The Los Angeles Rams will travel to Levi’s Stadium on Monday night to take on the San Francisco 49ers in a NFC West matchup. The Rams are second in the division with a 7-2 record and are coming off a 28-16 home loss against the Tennessee Titans.
Matt Stafford finished 31-of-48 for 294 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. The 49ers are last in the division with a 3-5 record and are coming off a 31-17 home loss against the Arizona Cardinals. Jimmy Garoppolo went 28-of-40 for 326 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.
Los Angeles Rams Preview: Drinking From the Kupp
Wide receiver Cooper Kupp is on pace to have one of the greatest seasons for a wide receiver in NFL history. He is leading the league in receptions (74), receiving yards (1,019), and receiving touchdowns (10). In his last game against the Titans, Kupp finished with 11 receptions on 13 targets for 95 yards (8.6 yards per catch).
The Los Angeles Rams are one of the top franchises in the NFL as they are giving up 21.8 points per game this season. In their previous game against the Tennessee Titans, Los Angeles allowed 28 points on 194 total yards of offense (125 passing, 69 rushing).
The Rams were a decent team at defending the rushing game as they are giving up 2.7 yards per carry. Los Angeles also got key stops as they forced Tennessee to go 4-of-12 on third down and converted both of their fourth-down attempts.
San Francisco 49ers Preview: DeeBo Playing Extremely Well
The San Francisco 49ers have one of the top wide receivers in the game with DeeBo Samuel. So far this season, he has 49 receptions on 81 targets for 882 yards (18 yards per catch) with four touchdowns through the air and six rushes for 22 yards (3.7 yards per carry) with a rushing touchdown as well. In his last game against the Cardinals, Samuel had five catches on nine targets for 63 yards (12.5 yards per reception).
The San Francisco 49ers have to improve a little bit defensively if they want to pick up wins as they are allowing 25.3 points per game. In their previous game against the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco gave up 31 points on 437 total yards of offense (274 passing, 163 rushing). Arizona was able to move the ball as they averaged 6.4 yards per play.
Who to Bet on Rams at 49ers
The top sportsbooks in the entire country have this game listed as the Rams being a favorite by over a field goal but under a touchdown. This makes sense as you should lean towards Los Angeles as the better team while San Francisco is a brutal 2-6 against the spread this season.
Matt Stafford has been playing well as he has 11 touchdowns to three interceptions in his previous four games, while Jimmy Garoppolo has six touchdowns to five interceptions in his last five games. The Los Angeles Rams are arguably the most prolific offense in the NFL as they lost wide receiver Robert Woods to a torn ACL but have wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr could make his Rams debut. The road team has covered in five of the previous seven games against one another, so go with the Rams to cover the spread in this game.