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The Arizona Cardinals 2010 regular season wins total was listed at 7.5. For betting purposes, the oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com have made the Cardinals slight -125 favorites to go over 7.5. In other words, they believe an 8 game winning regular season is a good enough possibility. The reason: The NFC West is still very much weak.
With Warner, Fitzgerald and Boldin, the Cardinals had one of the NFL’s most potent passing attacks. Now that Warner and Boldin are out of the picture, the running game may play more a prominent role. The defense, minus key contributors, will have to step up for the Cardinals to contend for a third straight NFC West title.
My Gambling911.com in depth Arizona Cardinals preview for 2010-2011 makes it pretty clear this team will not see the positive results of last year and especially not those of the previous one when they made it all the way to the Super Bowl. I mean, seriously, Matt Leinart is competing with Derek Anderson for the quarterback position? Can the expectations get any lower?
Sportsbook.com Regular Season Wins Prop: Over/Under 7.5
Matt Leinart is 7-10 as a starter for Arizona throughout his career, and with a more regular gig, he's capable of leading this team to a better mark than that down the road. However, the loss of Boldin and a few key defensive players makes that a tough task for 2010. If you consider that this team was average last season (dead even with opponents in yards per game), they look a lot less than average now. For value, the UNDER 7.5 pays +105 odds.
Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
