Expert Picks
NFL | New Orleans 34 @ Arizona 42 | 10/21 | 12:15 AM UTC
Arizona -2.5
ANALYSIS: The Cardinals under Kliff Kingsbury have largely been abysmal to count on (and watch), particularly this season as the offense has fallen off a cliff. But they do get a break Thursday night as a severely banged up Saints team visits Arizona on a short week with their own tough-to-trust coach in Dennis Allen. Hollywood Brown is out, but the Cardinals get a fresh, healthy DeAndre Hopkins back from suspension with Robbie Anderson also active for some stretch-the-field plays. That should help open up Nuk and Zach Ertz underneath. New Orleans still has its top two WRs out, though talented rookie Chris Olave is back. However, the Saints’ biggest absence is Marshon Lattimore. Without him last week, New Orleans allowed the struggling Ja’Marr Chase to post easily his best game of the season (132 yards, two TDs). Kyler Murray is 8-2 straight up with Nuk, 3-8 without him. Andy Dalton is 6-18 in primetime (0-11 road stretch), the second-worst such record since 2000 for QBs with 15+ starts in such games, according to SportsLine.