NFL
Ricky Rothstein
November 6, 2017

Seahawks vs. Cardinals Point Spread: NFL Week 10 Odds, Prediction

The last time the Seattle Seahawks visited the Arizona Cardinals, it was one of the weirdest, most interesting games in NFL history despite the fact that there were no touchdowns scored in it. Pretty good chance there will be at least one Thursday night to kick off Week 10.

Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals

When: Thursday, 8:25 PM ET
Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
Point Spread: Seahawks -5.5

Point Spread and Betting Analysis

These teams played two very interesting games in 2016. The one in the desert was an historic 6-6 tie in Week 7 with both kickers missing field goals from under 30 yards in the final 3:25 of overtime. Sudden-death OT was implemented by the NFL in 1974 and never before had a tie ended with no touchdowns scored. It was also the lowest-scoring overtime tie in NFL history and first ever for the Seahawks.

Arizona pulled off a 34-31 upset in Seattle in Week 16 last year. This time the Cardinals kicker did his job: Chandler Catanzaro hit a 43-yard field goal on the final play. He was released after the season, however, and now kicks for the Jets.

Seattle has covered six of the past 10 in the series overall and the last two as a road favourite.

Seattle Seahawks

The Seahawks (5-3 SU, 3-5 ATS) are a game behind the first-place Rams in the NFC West. Seattle really blew its game Sunday, falling 17-14 at home to Washington to see a four-game winning streak snapped. Russell Wilson had given his team the lead on a 30-yard TD pass with 1:34 to go, but that usually stout Seattle defense let the Redskins drive right down the field in just 35 seconds to score the winning touchdown.

It’s not often a team will lose when it outgains the opposition 437-244, but the Seahawks turned it over twice, had a whopping 16 penalties for 138 yards, and kicker Blair Walsh missed three field goals. Wilson threw for 297 yards and two TDs but had two picks. He led the team with 77 yards rushing. Starting running back Eddie Lacy left early with a groin injury. Pro Bowl safety Earl Thomas, maybe the best in the business, missed the game due to a hamstring injury.

Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals (4-4 SU, 2-6 ATS) came out of their bye week and began life without injured starting quarterback Carson Palmer on Sunday, winning at winless San Francisco 20-10. Drew Stanton threw for 201 yards and two scores in place of Palmer, who broke his arm in Week 7. It was Stanton’s first start since Week 5 last year. Adrian Peterson, 32, is a future Hall of Famer who set a career-high with 37 carries against the 49ers for 159 yards. That’s a record amount of carries for a player in his 30s. Peterson also reached the 12,000-yard mark for his career, doing so in 130 games. That’s the fourth-fastest in league history. The legendary Jim Brown holds the record at 115.

Two Cardinals defensive players, tackle Frostee Rucker and linebacker Haason Reddick, were ejected for fighting so monitor their status on a possible suspension. The Cards have alternated losses and wins all season.