Las Vegas Raiders (2-4) vs. LA Rams (1-4)
October 20, 2024 4:05 pm EDT
The Line: LA Rams -6.5; Over/Under: +45.5
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The Las Vegas Raiders and the Los Angeles Rams meet in week 7 NFL action from SoFi Stadium on Sunday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a LA Rams vs Las Vegas Raiders Prediction.
Las Vegas Raiders Recap
The Las Vegas Raiders come into this one looking to rebound from back-to-back losses, falling to 2-4 on the year after a 32-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last time out. After this game, the Raiders will head home for a matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Raiders Looking For Answers To Get Back On Track
Gardner Minshew has thrown for 1,014 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions on 70.7% passing while Aidan O’Connell has 403 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 INTs on 63.9% passing. Alexander Mattison leads the Raiders with 158 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns while Zamir White has 152 rushing yards. Brock Bowers leads the Raiders in receiving with 37 receptions for 384 yards and a touchdown while Jakobi Meyers has 273 receiving yards. Tre Tucker and Alexander Mattison each have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Robert Spillane leads the Raiders with 62 total tackles including 42 solo tackles while Maxx Crosby has a team-high 5.5 sacks. As a unit, Las Vegas’ defense has combined for 14 sacks and 2 interceptions so far this season.
Why the Las Vegas Raiders will win
- The Raiders have won each of their last two games as road underdogs against NFC West opponents.
- The Rams have lost each of their last two games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Raiders have covered the spread in each of their last seven games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
- The Rams have failed to cover the spread in seven of their last eight games when playing with a rest advantage.
Los Angeles Rams Recap
The Los Angeles Rams come into this one looking to rebound from back-to-back losses after falling to 1-4 on the year after a 24-19 loss to Green Bay in their last game prior to last week’s bye week. After this game, Los Angeles welcomes the Minnesota Vikings to town.
Rams Trying To Rebound
Matthew Stafford has thrown for 1,238 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions on 67.4% passing while Kyren Williams has rushed for 360 yards and 6 touchdowns so far this season. Tutu Atwell leads the Rams with 281 receiving yards along with 17 receptions while Jordan Whittington has 18 receptions for 201 yards. Four more Rams have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Quentin Lake has a team-high 43 total tackles while Kobie Turner has a team-high 3 sacks. As a unit, the Rams’ defense has combined for 9 sacks and 2 interceptions so far this season.
Why the Los Angeles Rams will win
- The Raiders have lost 12 of their last 13 October road games against NFC opponents.
- The Rams have won each of their last six home games against AFC West opponents.
- The Raiders have failed to cover the spread in each of their last five games in California.
- The Rams have covered the spread in each of their last four games played as favorites on the West Coast.
LA Rams vs Las Vegas Raiders Prediction
I’m leaning towards the Rams here. The QB change didn’t really help the Raiders all that much, and I think this game boils down to what’s more broken? The Raiders? Or the Rams’ defense, and while both are broken, I think I can still trust the Rams to be able to come through offensively. The Rams at least have some idea of what they’re doing, and I think at home, they get it done. Give me the Rams.
