Rams Game Day Sunday: 49ers vs. Rams Week 18 betting odds, predictions

The LA Rams are now 12-4 and can rise no higher. Due to a loss to the Green Bay Packers, even if the Packers tie with a record of 13-4, the Packers win the tiebreaker based on their head-to-head victory over the team earlier in the season. That means that a Week 18 victory will not improve the seeding

But the LA Rams can lose ground with a loss in Week 18. While the Arizona Cardinals victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 17 blocked the team from locking up the NFC West Division Title, it did open the door to move up to the NFC second-seed. But a loss in Week 18, paired with an Arizona Cardinals win, the team will fall out of the second-seed and land at the fifth-seed, which is the top spot for a wild card team.

The San Francisco 49ers are 9-7 and are fighting for their own playoff berth in their Week 18 matchup with the LA Rams. But much like the Rams, a loss could prove to be disastrous. If the 49ers lose and the New Orleans Saints win, they are eliminated from the NFL Playoffs. The Saints are favored to win on the road against the Atlanta Falcons.

Both the offense and defense have improved since the two teams’ last encounter. The home team is on a five-game winning streak. The 49ers are 3-2 over the past five games. While they did beat a good Bengals team, they’ve lost to both the Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans.

Head coach Sean McVay and the team need this win. If nothing else, winning this game, and clearing the slate of the mysterious 49ers’ recent mastery of the team, would be a huge momentum boost heading into the playoffs.  And it would have the double benefit of sending the 49ers home, eliminating a pesky competitor in the post-season schedule.

49ers vs Rams Betting Odds, Spread, Over/Under & Pick Week 18

Odds are courtesy of WynnBET (but are subject to change quickly)

Point Spread

• 49ers +5.0 (-110)
• Rams -5.0 (-110)

Money Line

• 49ers +180
• Rams -220

Over/Under 44.5 points

• Over -110
• Under -110

Recommended Bets:

Take the Rams (-220) on the Money Line to win this game outright.

The betting line opens early with the LA Rams showing up once again as a slight home favorite. I don’t like any point spread when the San Francisco 49ers are concerned. Until I know who the starting quarterback is for the 49ers, I reserve any recommendations on the point spread.

49ers vs Rams Prediction Week 18

The 12-4 LA Rams host the 9-7 San Francisco 49ers in a game that I hope is utter pandemonium in favor of the home team. How do the NFL schedulers always get it so right?  The game pits the 49ers’ winning streak over the Rams against the home team’s winning streak.

The LA Rams will have a better handle on their running game in this one, with RB Sony Michel handling the duties. And the offense, which only rushed 10 times in the last contest, should stick to the script of rushing Michel 18+ times per game. The team has won the last five games this season, and Michel has rushed 98 times for 497 yards and two touchdowns over that period.

Those wins have come even though Matthew Stafford has turned the ball over six times in the past two games. At some point, that has to stop, right? I have my doubts, but I’ll go out on a limb and believe that Stafford is the opposite version that played against the 49ers in their first matchup.

I believe that the offense will have a solid game plan in this one, and will be able to switch it up if their offense struggles early.

Our recommendations:

Expect the LA Rams will win this one outright, so take the Money Line and the Rams.
I’d wait to see who is playing QB for the 49ers before jumping on the odds or Over/Under just yet.

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