NFL Week 10 Free Picks: Cardinals vs Seahawks – Game Preview

Seattle Seahawks (4-4) @ Arizona Cardinals (3-5)

Game Time: November 14, 2010 4:15 PM EDT

Stadium: University of Phoenix – Glendale, AZ

Surface: Grass

Weather: High 73 Low 45

Spread Odds: Arizona -3 Game Total: 41.5

Arizona have won four striaght against Seattle in Glendale and have controlled the season series since 2005. On Sunday they look to make it five and make up for the painful 3-point loss to Minnesota during Week 9.

In the battle of the shockingly bad NFC West, where no team has a winning record, Seattle’s 4-4 is good enough for first place, tied with St.Louis. They look for life after a humiliating 41-7 home loss to the Giants in Week 9.

Arizona and Seattle are ranked 30th and 31st in the league in total offense. Back in Week 7, the Seahawks racked up 302 yards of offense in a 22-10 victory over the Cardinals.

NFL 2010 Week 10 Preview: Seattle Seahawks Offense

In a word –  brutal.  Seattle currently ranks a lowly 29th in both passing yards per game (177.6 on average) and rush yards per game (83.6).  Their points totals are just as bad at just 16.2 per game (31st).

Veteran QB Matt Hasselbeck will be called upon to kickstart the second half of the Seahawks’ season in good form as just a .500 record, the rest of the way, could be enough to capture the division.

NFL 2010 Week 10 Preview: Arizona Cardinals Defense

Easily one of the worst defenses in the league, the Cards’ highest defensive rank is 28th. They allow 28.1 points per game on average and allow just under 400 yards against per game. They are best at stopping the pass but Seattle might not connect on enough of them for that to even matter.

Cardinals vs Seahawks Betting Odds & Game Predictions

This will be an ugly game with mistakes all over the field, the winning team will be that which commits the fewest turnovers. The odds must fall in someone’s favour, however, and betting is underway at many online sportsbooks.

Arizona is the spread favorites at -3 at Bodog.com while the game total is set at 41.5 points.

The Cardinals are listed as the home favorite at -175 while Seattle is the road underdog at +155 against the money line.

Game Forecast: The Seahawks find an oasis and break their dry spell in the Grand Canyon State with a sloppy but adequate performance.

Free Picks: Call it a hunch but in a game that pits two bad teams “battling” each other we see the Seahawks leaving Arizona as road underdog winners on the spread and the money line. With these two defensively challenged teams going head to head, this should be a high scoring affair that is destined to go OVER.