Matthew Stafford Picks, Predictions, and Best Bets for Cardinals vs Rams

James Bisson - Head of Content, Betting
James Bisson • Head of Content, Betting 16+ years betting experience
Updated: Dec 28, 2024 , 09:00 AM ET • 4 min read

Matthew Stafford has kept his mistakes to a minimum in recent weeks, and with the Rams likely playing with the lead on Saturday night, we expect that trend to continue.

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Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams are red-hot right now with four straight wins and an 8-2 stretch after a 1-4 start. They have a great opportunity to keep that going against the 7-8 Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night.

The signal-caller has been responsible for getting the Rams going in the right direction. He has 11 touchdowns and just one interception in the last six games.

Let’s look at the latest Matthew Stafford odds and NFL picks for Saturday, December 28.

Matthew Stafford player prop picks

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Matthew Stafford prop pick

My best bet
Under 0.5 interceptions (-140 at BetMGM)

My analysis
Matthew Stafford had some trouble taking care of the football in the first half of the season. He threw an interception in Week 1 and then again in six straight games from Week 4 to Week 9. Since then, however, the Los Angeles Rams quarterback has just one interception — last week against the Jets — in seven games.

Stafford has been throwing the ball a lot less thanks to the Rams usually being able to hold a lead in their games. He threw the ball just 19 times last week against the Jets and 27 attempts the week before.

The Arizona Cardinals have had some success picking off passes this season but they have just two interceptions since Week 7 — a span of nine games. Mind you, those came against Geno Smith and Drake Maye. Stafford went 19-for-27 with no touchdowns or interceptions against the Cardinals back in Week 2.


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Matthew Stafford same-game parlay

Matthew Stafford Under 0.5 interceptions

Matthew Stafford Under 30.5 pass attempts

Rams -6.5

Stafford isn’t turning the ball over, and he isn’t even throwing the ball that much. He has just 46 attempts in the last two weeks, which is right around his total from multiple weeks earlier in the season.

The Rams should be able to take care of business at home against the Cardinals. Arizona lost in Carolina last week as 5.5-point favorites and has recently lost by double-digits twice to Seattle.

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James Bisson
Head of Content, Betting

James Bisson is the Editor-in-Chief at Covers. He has been a writer, reporter and editor for more than 20 years, including a nine-year stint with The Canadian Press and more than five years at theScore. He has covered dozens of marquee events including the 2010 Winter Olympics, the 2006 Stanley Cup final and Wrestlemania 23, and his work has appeared in more than 200 publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the Guardian, Yahoo! Sports, the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail.

His book, “100 Greatest Canadian Sports Moments”, was a hardcover best-seller in Canada in 2008 and earned him appearances on CBC Radio and Canada AM. He has written more than 50 sportsbook reviews, more than 200 industry news articles, and dozens of other sportsbook-related content articles.

A graduate of the broadcast journalism program at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), James has been an avid bettor since the early 2000s, and cites bet365 as his favorite sports betting site due to its superior functionality and quick payouts. His biggest professional highlight: Covering Canada's first Olympic gold medal on home soil – and interviewing Bret Hart. Twice.

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