The 2023 NFL season is rapidly approaching and optimism is through the roof for myriad franchises across the league. Other organizations are in the midst of transition, however, and the Arizona Cardinals fit the bill. The Cardinals finished with a 4-13 record in 2022, landing ahead of only the Houston Texans and Chicago Bears in the final standings. Arizona also lost its final seven games, leading to a coaching change and general upheaval for an organization that clearly seems to be rebuilding.

Arizona has a first-time head coach in Jonathan Gannon. He was hired after serving as the defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles over the last two seasons, and Gannon is charged with overseeing a young team with some clear holes. The questions begin at quarterback, with former No. 1 overall pick Kyler Murray suffering an ACL tear in mid-December that led to a January surgery. He aims to return for Week 1, but that is far from certain, and the Cardinals have other uncertainties on offense.

DeAndre Hopkins is now in Tennessee, leaving Marquise "Hollywood" Brown as the No. 1 pass-catcher for Arizona. The Cardinals suffered turnover issues, committing 25 giveaways a season ago, and Arizona finished below the league average both on the ground and through the air. Veteran running back James Conner does return to anchor the backfield after back-to-back seasons with more than 1,000 total yards, and Brown put up 709 yards in 12 games last season after a 1,000-yard campaign in 2021.

On defense, the Cardinals also finished No. 31 in the NFL in points allowed (26.4 per game) a season ago. Since then, a handful of high-profile defenders, including JJ Watt, have vacated the roster. Arizona also finished in the bottom five of the NFL in third down defense, red zone defense, first downs allowed, passing touchdowns allowed, and points allowed per drive, leaving plenty of work to do. All told, Arizona is currently projected as worst team in the NFC and with the lowest season win total in the NFL, though it is certainly possible that Murray's on-time record could provide more optimism along with the coaching change.

• 2023 NFL Futures betting guide: Win totals, prop picks and more

Below, you'll find the Arizona Cardinals 2023 schedule, win total and more futures odds from Caesars Sportsbook, followed by picks from top SportsLine NFL analysts, including:

• Larry Hartstein, who tied for 52nd place (out of 1,598 entries) in the 2022 Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest, going 53-34-3 ATS (61 percent). Entering the 2023 season, Larry is 521-427 all-time on NFL sides and props (plus $3,679 for $100 players, every bet 1 unit) at SportsLine.
• Mike McClure, who is a professional DFS player and SportsLine predictive data engineer, specializing in player projections and advanced statistical analysis. Mike has nearly $2 Million in DFS winnings in addition to being recognized in the book "Fantasy Football (and Baseball) for Smart People: How to Turn your hobby into a Fortune."
• Alex Selesnick, who specializes in NFL, MLB and NBA prop betting, where he implements a combination of research, statistical analysis and mathematical modeling. He is arguably the nation's No. 1 props expert, and he is 309-231 (plus 61.09 units with every bet 1 unit) in the NFL entering the 2023 season.
• R.J. White, who consistently crushes the NFL and shares his SuperContest and Survivor picks at SportsLine during the season. R.J. went 535-450-30 on ATS picks from 2017-22, returning $3,532 to $100 players as SportsLine's No. 1 NFL expert in against the spread picks.

Arizona Cardinals 2023 schedule

Week 1: at Commanders
Week 2: vs. Giants
Week 3: vs. Cowboys
Week 4: at 49ers
Week 5: vs. Bengals
Week 6: at Rams
Week 7: at Seahawks
Week 8: vs. Ravens
Week 9: at Browns
Week 10: vs. Falcons
Week 11: at Texans
Week 12: vs. Rams
Week 13: at Steelers
Week 14: BYE
Week 15: vs. 49ers
Week 16: at Bears
Week 17: at Eagles
Week 18: vs. Seahawks

Arizona Cardinals 2023 futures odds

Win Total Over: 4.5 (-115)
Win Total Under: 4.5 (-105)

Make Playoffs: +1000
Miss Playoffs: -2000

Win Division: +2700
Win Conference: +10000
Win Super Bowl: +20000

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