TNF: Arizona Cardinals vs New Orleans Saints 10/20/22 NFL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints square off in week 7 NFL Thursday Night Football action at State Farm Stadium. The New Orleans Saints need a win after losing 4 of their last 5 games. The Arizona Cardinals need a win after losing 3 of their last 4 games.

The New Orleans Saints have won 7 of their last 10 road games. Jameis Winston is completing 63.5 percent of his passes for 858 yards, 4 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Chris Olave and Tre’Quan Smith have combined for 565 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Michael Thomas has 16 receptions. The New Orleans Saints ground game is averaging 151.5 yards per contest, and Alvin Kamara leads the way with 302 yards on 66 carries. Defensively, New Orleans is allowing 26.3 points and 342.8 yards per game. Pete Werner leads the New Orleans Saints with 53 tackles, Demario Davis has 4 sacks and Tyrann Mathieu has 1 interception.

The Arizona Cardinals haven’t won a home game since October of last year. Kyler Murray is completing 65.1 percent of his passes for 1,463 yards, 6 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Marquise Brown and Zach Ertz have combined for 784 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Greg Dortch has 21 receptions. The Arizona Cardinals ground game is averaging 119.3 yards per contest, and Murray leads the way with 233 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Arizona is allowing 23.7 points and 337.3 yards per game. Budda Baker leads the Arizona Cardinals with 45 tackles, J.J. Watt has 2.5 sacks and Dennis Gardeck has 1 interception.

The Saints are 38-16 ATS in their last 54 road games and 38-15 ATS in their last 53 games in October. The Cardinals are 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games. The over is 5-2 in Saints last 7 games overall. The under is 5-0 in Cardinals last 5 games overall. The Saints are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings. The home team is 7-1 ATS in their last 8 meetings.

This is pretty much a must win for both sides, as both clubs have underachieved, and the season is starting to slip away. With that said, the Cardinals do have the edge being at home on a short week, and they’re due for a home win as they’re coming on a year without one. The Cards also get a massive boost with the return of DeAndre Hopkins. The New Orleans Saints have given up 28 or more points in 3 straight weeks, and they’re below average across the board defensively. If the Cardinals cant get the job done here, it’s time to look at Kliff Kingsbury getting the boot. I’ll lay the small chalk.