Well, let me tell ya ’bout this here Broncos versus Cardinals game, the one they’re gonna play. Folks keep jabberin’ ’bout it, so I figured I’d put in my two cents, even if I ain’t no fancy expert or nothin’.
Heard tell this is a preseason game, which means it don’t really count for the big prize, you know, the Super Bowl and all that. But these fellas, they still gotta run around and try their best, I reckon. Gotta show the coaches what they’re made of, or they might find themselves sittin’ on the bench when the real games start.
- So, the Broncos, they’re playin’ at home. That’s good for them, I guess. People cheer louder for their own team, makes ’em play harder, maybe.
- And the Cardinals, well, they gotta travel all the way to Denver. Long ride, might make ’em tired. Who knows?
Now, these fellas who know about these things, they say the Broncos are gonna win. They’re callin’ them the favorites. That means most folks think the Broncos are gonna beat the Cardinals. They got somethin’ they call a “point spread,” see? Says the Broncos gotta win by more than three points for you to win your bet if you bet on them. If they only win by one or two, or if the Cardinals win, then you lose your money.
And then there’s this “over/under” thing. It’s set at 33.5 points, they say. That means if both teams together score more than 33 points, like 34 or 40, then the “over” wins. If they score less, like 30 or 20, then the “under” wins. Confusin’, ain’t it? But that’s how they do things.
They also got somethin’ called a “moneyline.” That just means you pick who’s gonna win, straight up. If you pick the Broncos and they win, you get some money back, but not as much as if you bet on the underdog Cardinals. See, if the Cardinals win, that’s a surprise, so you get more money if you bet on them and they pull it off. That’s what that +140 for the Cardinals and -170 for the Broncos is all about, I heard.
I ain’t never bet on a football game in my life, mind you. Seems like a good way to lose your hard-earned cash. But I do like watchin’ them fellas run around. Them Broncos, they got some fellas who can really throw that ball and run fast. And the Cardinals, well, I reckon they got some good players too, or they wouldn’t be in the league.
Now, some fellas who watch these games all the time, they’re sayin’ the Broncos have been lookin’ pretty good in the preseason so far. They say the Broncos are gonna “cover the spread,” which just means they’re gonna win by more than that three points they were talkin’ about earlier. They also said something about the Broncos only having a 2.8% chance of winning the Super Bowl, but that don’t matter much right now, does it? This is just a preseason game, like I said.
But here’s the thing, and this is what I always say: nobody really knows what’s gonna happen. That’s why they play the game, right? You can talk all you want about who’s favored and who’s gonna score how many points, but it all comes down to what happens on that field. One fella could trip, another fella could have a bad day, and the whole thing could change just like that.
So, if you ask me, my prediction is… well, I ain’t got a prediction! I hope both teams play their best and nobody gets hurt. And may the best team win, whether it’s the Broncos or the Cardinals. That’s all I gotta say about it. And if you’re gonna bet, well, good luck to ya, but don’t come cryin’ to me if you lose your money. I told ya it was risky business.
Now, they’re also sayin’ somethin’ about the game bein’ on August 25th. Well, that’s soon enough ain’t it? And ESPN says the Chargers have a better than 50% chance of beating the Broncos when they play later in the season. But we ain’t talkin’ about that game, are we? We’re talkin’ about this Cardinals and Broncos game and I’m done talkin’ now.
