The Arizona Cardinals (2-0) find themselves somewhere they haven’t been in years, on top of the NFC West while the Washington Redskins (1-1) got their first road win of the season. Week 3 NFL action has the Washington Redskins hosting the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday September 21, at FedEx Field. NFL oddsmakers at Looselines.com have the Washington Redskins as -3 point home favorites over the Arizona Cardinals with the over/under set at 42 points. Get your NFL Week 3 Picks on Washington Redskins vs Arizona Cardinals in now at Looselines.com
The Redskins beat the New Orleans Saints 29-24 after two fourth quarter touchdowns sealed the win. QB Jason Campbell hit 24 of 36 passes for 321 yards with one touchdown pass. His favorite receiver on the day was WR Santana Moss with 7 catches for 164 yards with one touchdown while RB Clinton Portis had 21 carries for 96 yards with two touchdowns. Safety Chris Horton had two interceptions on the day. The Redskins are averaging 18 ppg but they’re allowing 20 ppg. They have a 12th ranked offense averaging 332 total yards per-game, with the majority of their yards coming from their 13th ranked passing game averaging 215 passing yards per-game. Their defense gives up a, 14th ranked, 302 total yards per-game with the majority of their yards allowed coming from their 19th ranked passing protection allowing 197 passing yards per-game. The Skins are 1-1 ATS and 1-1 over/under.
The Cardinals trumped the Dolphins 31-10 on home turf. They played both quarterbacks with QB Kurt Warner walking away the better of the two. QB Warner made 19 of 24 passes for 361 yards with three touchdown passes while QB Matt Leinhart made 1 of 2 passes for 15 yards. RB Edgerrin James was their top rusher with 18 carries for 55 yards, but RB Timothy Hightower was the lone rusher to get a touchdown, he had 10 carries for 24 yards. The Cards are averaging 27 ppg and they’re giving up a low 11.5 ppg. They have a 7th ranked offense averaging 365 total yards per-game, with the majority of their yards coming from their 5th ranked passing game averaging 270 passing yards per-game. They average a 19th ranked 95 rushing yards per-game. Their defense gives up a, 7th ranked, 3263 total yards per-game with the majority of their yards allowed coming from their 12th ranked passing protection allowing 173 passing yards per-game. They do well against the rush giving up a 10th ranked 90 rushing yards per-game. The Cards are 2-0 ATS and 1-1 over/under.
Recent Trends to Consider:
- Underdog is 10-4-1 ATS in their last 15 meetings.
- Cardinals are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games in September.
- Cardinals are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing less than 250 total yards in their previous game.
- Cardinals are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 road games.
- Cardinals are 17-8 ATS in their last 25 games overall.
- Redskins are 4-12 ATS in their last 16 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Redskins are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games in Week 3.
NFL Week 3 Picks: Washington Redskins vs Arizona Cardinals
When: Sun, Sept 21, 2008 1:00 PM ET
Line: Looselines.com
Pick: Arizona +3
Point-Spreads.com NFL Week 3 Picks: Washington Redskins vs Arizona Cardinals – Arizona +3
The Bottom Line: I don’t know why oddsmakers favor the Skins, but I know that the Cards will start QB Warner who loves to air the ball against the Skins weak pass defense. Get your NFL Week 3 Picks: Washington Redskins vs Arizona Cardinals prediction in now at Looselines.com and recieve a 20% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit!
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