A year ago this matchup would have not been half the matchup it is today. Not only are there playoff implications for both teams (seedings and clinching scenarios), but the Cards are looking solid. The Niners are rolling but are beatable, especially by a team that scalped the Seahawks on their own turf last week. This game could be a classic.
San Francisco @ Arizona (16.25pm ET)
**Matchup Difficulty: 68.2% **(the higher the score, the better the experts' success rate when picking these two teams. An 'average' matchup would be 62%)
Consensus: Arizona 56%
Top 5 Overall: Arizona 80%
Key Injuries:
San Francisco:
Mario Manningham, WR, Out
Arizona:
John Abraham, LB, Questionable
Best Pick Index:
_Table is sorted by overall success rate when picking these two teams on the road and at home. _
San Francisco
Arizona
Rank
Expert
Affiliation
Road %
Home %
Overall
Pick
1
Rich Eisen
NFL
100.00%
100.00%
100.0%
ARI
2
Don Banks
Sports Illustrated
100.00%
100.00%
100.0%
ARI
3
Tyson Langland
Bleacher Report
100.00%
85.71%
92.9%
ARI
4
K.C. Joyner
ESPN
85.71%
100.00%
92.9%
SFO
5
Ron Jaworski
ESPN
85.71%
100.00%
92.9%
ARI
6
John Halpin
FOX
100.00%
85.71%
92.9%
ARI
7
Kevin Patra
NFL
85.71%
100.00%
92.9%
ARI
8
Matt Smith
NFL
100.00%
85.71%
92.9%
SFO
9
Jamey Eisenberg
CBS
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
SFO
10
Cris Carter
ESPN
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
ARI
11
Ryan Fowler
FOX
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
SFO
12
Chris Brockman
NFL
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
ARI
13
Steve Mariucci
NFL
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
SFO
14
Michael David Smith
PFT
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
ARI
15
Pickwatch
Pickwatch
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
ARI
16
Sam Monson
ProFootballFocus
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
ARI
17
Vinnie Iyer
Sporting News
100.00%
71.43%
85.7%
ARI
18
Erik Frenz
Bleacher Report
85.71%
85.71%
85.7%
SFO
19
Prediction Machine
CBS
85.71%
85.71%
85.7%
SFO
20
Will Brinson
CBS
85.71%
85.71%
85.7%
SFO
21
Rick Drummond
ProFootballFocus
85.71%
85.71%
85.7%
ARI
22
Nate Davis
USA Today
85.71%
85.71%
85.7%
ARI
23
Steve Wyche
NFL
85.71%
83.33%
84.5%
ARI
24
Adam Rank
NFL
83.33%
83.33%
83.3%
SFO
25
Andrea Hangst
Bleacher Report
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
ARI
26
Brad Gagnon
Bleacher Report
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SFO
27
Matt Bowen
Bleacher Report
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
SFO
28
Ty Schalter
Bleacher Report
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
ARI
29
Dave Richard
CBS
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SFO
30
Pete Prisco
CBS
71.43%
85.71%
78.6%
ARI
31
Ryan Wilson
CBS
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
ARI
32
Keyshawn Johnson
ESPN
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SFO
33
Seth Wickersham
ESPN
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SFO
34
Whatifsports
FOX
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
SFO
35
Chris Law
NFL
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
ARI
36
Chris Wesseling
NFL
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
ARI
37
Gregg Rosenthal
NFL
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
ARI
38
Heath Evans
NFL
71.43%
85.71%
78.6%
ARI
39
Marc Sessler
NFL
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
SFO
40
Gordon McGuinness
ProFootballFocus
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
ARI
41
Steve Palazzolo
ProFootballFocus
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
ARI
42
Lindsay H. Jones
USA Today
85.71%
71.43%
78.6%
ARI
43
Brian Baldinger
NFL
83.33%
71.43%
77.4%
No Pick
44
Marshall Faulk
NFL
71.43%
83.33%
77.4%
SFO
45
Chris Hansen
Bleacher Report
100.00%
42.86%
71.4%
ARI
46
Zach Kruse
Bleacher Report
100.00%
42.86%
71.4%
ARI
47
John Breech
CBS
100.00%
42.86%
71.4%
ARI
48
Josh Katzowitz
CBS
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
ARI
49
Eric Allen
ESPN
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
SFO
50
Mike Ditka
ESPN
100.00%
42.86%
71.4%
SFO
51
Michael Fabiano
NFL
100.00%
42.86%
71.4%
ARI
52
Michael Silver
NFL
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
ARI
53
Black Tie
NFL
100.00%
42.86%
71.4%
ARI
54
Jarrett Bell
USA Today
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
ARI
55
Simon Samano
USA Today
71.43%
71.43%
71.4%
SFO
56
Mike Freeman
Bleacher Report
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
ARI
57
Mark Schlereth
ESPN
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SFO
58
Merill Hoge
ESPN
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
ARI
59
Joel Beall
FOX
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SFO
60
Henry Hodgson
NFL
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SFO
61
Michael Irvin
NFL
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SFO
62
NFL FAN PICKS
NFL
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SFO
63
Accuscore
Accuscore
85.71%
57.14%
71.4%
SFO
64
Les Carpenter
Yahoo
100.00%
33.33%
66.7%
No Pick
65
Matt Miller
Bleacher Report
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
SFO
66
Michael Schottey
Bleacher Report
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
SFO
67
Jason La Canfora
CBS
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
ARI
68
Adam Schefter
ESPN
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
ARI
69
Chris Mortensen
ESPN
57.14%
71.43%
64.3%
ARI
70
Mike Golic
ESPN
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
SFO
71
Pick ‘em
ESPN
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
SFO
72
Dan Hanzus
NFL
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
ARI
73
Dave Damashek
NFL
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
ARI
74
Elliot Harrison
NFL
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
SFO
75
Kurt Warner
NFL
100.00%
28.57%
64.3%
SFO
76
Mike Florio
PFT
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
ARI
77
Khaled Elsayed
ProFootballFocus
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
SFO
78
Nathan Jahnke
ProFootballFocus
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
ARI
79
Frank Schwab
Yahoo
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
SFO
80
Yahoo Users
Yahoo
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
SFO
81
Jim Corbett
USA Today
100.00%
28.57%
64.3%
SFO
82
Pete O'Brien
USA Today
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
ARI
83
Tom Pelissero
USA Today
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
ARI
84
Knox Bardeen
Bleacher Report
85.71%
28.57%
57.1%
SFO
85
Tom Jackson
ESPN
85.71%
28.57%
57.1%
SFO
86
Adam Meyer
FOX
85.71%
28.57%
57.1%
SFO
87
Melissa Stark
NFL
71.43%
42.86%
57.1%
ARI
88
Shaun O'Hara
NFL
85.71%
28.57%
57.1%
ARI
89
Sterling Sharpe
NFL
57.14%
57.14%
57.1%
ARI
90
Coin Toss
None
42.86%
71.43%
57.1%
SFO
91
Neil Hornsby
ProFootballFocus
57.14%
57.14%
57.1%
SFO
92
Warren Sapp
NFL
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
SFO
93
Ben Stockwell
ProFootballFocus
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
SFO
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