Arizona Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Steelers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/03/2023

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, December 3, 2023

Venue:  Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA

Where to Watch:  CBS

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Cardinals +5.5, Steelers -5.5; Over/Under:  41 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Cardinals +5.5, Steelers -5.5; Over/Under:  41 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Cardinals +5.5, Steelers -5.5; Over/Under:  41 points

Arizona Cardinals:  2-10 (4th place, NFC West)

Pittsburgh Steelers:  7-4 (2nd place, AFC North)

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Arizona Cardinals:  lost their last game at home against the Los Angeles Rams 37-14.

Pittsburgh Steelers:  won their last game on the road against the Cincinnati Bengals 16-10.

The Cardinals are entering this game with a 2-10 record overall and they have a 0-4 record in their divisional games too. They are 2-4 in their home games, 0-6 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against the Los Angeles Rams 37-14. Kyler Murray was the starting QB and he completed 27/45 passes for 256 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. James Conner led the team in rushing yards with 27. Marquise Brown led the receivers with 88 receiving yards on 6 receptions. Budda Baker and Kei'Trel Clark each led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one. Jalen Thompson came away with the only interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

The Steelers are entering this game with a 7-4 record overall and they have a 3-1 record in their divisional games too. They are 4-2 in their home games, 3-2 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against the Cincinnati Bengals 16-10. Kenny Pickett was the starting QB and he completed 24/33 passes for 278 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Najee Harris led the team in rushing yards with 99 and 1 TD. Pat Freiermuth led the receivers with 120 receiving yards on 9 receptions. T. J. Watt and Trenton Thompson each led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while T. J. Watt led the defense in sacks with 2. Trenton Thompson came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have the Cardinals listed as a 5.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Cardinals have looked terrible this season with their 2-10 record overall and their 0-6 road record. They have been missing their starting QB Kyler Murray for a majority of the season but even with him back he has a losing record this season. They were embarrassed last week at home by the Rams but they will definitely be looking to bounce back here. The Steelers have looked really good this season with their 7-4 record overall and their 4-2 home record but their defense has been winning a lot of games for them. Their offense has looked terrible in almost every game up until last week when they finally looked great, but they still only scored 16 points against a banged up Bengals team. The Steelers have a really good team but defense is their specialty and they are built to win close and ugly games. Even if they beat the Cardinals at home here, they won't score enough points to blow them out and the Cardinals offense is only going to get better each week with Murray back in the lineup. The best way to place a bet here is on the Cardinals to cover the spread in this game. 

Cardinals Steelers Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, December 3, 2023 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Steelers 20 Cardinals 17.

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Arizona Cardinals: 13-23 ATS after allowing 200 or more rushing yards last game. 10-20 ATS after allowing 400 or more total yards in 2 consecutive games. 11-3 UNDER off a home loss. 14-6 UNDER after playing a game at home. 5-1 UNDER as a road underdog.

Pittsburgh Steelers: 21-14 ATS against NFC West division opponents. 12-7 ATS after allowing 30 or less rushing yards last game. 29-17 UNDER in all games. 15-8 UNDER in home games. 14-7 UNDER after playing their last game on the road.

Arizona Cardinals:  J. Blount (S) Ques Sun - Knee. M. Wilson (WR) Ques Sun - Shoulder. K. Strong (DL) Ques Sun - Knee. A. Hamilton Sr. (CB) Ques Sun - Groin. S. Thomas V (CB) Ques Sun - Ankle. K. White (LB) I-R - Bicep. L. Fotu (DT) Out indefinitely - Hand. B. Price (CB) Out indefinitely - Undisclosed. E. Wilkinson (OL) Out indefinitely - Neck. Z. Ertz (TE) Out indefinitely - Quadricep. C. Watkins (DT) Out indefinitely - Bicep. L. Collier (DL) Out indefinitely - Bicep. J. Gaines II (OL) I-R - Knee. P. Elflein (OL) I-R - Undisclosed. R. Fenton (CB) I-R - Undisclosed. M. Mack (RB) I-R - Achilles. M. Hembrough (LS) I-R - Back.

Pittsburgh Steelers:  C. Austin III (WR) Ques Sun - Ankle. M. Adams (DT) Ques Sun - Ankle. M. Fitzpatrick (S) Ques Sun - Hamstring. E. Riley (S) Out indefinitely - Ankle. K. Neal (S) Out indefinitely - Ribs. K. Alexander (LB) I-R - Achilles. C. Holcomb (LB) I-R - Knee. R. Wren (DT) I-R - Achilles. C. Trice (DB) I-R - Leg.

"Not good enough obviously today. We didn’t match their level of effort and enthusiasm throughout the game. That falls solely on me. When you get beat like that, you’ve got to take a good, hard look at how we’re setting up the week, because it really wasn’t competitive in my mind.” - Jonathan Gannon after his team’s loss against the LA Rams in their last game.

“I’m not going to paint with a broad brush and act like, ‘Eureka!’ We did what we needed to do to win today, and we’ll keep pushing. That’s our job, and we did it. I’m happy that we won.” - Mike Tomlin after his team’s win against the Bengals in their last game.

WR Brown, Marquise 

WR Wilson, Michael 

WR Moore, Rondale 

TE McBride, Trey 

QB Murray, Kyler 

RB Conner, James 

WR Pickens, George 

WR Johnson, Diontae  

WR Robinson II, Allen 

TE Freiermuth, Pat   

QB Pickett, Kenny 

RB Harris, Najee

Passing: K. Murray (719)

Rushing: J. Conner (526)

Receiving: M. Brown (574)

Touchdowns: M. Brown (4)

Passing: K. Pickett (2000)

Rushing: N. Harris (598)

Receiving: G. Pickens (662)

Touchdowns: N. Harris (4)

Coaches:

Arizona Cardinals: Sean McVay (7th season)

Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike Tomlin (17th season)