Arizona Cardinals 2023 Stats and Future Odds
The Cardinals are expected to finish last in the NFC West
The Arizona Cardinals finished 2022 at 4-13, last in the NFC West. Their prognosis isn’t any better heading into 2023, but if you take their ATS record (8-9) into account, the case can be made that the Cardinals could find their way to six (+600) or seven wins (+900), but realists know Arizona is going to among the league’s worst.
Oddsmakers have made Arizona +900 to make the postseason, with their season win total sitting at 4.5 (-115). NFL Future odds have the Cardinals at +15000 to win Super Bowl LVIII, tied for the worst odds with the Houston Texans.
Arizona Cardinals At A Glance
| Odds to Win | Opening Odds | Current Odds |
| Super Bowl | +20000 | +15000 |
| Conference | +8000 | +8000 |
| Division | +2500 | +2500 |
| Regular Season Win Total | 4.5 (o-115, u-115) | 4.5 (o-115, u-115) |
| To Make Playoffs | Yes +800, No -1400 | Yes +900, No -3000 |
Cardinals Heading Into Their Rock Bottom Season
Jonathan Gannon is heading into his first season as an NFL head coach after spending 16 years as a coach and executive on various sidelines. Gannon knows the Cardinals’ 2023 Stats must improve immensely, but it likely will not happen this season.
As the Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator the last two seasons, Gannon took the brunt of the fan’s ire after his Eagles blew a 10-point halftime lead against the Kansas City Chiefs in last year’s Super Bowl.
Two days after the Super Bowl, Gannon was hired by the Cardinals after Arizona tampered with the Eagles DC by conducting his interview in a period that isn’t allowed.
As a result, the two teams exchanged 2023 third-round picks, and the Cardinals got the Eagles’ 2024 fifth-round pick. In a nutshell, it was a public slap on the wrist.
This season, oddsmakers have given Arizona very little chance to be much better than their four-win 2022 if we compare last season’s opening win-total expectations to 2023.
The Cardinals easily went under the opening 2022 number of 8.5 (under -130). To counter, the oddsmakers have made an incredibly sharp season win a total number of 4.5 wins (-115) this season.
We think the Cardinals will land somewhere around this number. Much of their success will be measured by what they’ll get out of quarterback Kyler Murray who could play the whole season, or someone who won’t see the field at all after suffering an ACL injury in December.
Murray will likely return at some point in October, but Arizona will have to make some decisions because losing may be a better option for the future than trying to win five games in 2023.
Super Bowl Odds: Cardinals Super Bowl Chances Are No Chance
NFL team standings in the NFC West won’t be much different than they were in 2022 when the Cardinals finished one game in the back of the Los Angeles Rams (5-12) to occupy last place in the division.
Last season, Arizona was +3000 to win the Super Bowl, a far cry from the +15000 Gannon’s team is listed as this year. Arizona ended 2022 losing 9 of their last 10 games (4-6 ATS), and until they can show that they’ve turned the corner, a Super Bowl ticket would be a massive waste of money.
Even if Murray was 100% to start the season, the Cards were likely only going to win a few games; without a 2-time pro-bowler the Cardinal front office would likely prefer to fast forward to 2024.
Conference Odds: Expect To Have The Fewets Regular Season Wins
Most of the Cardinals’ 2023 Stats are expected to take a step back from 2022, with their card conference odds being no exception. Last year, Arizona was +1400 to win the NFC, the fifth choice overall.
This year, Arizona owns the worst odds to win the NFC at +8000. To give readers an idea of how far down the betting board Arizona is, the next closest teams are the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at +3500. NFL scores won’t have the Cardinals on the winning end very many times this season.
Division Odds: Cardinals Aren’t Projected To Be A Favorite In 2022
Going down the entire 2023 schedule, it’s hard to find one game where the Cardinals will be favored. Of course, things can change, but the closest we came to making Arizona a favorite was a road game against the Houston Texans and a home date against the Rams.
In six games, it appears the Cardinals will be a 7-point dog or more. As far as a potential division crown, Arizona is in a division with the San Francisco 49ers (+1000 to win the Super Bowl), Seattle Seahawks (+3500), and the Los Angeles Rams (+8000). Arizona may be ahead of the Rams but will be well behind the 49ers in the NFC West.
Regular Season Wins: Books Made Sharp Projection
Last season, we were all-in with the Cardinals going under a generous win total of 8.5 (under -130). It’s been four seasons since we’ve failed to predict the right side of the Arizona Cardinals’ projected win total, but 2023 perplexes us.
We set the number at 4.5, and that’s exactly what we’re dealing with. The Cardinals have the league’s 22nd most difficult schedule, starting with a road trip to our nation’s capital against the Washington Commanders.
Washington should be a 6-6 ½ point favorite. The next few weeks will determine if over bettor will cash a ticket with three home games (Giants, Cowboys, Bengals) in four games.
As you can see, they have the best chance of getting a home win in their match-up against New York, but with a trip to San Francisco sprinkled in, this span of games will be anything but easy.
Week two and three is the only time this season that the Cardinals will have two straight games at home, despite having two road games in a row twice.
Let’s not forget that the game against the Texans in Week 11 has significant draft implications, with Arizona owning Houston’s 2024 1st round selection. Pencil that one for a win.
To Make Playoffs: +900 To Make Playoffs
No matter how far we dig, there isn’t a future Cardinal wager that makes sense to us. Arizona will not make the postseason but -3000 is too rich for our liking. There is no 2023 Arizona Stats analysis that clears a path for Arizona’s success on any level.
Perhaps There Is An Obscure Wager For Cardinal Bettors
We had to go far down the list, but we do think the Cardinals over 1 ½ (-130) is a wager that Cardinal fans can cash, especially with two games against the Rams and a likely split with one of the other division rivals.
Look for one win against the Rams in addition to a home win against the Atlanta Falcons. We think this is a wager that will cash well before the season ends.
Arizona is -275 to finish last in the division, but we’re not laying that even though we anticipate that being a winner.
It’s the shortest odds on the board, but two of our favorite wagers involving the Cards who are +200 that they’ll finish with the fewest wins this season and +400 that they’ll be the last winless team.
There, we found a couple of wagers that should soften a sure NFL team standings last place league finish.
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