The Detroit Lions made it into the NFL playoffs last season, although they were very convincing down the stretch. They like to think they could compete again, especially as they have now armed Matthew Stafford with a new, record contract. Meanwhile, the Arizona Cardinals are kicking themselves for underachievement last season, finishing with a 7-8-1 record despite actually having a pretty good team. These squads will get together on Sunday at Ford Field in the Motor City, and if you are a VietBet customer, you can stay involved in the action even after the game kicks off, utilizing the state-of-the-art software available through Live Betting Ultra.
Asian Football Betting – Cardinals at Lions:
In the NFL betting odds that have been posted on this game by the folks at VietBet, Arizona is the slight favorite on the road:
Arizona Cardinals -2
Detroit Lions +2
Over 48 points -110
Under 48 points -110
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Asian Football Betting – Arizona Cardinals:
The Lions have secondary issues to work on. They allowed almost 73% completions last season, and that is the highest percentage that has been seen in the NFL since World War II. Not that they necessarily allowed a whole bunch of yardage, which means that if a team chooses, they could probably nickel and dime the Detroit defense to death.
However, that is not really the way that Carson Palmer likes to do business. The Arizona quarterback, and head coach Bruce Arians, like to get the football down the field. That’s pretty much the same philosophy of Stafford. Both of these quarterbacks averaged 7.1 yards per attempt last season. But you would have to say that Arizona probably has the more dangerous speed on the outside. We’re not talking about Larry Fitzgerald either; even though the future Hall of Famer caught 107 passes last season, they were for less than 10 yards per catch. We are talking about people like Jaron Brown and JJ Nelson, who can really spread out a secondary. So unless Detroit demonstrates that it has made some meaningful changes back there, they might be on the verge of giving up some big plays.
If you look at some of Arizona stats from last season, you would not believe that they missed the playoffs. They outgained the opposition by 61 yards per game, had 75 more first downs, and converted 41% of their third-down opportunities. They also had 45 sacks. But they were done in by a lot of mistakes on special teams. Which is why VietBet patrons would find it ironic that there top special teams player, Pro Bowler Justin Bethel, will be in the starting lineup at cornerback opposite All-Pro Patrick Peterson. Bethel is among the best at what he does, but that does not necessarily include covering receivers.
Asian Football Betting – Detroit Lions:
For Detroit, is very important that Ameer Abdullah remains healthy for as long as possible. He was sidelined for almost all of last season, and the Lions never really got a running game together. If he is functional, he is extremely useful, and he is complemented by Theo Riddick, who can catch a lot of passes out of the backfield (53 last year, in fact). What offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter is aiming for is about 4.2 yards per carry, and they have tried to address this with new additions on the offensive line, including tackle Rick Wagner.
Stafford’s contract extension was five years a $27 million per season, and that sent gasps through the NFL. It also made a lot of people, like Aaron Rodgers, hopeful of getting a better deal for themselves. Stafford should find some success with his receivers, like Golden Tate (91 catches, 1077 yards last season) and tight end Eric Ebron, who has the potential to develop into one of the NFL’s best. But these guys have to be able to rush the passer better; Ziggy Ansah, who played with all kinds of injuries last season and had only two sacks, will have to greatly increase that total.
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By Charles Jay