The New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Rams meet in week 9 NFL action from SoFi Stadium on Sunday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Rams prediction.
New Orleans Saints Recap
The New Orleans Saints come into this game looking to bounce back from a 23-3 loss at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last time out to sit at 1-7 this season. After this game, the Saints will head on the road for a game against the Carolina Panthers.
Saints Drop 3 In A Row
Spencer Rattler has thrown for 1,586 yards, 8 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 68% passing while Alvin Kamara has 363 rushing yards and a touchdown to lead the Saints on the ground. Chris Olave has a team-high 52 catches for 503 yards and 3 touchdowns while Rashid Shaheed has 431 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. Juwan Johnson’s also had 368 receiving yards and a TD as well this season. On defense, Demario Davis has a team-high 71 total tackles while Carl Granderson leads New Orleans with 4.5 sacks. As a unit, the Saints have combined for 17 sacks and 4 interceptions so far this season.
Why the New Orleans Saints will win
- The Rams have lost each of their last six Week 9 home games.
- The Saints have won three of their last four games as road underdogs following a Division game.
- The Rams have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six games at SoFi Stadium when playing with a rest advantage.
- The underdogs have covered the spread in five of the Saints’ last six Week 9 games.
New Orleans Saints Player Prop Facts
- Brandin Cooks has scored a touchdown in four of his last five November appearances.
- Taysom Hill has recorded 20+ rushing yards in three of his last four appearances following a home loss.
- Brandin Cooks has recorded 13+ rushing and receiving yards in each of his last 13 appearances against NFC West opponents.
- Spencer Rattler has recorded 218+ passing yards in each of the Saints’ last three road games against NFC opponents.
- Brandin Cooks has recorded 14+ receiving yards in 53 of his 54 previous appearances with his team as an underdog following a loss.
- Spencer Rattler has recorded 25+ completions in each of the Saints’ last three games against NFC West opponents.
- Heading into Week 9, Spencer Rattler has thrown the equal-most interceptions in a single game this season (3 vs Bears, Week 7).
Los Angeles Rams Recap
The Los Angeles Rams come into this game looking to build on their 35-7 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars prior to last week’s bye week to improve to 5-2 this season. After this game, Los Angeles will head on the road for a game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Rams Win Back-To-Back Games
Matthew Stafford has thrown for 1,866 yards, 17 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 66.1% passing while Kyren Williams has rushed for 472 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Rams on the ground. Puka Nacua has a team-high 54 catches for 616 yards while Davante Adams has 31 grabs for 431 yards and 6 touchdowns. Four more Rams have 100+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Nate Landman has a team-high 67 total tackles including 33 solo tackles. Byron Young has a team-high 9 sacks while the Rams’ defense as a whole has combined for 26 sacks and 4 interceptions so far this season.
Why the Los Angeles Rams will win
- The Rams have won each of their last 15 Sunday games as favorites.
- The Saints have lost each of their last 12 games as underdogs.
- The Rams have covered the spread in each of their last nine Sunday games as favorites.
- The Saints have failed to cover the spread in each of their last seven games as underdogs against NFC West opponents.
Los Angeles Rams Player Prop Facts
- Kyren Williams has scored the first touchdown in four of his last five Sunday home appearances.
- Davante Adams has recorded 61+ receiving yards in eight of his last nine November home appearances.
- Matthew Stafford has recorded 23+ completions in each of his last eight appearances with his team as a home favorite against NFC South opponents.
- Kyren Williams has recorded 76+ rushing yards in five of his last six Sunday appearances with the Rams as home favorites.
- Kyren Williams has recorded 95+ rushing and receiving yards in eight of his last nine appearances with the Rams as favorites against NFC opponents.
- Matthew Stafford has recorded 272+ passing yards in six of the Rams’ last seven games as heavy favorites (>-7.0 points).
- Kyren Williams has scored at least one touchdown in each of his last 10 home appearances against NFC opponents.
- Heading into Week 9, Matthew Stafford ranks T1st in the NFL in passing touchdowns (17) this season.
Total Points Facts
- Seven of the Rams’ last eight Sunday games as home favorites have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Each of the Saints’ last four games have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Four of the last five Sunday games at SoFi Stadium have gone UNDER the total points line.
New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Rams Prediction
I’m on the Rams here. I know the Saints made the quarterback change, but I genuinely don’t know if the move to Tyler Shough actually made the Saints better. I’ve said since the beginning of the year that the New Orleans Saints QB room was a mess and the worst in the NFL, and there’s really nothing that will change that. The Rams have beaten up on far better than what they’re up against here and I don’t see the Saints showing up all of a sudden. Give me the Rams in this one.