Will the Cardinals continue their winning streak?
Sunday night the Arizona Cardinals, the last undefeated team in the NFL, will face the Houston Texans, who have been struggling lately. With their win last week, the Cardinals managed to start a season with 6 wins for the first time since 1974.
Meanwhile, the Houston team seems to be in a downward spiral, losing their last 5 games. So while the Texans still lack an away win, the Cardinals have won both home games so far.
While Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray managed 4 touchdowns without a single interception last game day, the Texans only managed to score on a single field goal.
This is why we see the Cardinals as clear favourites in this clash. The team from Arizona will do everything they can to continue their winning streak. Our Arizona Cardinals – Houston Texans prediction aims for another win against the Texans
Arizona Cardinals – Statistics & current form
The Arizona Cardinals still remain undefeated at the top of the National Football League. After a dominant performance last week, they still seem unbeatable as the team is on top form.
Although Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury missed the last game day due to a positive Covid-19 test, the Cards won without any problems. So the team proved that they can come off the field victorious without their play caller on the sideline.
The Trades are starting to shine
The Arizona team managed to sign some high profile players over the summer.
A. J. Green, for example, caught five of the six passes thrown to him for 79 yards of space and a touchdown on the final day of the game. Hopkins also only failed to catch one ball thrown to him, but managed to score two touchdowns with only three receptions.
Murray on top
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is currently one of the best in his profession. On average he helped his team to 290.2 yards per game. 73.8% of all his passes find their target, which leads the NFL in completion percentage.
If Kyler Murray doesn’t make any serious mistakes like he did last game day, the Arizona Cardinals should live up to their role as favourites against the Houston Texans, which is why we would recommend betting on a HC-17.5 for Arizona. Over point bets can also be included, as the Cardinals have regularly gone over 30 points from the field so far.
Key Players:
QB: Kyler Murray
RB: Chase Edmonds
WR: DeAndre Hopkins
WR: Christian Kirk
K: Matt Prater
Houston Texans – stats & current form
After winning their first game of the season, the Houston Texans are trying to break their negative streak of five consecutive losses. However, in the Arizona Cardinals vs Houston Texans game, our prediction is that the visitors are not expected to win in Week 7 either.
The Cardinals may seem unbeatable to the Texans, but the team from Houston does not even manage half as many points as their counterpart from Arizona with an average of 15.3 points per game.
Quarterback problems in Texas
The low scoring game against the Indianapolis Colts on 10/17/2021 can also be attributed to the Houston Texans’ personnel problems at the quarterback position. Last game day, not a single touchdown could be scored, only kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn scored 3 points with a field goal. However, two interceptions were thrown.
The fact that only 29 of 43 passes found their target against the Colts’ defence, which is considered to be very susceptible to passing plays, also speaks against a David-against-Goliath victory for the Texans.
Can the defence withstand the offensive pressure?
This season, the Houston Texans have allowed opponents to score an average of 28.7 points per game. Against the Cardinals’ offensive fireworks, the defence will once again have its hands full to counteract a landslide victory. However, due to the weak offensive performance of the Texans from Houston, we can expect the Cardinals to take the lead already in the first half of the game, which is why we can recommend a bet on HC-10 on the team from Arizona with approximate odds of 1.90.
We do not expect the underdogs from Houston to withstand the pressure of the Cardinals in top form. So between the Arizona Cardinals and the Houston Texans, betting on the hosts is clearly our first choice.
Key Players:
QB: Davis Mills
RB: Mark Ingram II
WR: Brandin Cooks
WR: Danny Amendola
K: Ka’imi Fairbairn
Arizona Cardinals – Houston Texans Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
Cardinals and Texans meet very rarely, the last time this happened was on 19 November 2017, a meeting the Texans won 31-21. However, due to the large amount of time that has passed since the last game, no statement can be made from the previous games to the upcoming duel.
Our forecast is a clear victory for the Cardinals, who are very likely to secure more than 30 points again. Good betting odds can be achieved with a bet on over-points in the Cardinals vs. Texans encounter.
Arizona Cardinals – Houston Texans Tip
The Arizona Cardinals present the Houston Texans with a Herculean task, which is reflected in the odds. The Cards have fewer roster issues and generally look in top form.
We don’t expect any surprises this week, which is why our tip for the Arizona Cardinals Houston Texans game is Cardinals + Over 47.5 points.
Pure over points (Over 47.5) bets are also a good option in this game, as the Cardinals regularly come up with a high number of points. Therefore, in the Arizona Cardinals vs Houston Texans game, our value tip at odds of around 1.86 goes for over 22 points in the second half.
