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On Thursday, Frank Doyle on behalf of Sports Interaction.com, presented his NFL Divisional Playoffs picks to Gambling911.com readers, including the Cardinals vs. Saints NFL Divisional Playoffs pick. (bet on this game here)
This is the first of four games to go off this weekend, starting at 4:30 pm EST Saturday.
The line on this game has stayed steady all week thus far at New Orleans -7.
"I believe in Kurt Warner. He's been an outstanding football player all during his career in the pros and his playoff record is now 9-3. The bigger the stage, the more Warner likes it. Not only that, but Arizona is a better team now than it was when it got to the Super Bowl last year, because the Cards have Beanie Wells in the backfield and this balances out their offense. Arizona are 6-2 on the road so going to the Superdome won't worry the Cardinals overly.
"On the other side of the field, New Orleans has to be very worried about the way the Saints have limped into the postseason. Right now, Arizona is the team with the proven playoff pedigree and it's impossible not to see the seven point start as a bargain bet. Arizona +7 at New Orleans with Sports Interaction is the first pick of my NFL Divisional Playoffs picks for the week.
These two teams have met three times over the past decade during regular season play. The Saints are 2-1 in the series. The home team is 2-1 in the series. New Orleans beat Arizona by 7 points back in 2007 as a -4 point favorite. Both teams have improved since that time.
Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
