Bills vs. Cardinals 2024 Prediction, Odds, Picks - Sep 8

Updated Sep. 8, 2024 12:43 p.m. ET

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The Buffalo Bills (0-0) are considered favorites (-6.5) according to the bookmakers ahead of their game against the Arizona Cardinals (0-0) on September 8, 2024, starting at 1:00 p.m. ET, airing on CBS. The expected point total for the matchup is set at 46.

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Bills vs. Cardinals Odds & Betting Lines

Bills vs. Cardinals Prediction & Pick

• Pick ATS: Bills (-6.5)
  
• Pick OU: Under (46)
  
• Prediction: Bills 32 - Cardinals 14

How to Watch Buffalo vs. Arizona

• Game Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024
• Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
• Venue: Highmark Stadium
• Location: Orchard Park, New York
• TV: CBS
• Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Bills vs. Cardinals Recent Matchups

• Buffalo holds a 3-1 record against Arizona in their last four matchups.
• Over their last four head-to-head contests, Buffalo has racked up 107 points, while Arizona has accumulated 89.

Buffalo Betting Info

• Buffalo went 7-10-0 ATS last season.
• The Bills had two wins ATS (2-6) as a 6.5-point favorite or more last season.
• Buffalo games went over the point total six out of 17 times last season.
• The Bills finished 10-4 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 71.4% of those games).
• Buffalo had a record of 6-2 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -305 or shorter (75%).
• The Bills have a 75.3% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.

Bills Stats (2023)

Buffalo's Key Players

Offense

• Josh Allen threw for 4,306 yards last year (to rank fourth in the NFL), with 29 touchdowns (fifth in the NFL) and 18 interceptions. He completed 66.5% of his attempts while averaging 253.3 yards per game and 7.4 per attempt.
• He added 524 yards on the ground, while scoring 15 rushing touchdowns. He averaged 30.8 yards per game and 4.7 per attempt.
• James Cook averaged 66 rushing yards per game through 17 games (1,122 total yards to rank fourth in the NFL), while scoring two rushing touchdowns.
• Cook added 44 receptions (2.6 per game) for 445 yards (26.2 per game) with four receiving touchdowns. He was targeted 54 times in the passing game.
• Curtis Samuel totaled 613 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 62 receptions while being targeted 91 times last season while playing with the Commanders.
• Dalton Kincaid was targeted 91 times, resulting in 73 catches for 673 yards .

Defense

• Terrel Bernard intercepted three passes and also had143 tackles, 10 TFL, 6.5 sacks, and five passes defended in 2023.
• Nicholas Morrow had 93 tackles, 12 TFL, and three sacks for the Eagles.
• Taron Johnson had one sack as well as three TFL and 98 tackles in the 2023 season.
• Ed Oliver had 9.5 sacks to go with 14 TFL, 51 tackles, and one interception over 16 games.

Arizona Betting Info

• Arizona won nine games against the spread last season, failing to cover eight times.
• Against the spread, as underdogs of 6.5 points or more, the Cardinals went 4-5 last year.
• In Arizona games last season, combined scoring went over the point total 10 times.
• Last season, the Cardinals won four out of the 17 games, or 23.5%, in which they were the underdog.
• Arizona was 2-7 last season when entering a game as the underdog by +245 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 29.0% chance of a victory for the Cardinals.

Cardinals Stats (2023)

Arizona's Key Players

Offense

• Last year in 13 games, James Conner churned out 1,040 yards rushing (sixth in NFL) and scored seven rushing TDs. He averaged 80 yards per game and 5 per carry (sixth in NFL).
• In addition to his rushing stats, Conner had 27 catches (on 33 targets) for 165 yards, with two receiving TDs. He averaged 12.7 receiving yards per game.
• In eight games, Kyler Murray had 1,799 passing yards, throwing for 10 TDs with five INTs and completing 65.7% of his attempts.
• Murray also had three rushing TDs and 244 rushing yards.
• In 17 games last season, Trey McBride had 81 catches (4.8 per game on 6.2 targets per game) for 825 yards and three TDs.
• Michael Wilson had 38 receptions for 565 yards and three TDs. He averaged 2.9 yards per game in 13 games and was targeted 58 times.

Defense

• Jalen Thompson put up one sack to go along with five TFL, 78 tackles, and four interceptions in his 15 games in 2023.
• Kyzir White had two sacks to go along with his nine TFL, 90 tackles, and one interception in 11 games.
• Dennis Gardeck recorded six sacks and seven TFL and 41 tackles during the 2023 season.
• Justin Jones totaled 4.5 sacks plus 10 TFL and 49 tackles for the Bears last season.

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