At 7-0, there is no denying it anymore. The Cardinals should be at the forefront of national attention in the NFL, and have looked like an unstoppable force for much of the season. While I still do not believe in head coach Kliff Kingsbury, I have to admit that the team has really played well for him this season, and his bone-headed mistakes have been cut down to size. Only time will tell if that's the true Kingsbury or not, but you have to be excited from what you have seen in Arizona.
QB Kyler Murray's big step in development is at the forefront of this record, as he has been great for the Cardinals this year. An impressive 17:5 TD:INT ratio is just the start of his great season, and he has already thrown for over 2,000 yards on his way to 7-0. He is top-5 in yards, touchdowns and quarterback rating.
His transcendence from good to great is what has put this team over the top right now, and he will need to stay this good for the Cardinals to have a chance at a Super Bowl. Something tells me this will be a season not unlike the Buffalo Bills last year for them, and I think Cardinals fans would take a NFC Title game appearance any day of the week.
Speaking of Packers vs. Cardinals, they are playing this weekend in a possible NFC Championship preview. The BetQL model has a very interesting trend that it has been on that applies to this game. In Kyler Murray starts, the BetQL model is 21-14 (60%) on O/U bets ($100 bets would have a total return of $510). In other words, the model is great at picking totals in Cardinals games over its history. The Cardinals are averaging 32.1 points per game this season, while the Packers are averaging 24.0.
The total for this game is sitting at 51 right now. The Cardinals are 3-4 on the O/U this season. Make sure to subscribe to BetQL, or use our day pass, to get all of our best bets and find out which way our model is leaning on the total of this game.