Arizona Cardinals vs Miami Dolphins – Breakdown and Prediction

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The Arizona Cardinals are visiting the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium.

Can the Cardinals reach .500 today?

The Arizona Cardinals are second in the NFC West with a 3-4 record. They are coming off a 17-15 win against the Los Angeles Chargers last week. Kyler Murray stepped up when needed and turned the game around for the Cardinals in the fourth quarter. First, he ran for a spectacular 44-yard touchdown and then set things up for Chad Ryland to win the game with a 32-yard field goal. Murray completed 14 of 26 passes for 145 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

Can the Dolphins save the season?

The Miami Dolphins are second in the AFC East with a 2-4 record. After bouncing back with a 15-10 win over the New England Patriots in Week 5 and a bye week, they lost 16-10 to the Indianapolis Colts in the last one. The Dolphins failed to score in the second half after quarterback Tyler Huntley went down with an injury and Tim Boyle jumped in. Huntley was 7 of 13 with 87 yards, one TD, and ran five times for 20 yards before leaving the field while Boyle was 8 of 13 with 74 yards.

Betting Trends

The Dolphins are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games overall, 5-1 SU in their last 6 home games against Arizona, and 6-3 SU in their last 9 games against teams from the NFC. They are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games overall, 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games played in October and 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games in Week 8. Miami has played under the total point line in 7 of their last 8 games overall, 5 of their last 6 home games, and 5 of their last 7 games against teams from the NFC. The Cardinals are 6-14 SU in their last 20 games overall, 3-10 SU in their last 13 games against Miami and 3-12 SU in their last 15 games on the road. They are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games overall, 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games against Miami and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against teams from the AFC. Arizona has played under the total point line in 4 of their last 6 games played in October.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Miami Dolphins have one of the worst offenses in the NFL, being at the bottom of the league averaging 11.7 points per game and 22nd with 308.2 yards per game. They hope that things will start going in the right direction against the Arizona Cardinals. The Dolphins expect Tua Tagovailoa to be back in this game after the star quarterback suffered a concussion in Week 2. The Cardinals also have a reason to be optimistic, as Kyler Murray is on top of his game. They are 19th in the league, averaging 21.4 points per game, and rank 14th, averaging 331.3 yards per game. The last four games between the two teams have gone over the total point line, so with Tagovailoa back we expect the Dolphins to be much more efficient, and we go with over 46.5 total points.