The Los Angeles Rams (+7) aren’t traveling far to battle their NFC West foe San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. Kickoff for this crucialgame is set for 8:15 p.m. ET and NFL Network is scheduled to televise the action.
Betting Preview: San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams
In what has potential to be a NFC postseason preview, San Francisco is getting picked as the favorite and the team’s currently giving up 7 points. The Rams are also receiving +220 moneyline odds while the 49ers are -260. Some good live betting opportunities might present themselves during this game, and Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 46 points.
The game’s total has swung lower after opening at 46.5. The original line (-7) hasn’t changed.
The Rams are 9-5 against the spread (ATS) and are down 2.4 units so far. They’ve been a good under bet and have posted an Over-Under record of 5-9.
The 49ers are up 3.0 units this season. The team is 8-5-1 ATS and has an even O/U record of 7-7.
The Rams are 8-6 straight up (SU), including 2-2 SU against NFC West opponents. The 49ers are 11-3 SU overall and 3-1 SU against divisional foes.
The Rams fell to Dallas 44-21 in a Week 15 blowout where their defense allowed the Cowboys to eat up the clock by rushing for 263 yards on 45 attempts, including three rush TDs. Ezekiel Elliott was unmatched for the Cowboys in that one with 117 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 24 attempts, along with 43 yards on three catches. On the offense, Jared Goff completed 33 passes for 284 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. The Rams rushed for just 22 yards as a team in the defeat.
San Francisco just suffered a 29-22 loss to Atlanta in Week 15. The defense held its ground in the loss, limiting the Falcons to just 210 passing yards and 89 yards on the ground. Julio Jones put up a good outing for Atlanta, recording 134 yards and two touchdowns on 13 catches. For San Francisco, Jimmy Garoppolo completed 22-of-34 passes for 200 yards and one touchdown. Raheem Mostert (54 rushing yards on 14 attempts, one TD) handled the running game as George Kittle (13 receptions, 134 yards) and Breida (two catches, six yards) led the pass-catching corps in the loss.
Los Angeles has run the ball on 38.9 percent of its offensive possessions this year while San Francisco has a rush percentage of 51.2 percent. The Rams have produced 93.9 rush yards/game (including 121.3 per game against West opponents) and have 17 touchdowns on the ground this year. The Niners are logging 147 rush yards per game (80.3 in conference) and have 18 total rushing TDs.
The Rams offensive scheme has tallied 287.6 yards/contest through the air overall (298.3 per game against conference opposition) and has 17 passing scores so far. The Niners have put up 249.7 pass yards per contest (308 in the NFC) and have 27 total pass TDs.
Los Angeles has allowed opponents to run for an average of 115.6 yards and pass for 239.6 yards per game. The San Francisco defense has allowed 179.9 yards per game to opposing passers and 114.6 yards per game to opposing runners. The Niners are giving up an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of just 4.26 to opponents, while the Rams have allowed a 5.76 ANY/A.
Offensively, Goff is up to 3,703 passing yards on the year. The signal-caller has completed 316-of-504 attempts with 15 passing scores and 13 interceptions. Goff’s got a 6.20 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 5.95 over the last two games.
On the other sideline, Jimmy Garoppolo has connected on 269-of-392 passes for 3,096 yards, 22 TDs and 10 INTs. Garoppolo’s ANY/A sits at 7.02 for the season and 7.77 over his past two games.
Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers Betting Pick
SU Winner: 49ers, ATS Winner: 49ers, O/U: Over
Team Betting Trends
- The Rams offense has registered five pass plays of 40 or more yards, while the 49ers have accounted for six such plays.
- Both teams have allowed five pass plays of 40+ yards. The Los Angeles defense has given up 14 pass plays of 30+ yards while San Francisco has given up nine such plays.
- The Los Angeles offense has created eight rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while San Francisco has created 15 such runs.
- The Rams defense has allowed seven rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the 49ers have given up nine such runs.
- The San Francisco D has sacked opposing QBs 47 times this year. Los Angeles has produced 43 sacks.
- Los Angeles has averaged 4.0 yards per carry over its last three contests and 3.8 over its last two.
- San Francisco has averaged 5.7 yards per carry over its last three matchups and 5.5 over its past two.
- In its last three matchups, San Francisco is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
- The Over/Under for Los Angeles’ last game was set at 48. The over cashed in the team’s 44-21 loss to Dallas.
- Over its last three contests, Los Angeles is 2-1 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
- The O/U for San Francisco’s last matchup going into it was 49. The over cashed in the team’s 29-22 loss to Atlanta.
