Closing spread
ARI -16
Total
44
Model margin
+2.3est.
ARI perspective
Push chance
1.3%est.
Win probability
- Cardinals
- Rams
How each play moved the game.
Matchup
Where the edges are
Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.
The rivalry
STL lead 29–20 since 1999
RAMS have won 3 straight. Meetings average 43 points. ARI are 23-25-1 ATS in the series.
Box score
Individual performances
Cardinals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Warner | 24/38 | 313 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Wells | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 1 |
| Tim Hightower | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 1 |
| Kurt Warner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Matt Leinart | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anquan Boldin | 8 | 10 | 116 | 0 |
| Steve Breaston | 4 | 7 | 64 | 0 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 5 | 10 | 48 | 1 |
| Early Doucet | 2 | 2 | 43 | 1 |
| Chris Wells | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Jason Wright | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Tim Hightower | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Stephen Spach | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| LaRod Stephens-Howling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Where this game is likely to land
- Model
- Smooth (normal)
- Betting line
Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.
Positive margins favour Cardinals; negative favour Rams.
Half-point at risk
1.28%
outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5
Model home win
55.2%
Expected total
43.7est.
Model
Where the number comes from
Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.
- Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.19
- Home-field advantage+2.49
- Quarterback adjustment0.00
- Rest differential0.00
- Expected margin+2.29
One or both ratings are carry-over priors — no games have been played this season yet, so treat this as a starting assumption rather than a read.