The Arizona Cardinals face the Denver Broncos today, and once again they are underdogs. This time, they are 4.5-point home underdogs.
The Cardinals snapped a four-game losing streak last week, beating the Los Angeles Rams, improving to 2-4. Meanwhile, the Broncos are 4-2. They have struggled offensively, but the defense is coming around.
While the Cardinals looked good in Week 6, that hasn't swayed experts much.
In this week's game preview by the NFL, the panel of 10 analysts made their predictions. It wasn't unanimous in favor of the Broncos, but it was close.
Nine of 10 picked the Broncos to beat the Cardinals.
Here is the graphic:
Of the nine who picked a Denver win, six believe the Broncos will cover the 4.5-point spread.
The Cardinals and Broncos
kick off at 4:05 p.m. ET from State Farm Stadium.
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: NFL expert picks: Most analysts pick Broncos to beat Cardinals
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