Rams vs. Cardinals Same Game Parlay for Monday Night Football
Week 14 of the 2021 NFL season is almost in the books, but first we have a divisional showdown between the NFC-leading Cardinals and the Wild Card-leading Rams. This should be a Monday Night Football team that provides us with great excitement, and hopefully it also provides us with a Same Game Parlay win on PointsBet.
A Same Game Parlay basically just means a parlay consisting of multiple correlated wagers from one specific game. It provides bettors with good options to bet a game—and piece together props into a parlay within that game—beyond just the standard spread, moneyline, and over/under totals.
SGPs have become one of the most popular options in sports betting, and we’ve been building parlays through PointsBet all season. We’ve never been as excited about a primetime SGP than we are for this one, so without further ado, let’s dive right into our top parlay props for the game of the year!
Cardinals vs. Rams Same Game Parlay
- Home Team Total: Cardinals OVER 20.5 (-301)
- Quarterback Passing Yards – Matthew Stafford Under 285.5 (-115)
- Quarterback Passing Touchdowns – Kyler Murray Over 1.5 (-171)
- Receiving Props – Christian Kirk Under 45.5 Receiving Yards (-115)
- Receiving Props – Zach Ertz 25+ Receiving Yards (-250)
Total Odds (5 Legs): +950
Home Team Total: Cardinals OVER 20.5 (-301)
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, primetime spreads are garbage risks. Same Game Parlays allow us to make calculated bets related to the score that don’t lock us in to a sportsbook-set spread or moneyline. Just like with teaser parlays, SGPs offer a lot of insurance when it comes to pickings winners and/or points totals. Today, I’m electing to pick the Cardinals to score 21 or more points. They have hit this mark in six of their last seven games, the only game they failed to reach it being a Week 10 loss to Carolina, when Arizona was without star QB Kyler Murray. The Cards average 28.6 points per game (third-best in the NFL), and beat the Rams 37-20 in these teams’ first meeting back in Week 4. LA is still a prolific defense, but it has allowed four of its last five opponents to reach 21 points or more. Since October 24, the only team that hasn’t scored the equivalent of three touchdowns against LA is Jacksonville last week. Before that, Green Bay put up 36 against them, San Fran put up 31, and Tennessee out up 28 without rushing King Derrick Henry. Hell, even Houston scored 22 against this Rams squad on Halloween. Arizona is a great bet to exceed 20 points.
QB Passing Yards – Matthew Stafford Under 285.5 (-115)
Stafford has been an MVP candidate throughout his first campaign with the Rams, with 30 TDs, nine interceptions, 3,611 passing yards, a 66.7 percent completion rate, and a 106.3 rating. But he struggled against Arizona’s underrated defense when these teams matched up earlier in the season at SoFi Stadium, completing 26-of-41 passes for 280 yards, two TDs, and a pick. I think his passing yardage numbers might look even worse this evening, and not just because he doesn’t have IR’ed receiver Robert Woods this time around. The Cardinals rank as the fourth-best passing defense in the NFL—surrendering just 205.1 yards through the air per game—and they are even better at State Farm Stadium. Arizona yields an average of just 181.0 passing yards per home game, the third-best in the league. Chandler Jones remains one of the better edge rushers in football, Jordan Hicks leads a talented linebacker troop, and safeties Budda Baker and Jalen Johnson anchor a secondary that has enjoyed a career year from cornerback Byron Murphy. Long story short, it’s not just the Cards’ offense that can hang with the Rams—this defense has proven itself to be a contender, as well. Stafford has logged just four games under 285 passing yards this season, but I expect him to make it five tonight against an Arizona D that will be ready to hold court.
QB Passing Touchdowns – Kyler Murray Over 1.5 (-171)
Murray has recorded multiple passing touchdowns in six of his nine games this season, and he always gets up for big games. The talented third-year QB threw two TDs against LA earlier this season, and has nine total TDs in five career primetime contests. Rams coach Sean McVay will more than likely be committing a spy to prevent Murray from breaking off chunk-yardage sneak plays. And LA’s front-seven is brutal against the run—the Rams allow 100.4 rushing yards per game (7th-best) and a measly 92.2 per road game (4th). Three-time Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald and Co. will force Murray to beat the Rams through the air, and Murray should be able to rise to the challenge. Arizona’s receiving corps—including three-time All-Pro DeAndre Hopkins, seven-time Pro Bowler A.J. Green, and three-time Pro Bowl tight end Zach Ertz —has finally returned to full health, and that talented trio will look to add to their 16 combined TDs tonight. Each of the Rams’ last three road opponents have scored multiple passing touchdowns. Set it in stone!
Receiving Props – Christian Kirk Under 45.5 Receiving Yards (-115)
You’ll notice I didn’t mention Kirk in the last leg, which was not an oversight. The fourth-year wideout might have benefited from the absence of Hopkins and Green around the midpoint of the season, but he has been as inconsistent as ever since Arizona’s top receivers returned from injury. Two weeks ago in Seattle, he managed to haul in just 2-of-5 targets for 25 yards. Last week in Chicago, he caught just 1-of-3 targets for four yards. Four yards! And he had one catch on one target for five yards when the Cardinals last played the Rams. We’re more likely to see Kirk on the bench than we are to see him register 46 receiving yards. Murray has much better, more dependable options—don’t bet the OVER on a guy who has become the fourth or fifth option in most plays.
Receiving Props – Zach Ertz 25+ Receiving Yards (-250)
One reason why Kirk should fail to record 46 receiving yards tonight is the evolution of Ertz in Kliff Kingsbury’s offense. The stud tight end has turned on the afterburners since the Cardinals acquired him from Philly in Week 6, showcasing great chemistry with Murray from the jump. Ertz has recorded 25 or more yards in five of six games since joining Arizona, averaging 3.8 catches and 46.5 yards per game as a Card. He’s a rock-solid security blanket for Murray against a tough Rams pass rush, and he should continue to see good target volume with dual-threat running back Chase Edmonds remaining on the IR with an ankle injury. Go with Ertz, and hope the fifth prop of our parlay doesn’t hit us where it hurts.
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