Kickoff: Monday, 10:20 p.m. ET
Line: Arizona -3, Total: 45

Two of the more surprising 2013 teams face off Monday night in Arizona when the Cardinals host the Chargers.

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Last season, both the Chargers and Cardinals flew under the radar but terrorized opposing coaches. San Diego went 9-7 SU and stole a Wild Card playoff spot in the AFC. Arizona missed the playoffs despite going 10-6 SU while even winning a road game in Seattle. These two teams rarely get the opportunity to face one another in the regular season, but when they have, it has been all San Diego. Since 1992, the Chargers are 5-2 SU and 4-3 ATS when playing against the Cardinals. When the teams have met in Arizona, San Diego has gone 2-1 SU and 3-0 ATS. Since 1992, the Chargers are 23-10 ATS in dome games. Bruce Arians, however, has gone 7-0 ATS as the Cardinals coach in home games where the Total is between 42.5 and 49 points. Four of the past seven games in this series have gone Over the total. The big injury news in this contest is Arizona star RB Andre Ellington, who is questionable with a foot injury. Teammate S Tyrann Mathieu (knee) is also questionable, while the Chargers have no key players that are questionable or doubtful for this game.

Which team will prevail on Monday night? For the answer, connect to NFL Best Bets for all the StatFox Experts picks throughout the 2014 regular season and playoffs. During the 2013 campaign, the experts combined for a 52% ATS success rate in NFL Best Bets, highlighted by Brian's 60% ATS mark (41-27-6). Scott had a 54% ATS accuracy (36-31-3) on NFL Best Bets, while Gary was 53% ATS (26-23-3). Scott also thrived with his NFL Totals, finishing at 56% (40-31), capped off by a perfect 5-0 run in the postseason.

The Chargers were not expected to make the playoffs in the AFC last season, but they ended up winning 27-10 against the Bengals in the Wild Card round before losing to the Broncos 24-17 in the divisional round. Philip Rivers completely turned his career around last season, throwing for 4,478 yards with 32 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Rivers was accurate and made plays whenever his team needed him. One of the biggest recipients of Rivers' play was rookie WR Keenan Allen who caught 71 passes for 1,046 yards and eight touchdowns last season. The Chargers are hoping he can jump into the league’s elite in his sophomore campaign. If the passing game doesn’t get going for the Chargers, they’ll have a lot of trouble winning this game. Arizona’s strength is stopping the run, so Rivers will need to make the most of his pass attempts. When he does hand the ball off, it will be to the three-person committee of RBs Ryan Mathews, Donald Brown and Danny Woodhead. San Diego had a solid rush defense last year, allowing just 107.8 yards per game on the ground (12th in NFL). However, the club will need to improve in defending the pass. The Chargers allowed 258.7 yards per game through the air (29th in NFL) last year. If they show up sluggish in Week 1, Carson Palmer could make them pay with deep balls quite often.

Arizona had a great season last year, but now it must set its sights on making small improvements to secure a spot in the postseason. Carson Palmer is back to orchestrate the offense after a year in which he threw for 4,274 yards with 24 touchdowns and 22 interceptions. The Cardinals will want him to make better decisions this season as he throws to a talented group of wide receivers. Also expected to lead this team is RB Andre Ellington. The former Clemson running back rushed for 652 yards and three touchdowns on just 118 carries last season. He also caught 39 balls for 371 yards and a touchdown. Ellington has breakaway speed at the running back position, but it's not clear yet if he will be sidelined by his foot injury. The Cardinals also bolstered the best rushing defense in the league last year, allowing just 84.4 yards per game (1st in NFL). The loss of DL Darnell Dockett (knee, IR) could set them back a little in that area, but they should still be one of the better units in the league. Their secondary has some room to improve, as they allowed 233.0 yards per game through the air (14th in NFL). CB Patrick Peterson will look to establish himself as the top shutdown corner in football this season.