{"id":17787,"date":"2021-06-29T02:49:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T02:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=17787"},"modified":"2021-06-29T02:49:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T02:49:37","slug":"arizona-cardinals-2021-win-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/arizona-cardinals-2021-win-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"ARIZONA CARDINALS 2021 WIN PREDICTION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ADAM GREENE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s year three of the Kliff Kingsbury era with the Arizona Cardinals and the biggest hurdle for the team remains; the rest of the NFC West. Playing in the best division in professional football kept the Cardinals out of the playoffs last season, culminating in an 18-7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in what amounted to a \u201cplay in\u201d game for both teams. Second-year quarterback Kyler Murray didn\u2019t finish the game, getting knocked out of the contest on the game\u2019s opening drive after a sack from Mike Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing the mountain before it, Arizona hasn\u2019t rested on its laurels hoping that its young players would improve enough to catch the rest of their division. They\u2019ve hustled in free agency, adding stars like J.J. Watt and A.J. Green in the waning years of their careers and again shored up their defense by drafting, for the second year in a row, probably the best inside linebacker in the draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a chance future Hall of Fame wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald will return, but it doesn\u2019t seem as if the team is counting on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARIZONA<\/strong> CARDINALS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last season:<\/strong> 8-8. 4th<\/sup> place NFC West<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odds: <\/strong>under 8.5 wins -130, over 8.5 wins +100<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 NFL Draft:<\/strong> Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa \u2013 Round 1, Rondale Moore, WR, Purder \u2013 Round 2, Marco Wilson, CB, Florida \u2013 Round 4, Victor Dimakeje, DE, Duke \u2013 Round 6, Tay Gowan, CB, UCF \u2013 Round 6, James Wiggins, Safety, Cincinnati \u2013 Round 7, Michal Menet, Center, Penn State \u2013 Round 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UDFAs:<\/strong> Zane Lewis, CB \u2013 Air Force, Steven Gonzalez, OL \u2013 Penn State, Reggie White, Edge \u2013 Kansas State, Jackson Dennis, OT \u2013 Holy Cross, Jonathan Ward, RB \u2013 Central Michigan, Andrew Dickinson, OL \u2013 Findlay, Reggie Floyd, Safety \u2013 Virginia Tech, Cedric Boyd, WR \u2013 Hawaii, Shane Leatherbury, WR \u2013 Towson, Ryan Becker, TE \u2013 SMU, Jake Benzinger, OL \u2013 Wake Forest, T.J. Carter, DL \u2013 Kentucky, Adam Shuler, DE \u2013 Florida, Jace Whittaker, CB \u2013 Arizona, Jarren Williams, CB – Albany<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acquisitions:<\/strong> Rodney Hudson, Center \u2013 Trade, A.J. Green, WR \u2013 Free Agent, J.J. Watt, DL \u2013 Free Agent, Malcolm Butler, CB \u2013 Free Agent, Shawn Williams, Safety \u2013 Free Agent, Matt Prater, Kicker \u2013 Free Agent, Brian Winters, OL \u2013 Free Agent, Colt McCoy, WB \u2013 Free Agent, Darquez Dennard, CB \u2013 Free Agent, Xavier Williams, DL \u2013 Free Agent, Ross Travis, TE \u2013 Free Agent, Aaron Wesley, WR \u2013 Free Agent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Losses:<\/strong> Larry Fitzgerald, -WR (Maybe), Patrick Peterson \u2013 CB, Haason Reddick \u2013 LB, Mason Cole \u2013 Center, Dre Kirkpatrick \u2013 CB, Corey Peters \u2013 DL, J.R. Sweezy \u2013 OL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRESUMED STARTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

QB:<\/strong> Kyler Murray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RB:<\/strong> James Conner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WR:<\/strong> DeAndre Hopkins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WR:<\/strong> A.J. Green<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WR:<\/strong> Christian Kirk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TE:<\/strong> Maxx Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LT:<\/strong> D.J. Humphries<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LG:<\/strong> Justin Pugh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C:<\/strong> Rodney Hudson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RG:<\/strong> Justin Murray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RT:<\/strong> Kelvin Beachum<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LDE:<\/strong> J.J. Watt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NT:<\/strong> Rashad Lawrence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RDE:<\/strong> Zach Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OLB:<\/strong> Chandler Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OLB:<\/strong> Markus Golden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ILB:<\/strong> Zaven Collins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ILB:<\/strong> Isaiah Simmons<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CB:<\/strong> Byron Murphy Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CB:<\/strong> Malcolm Butler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SS:<\/strong> Jalen Thompson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FS:<\/strong> Budda Baker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K:<\/strong> Matt Prater<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Andy Lee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FORECAST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The extra game added to the schedule doesn\u2019t help the Cardinals at all as they face off against the Cleveland Browns, a playoff team a year ago. In fact, this has to be one of the toughest schedules in the league. Arizona plays eight playoff teams in its 17 games and that isn\u2019t counting two games against a vastly improved (and healthy) San Francisco 49ers team that went to a Super Bowl two years ago. Arizona held their own against every NFC West team last year except the Rams, who are a deadly match up for Kingsbury\u2019s squad. They should be better and more formidable on the field, but their slate of games is just too tough to get over the hump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Record Prediction:<\/strong> 8-9, fourth place in the NFC West, will not make the playoffs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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