49ers-Cardinals looking to avoid cellar on Monday Night

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49ers-Cardinals looking to avoid cellar on Monday Night

Hi guys, som game info tonight:

Professional sports handicapper Jeff Mattingly previews an NFC West matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

At the time of this writing, the board is San Francisco 49ers -1.5 (1.93, -108) and Arizona Cardinals +1.5 (2, Even)

San Francisco leaves the friendly confines of Candlestick Park and hits the road to face the Arizona Cardinals for a Monday Night Football showdown that will send one team in the NFC West cellar. Quarterback Troy Smith is set to make his fourth consecutive start, but will be watched closely by head coach Mike Singletary. "Last week Troy was coming off two wins and you want to ride that," Singletary commented. "This is the game where we have to take a step back and look at home he responds during this game and how he does." Monday will mark the third time this season that the 49ers have played in prime time. San Francisco is 39-24 when playing on Monday Night Football. The team is 0-4 ATS as a road favorite of three points or less.

The 49ers would be smart in getting the ball in the hands of running back Frank Gore tonight, considering he has 605 yards from scrimmage in five career games on Monday Night Football. His 505 rushing yards are the fourth most in team history in the prime time game. San Francisco has also had success offensively in this building, scoring 27.5 points per game over four contests at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Defensively, the team has not allowed a 100-yard rusher in the last 16 games, which marks the second-longest active streak in the NFL .

Arizona has battled the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football ever since current head coach Ken Whisenhunt took over, with all of the games filled with memorable moments. "It's always something," said Cardinals wide receiver Steve Breaston. The Cardinals have dropped five straight games since their bye week and are coming off a 31-13 loss to Kansas City. "We are not really a confident team right now," said Whisenhunt. "I think it's a natural human emotion when you've lost five in a row and you've lost some of the games the way we have." The team was swept by the 49ers in last year's series and will look to avoid dropping three in a row for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign. Arizona is 9-6 ATS versus division opponents.

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