The receivers' ability to make yards after the catch is huge because it forces defenses to never relent. But the lack of a consistent running game could come back to haunt them. Their running game is ranked 29th in the league led by RB Beanie Wells’ 793 yards rushing and seven TD’s, he’s also capable of catching the ball with 143 yards receiving.
On defense DE Calais Campbell is expected to play with a cast, and CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie will play with a bruised knee cap. Rodgers-Cromartie leads the Cards in interceptions with six and figures prominently in Arizona's plans to defend against teams with a high powered pass game. What has made these Cardinals potentially more dangerous is that they get after opposing quarterbacks. They are sound at nearly every defensive position and have the most physically imposing safeties in the NFL , giving inside receivers pause about being too cavalier across the middle. The Cardinals overall defense is ranked 20th overall while allowing the 14th least amount of points per-game (20.3ppg). Sack leaders Clarck Higgins, Darnell Dockett and Calais Campbell have a combined 17.5 sacks on the regular season are were a big part of the Cards Super Bowl run last year. They are ranked 23rd against the pass and 17th against the rush.
The Cardinals have the 11th best field goal kicker in Neil Rackers and Mike Nugent. Rackers has made 16 of 17 and Nugent has made two of two after filling in for Rackers in week’s 15 and 16. But on a bad note neither kicker has made a field goal from 50 yards or more.
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The Bottom Line: Since they have the flexibility to play against any style of team, the Cardinals could prove problematic if they don't mentally wander, as they are prone to do. Be sure to get your Arizona Cardinals 2010 Super Bowl Predictions, Odds & Picks in now at SPORTSBOOK.com Get a 50% Deposit Bonus and $25 Free Bet at Sportsbook.com, simply use promo code WIN100 and start winning today!
