Spread, Line, Odds, Picks For Rams Vs. Cardinals Wild Card Game

The Wild Card round of the 2022 NFL playoffs wraps up tonight when the Los Angeles Rams host the Arizona Cardinals.

This pivotal rubber match between familiar NFC West foes will determine which side advances to the Divisional Round. The winner will go on to face the defending champion Buccaneers after Tampa bested the Eagles on Sunday.

The Cardinals and Rams split their 2021 regular season matchups. It marked a rare win for Arizona , the club’s first success against Los Angeles in a half-decade. Prior to their Week 4 victory, the Cardinals hadn’t beaten the Rams since the 2016 season.

LA earned its revenge in Week 14, securing a key win that ultimately propelled the club to the divisional title.

The Rams finished with a 12-5 record, just one-game ahead of Arizona and good for the No. 4 seed in the NFC. The Cardinals had to settle for the No. 5 seed and now must start their first postseason foray in six years on the road.

While Arizona proved capable of winning at SoFi Stadium earlier this year, bookmakers have made the Cardinals an underdog for their Wild Card round return to the venue.

Read on to find the latest odds—including the point spread, over-under and moneyline odds—plus key betting trends, winning predictions, TV and live stream viewing information for this Rams-Cardinals clash.

Before diving into the Rams-Cardinals preview, take a look at the updated 2022 NFL playoff bracket and all the scores and results from this weekend’s action.

Updated NFL Playoff Bracket

2022 NFL Playoffs Scores And Results

AFC

1. Tennessee Titans (BYE)

2. Kansas City Chiefs vs. 7. Pittsburgh Steelers (KC 42 – PIT 21)

3. Buffalo Bills vs. 6. New England Patriots (BUF 47 – NE 17)

4. Cincinnati Bengals vs. 5. Las Vegas Raiders (CIN 26 – LV 19)

NFC

1. Green Bay Packers (BYE)

2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. 7. Philadelphia Eagles (TB 31 – PHI 15)

3. Dallas Cowboys vs. 6. San Francisco 49ers (SF 23 – DAL 17)

4. Los Angeles Rams vs. 5. Arizona Cardinals (Mon, Jan. 17 at 8:15 p.m. on ESPN)

Rams (12-5) vs. Cardinals (11-6) NFC Wild Card Preview

Matchup: NFC No. 4 vs. NFC No. 5

Date: Monday, Jan. 17, 2022

Start Time: 8:15 p.m. ET

Location: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA

Watch: ESPN

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Cardinals at Rams 2022 Wild Card Odds

NFL odds courtesy of FanDuel

Point Spread: Rams -3.5

This NFC Wild Card matchup opened with Los Angeles laying 4.5 points, but that line has since swung a full point in Arizona’s direction.

The public is relatively split at this number, with the Rams owning a slight advantage in terms of bets at 55 percent.

The bigger money is firmly behind the Cardinals, however, as the underdog is drawing 76 percent of the handle.

Total: Over-under 49.5 points

The Rams-Cardinals total has seen a slight adjustment since going up on the board at 50 points. As of Monday morning, the over-under has dropped down to 49.5 points

The casual betting public is hoping for a high-scoring affair, with 72 percent of the tickets on that side of the total.

The sharper bettors like the under though, evidenced by 55 percent of the cash wagered on that outcome.

Moneyline: LAR -185, ARI +155

Based on the moneyline odds, the Rams have a 64.9 percent implied probability of advancing to the Divisional round. Bettors would need to risk $1.85 to net $1 on Los Angeles winning by any margin tonight.

The implied probability of a Cardinals upset is 39.2 percent, an outcome that would return $1.55 for each $1 staked.

These percentages add up to more than 100 due to the “vig”, which is the cut a sportsbook takes for facilitating bets.

Rams-Cardinals Betting Trends

• The Rams have dominated their NFC West rivalry with the Cardinals in recent years, going an impressive 9-1 SU and 8-1-1 ATS since the start of the 2017 campaign.
• The total has gone OVER in four of the last five games involving these squads, including both 2021 matchups.
• The underdog covered in both Cardinals-Rams regular season meetings this season.
• Arizona tied for the sixth-best cover percentage in football this year, beating the number at a 58.8 percent clip (10-7 ATS).
• Los Angeles was not a profitable team to blindly back during the 2021 season, covering in 47.1 percent of its contests (8-9 ATS).
• The Cardinals were the best underdog team this season, going a perfect 6-0 SU and ATS. Arizona was on the road for all six of those contests.
• The Rams went 10-5 SU but just 6-9 ATS when laying points this year. They went 4-3 SU and 3-4 ATS as a home favorite.
• Arizona have only outright won once and only beaten the number once in its last five games leading up to the 2022 NFL playoffs.
• The Rams went 5-1 SU and 4-2 ATS across their last six regular season games.

Cardinals At Rams NFL Wild Card Predictions

Spread Pick: Cardinals +3.5

Total Pick: Under 49.5

Prediction: Rams 24 – Cardinals 21