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The Arizona Cardinals started the 2021 season with a 10-2 record. Since then they have gone 5-18. You can’t make this stuff up, folks. Few franchises in NFL history have fallen farther and faster than Arizona, which is projected to be even worse in 2023 than it was in 2022. Former #1 overall pick Kyler Murray suffered a torn ACL in December of last year and had surgery to repair it in January. It’s hard to see Murray being ready for the start of the regular season and who knows if the Cardinals will still be in mathematical playoff contention by the time he is ready to return?
Will Arizona be the worst team in the league this season, or will it be able to win more than a few games? Let’s take a look at the odds and best bets to be made on the Arizona Cardinals in 2023.
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Arizona Cardinals breakdown
2022 record: 4-13
2022 ATS record: 8-9
2022 O/U record: 9-8
Key players in: Kyzir White (LB), Hjalte Froholdt (C), Zach Pascal (WR)
Key players out: DeAndre Hopkins (WR), Zach Allen (DE), Byron Murphy (CB), Chosen Anderson (WR)
2023 NFL Draft class: Paris Johnson Jr. (OT), B.J. Ojulari (LB), Garrett Williams (CB), Michael Wilson (WR), Jon Gaines II (G), Clayton Tune (QB), Owen Pappoe (LB), Kei’Trel Clark (CB), Dante Stills (DT)
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Arizona Cardinals 2023 NFL season odds
Odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbook
Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl odds
The Cardinals are +20000 to win Super Bowl LVIII. That puts them tied for last with the Texans.
Arizona Cardinals NFC Championship odds
Arizona is +10000 to win the NFC, good for dead last by a country mile (the Rams and Buccaneers are +4500).
Arizona Cardinals NFC West odds
At +2500, the Cardinals are the longshot in the NFC West. They trail the 49ers (-160), Seahawks (+195) and Rams (+1000).
Arizona Cardinals win total odds
The Cardinals’ win quota is 4.5 games, with the under priced as a -120 favorite and the over coming in with +100 odds. Exact records of 3-14, 4-13 and 5-12 are all +450.
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Arizona Cardinals 2023 schedule
Week 1: at Washington Commanders
Week 2: vs New York Giants
Week 3: vs Dallas Cowboys
Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 5: vs Cincinnati Bengals
Week 6: at Los Angeles Rams
Week 7: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 8: vs Baltimore Ravens
Week 9: at Cleveland Browns
Week 10: vs Atlanta Falcons
Week 11: at Houston Texans
Week 12: vs Los Angeles Rams
Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 14: BYE
Week 15: vs San Francisco 49ers
Week 16: at Chicago Bears
Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 18: vs Seattle Seahawks
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Arizona Cardinals 2022 season recap
After compiling a 7-0 record on the way to 10-2 in 2021, the Cardinals never contended in 2022. Not once did they get above .500 and the last time they found themselves at .500 was Week 4. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury’s crew was still somewhat respectable at 4-6 through 10 weeks, but it promptly lost its final 7 games. Although a few contests were competitive, during that closing stretch the Cardinals lost to the 49ers twice by a combined score of 76-23. QB Kyler Murray got hurt during a Week 14 Monday Night Football loss to New England, after which Colt McCoy, Trace McSorley and David Blough split time under center. Results the rest of the way were predictably disastrous, as Arizona finished 4-13 for the third-worst record in football.
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Arizona Cardinals 2023 NFL season predictions
As the odds indicate, Arizona is expected to be the worst team in the entire NFL. The Cardinals were already bad last year and now Murray is temporarily gone while WR DeAndre Hopkins is permanently gone. Is there any reason for optimism in 2023, or is it all bad?
Here are a couple of my predictions for the Arizona Cardinals this season.
Best bet: Arizona Cardinals under 4.5 wins (-120)
This franchise clearly isn’t in win-now mode. Heck, that might have been the case even if Murray had not got hurt. Complete rebuilding mode was confirmed when Arizona traded away the #3 overall pick in the NFL Draft to stockpile future selections. The Cardinals got worse in free agency and drafted projects as opposed to immediate impact players. Looking at the schedule, they may be able to beat the Rams and Seahawks at home, but otherwise their home lineup is difficult and I can’t see them winning more than 2 games on the road. As low as the number is, I still think the under is the way to play it.
Arizona Cardinals season record predictions
I would probably avoid the exact wins market with this team given the uncertainty surrounding Murray, but +450 odds on 4-13 arguably represents the best value. The Cardinals should be able to win a couple of games in an NFC West that is unspectacular outside of the 49ers, and they can piece together a couple of other victories along the way. But even if Murray returns and is close to his former self, this team is likely to be bad.
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