Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions Odds, AI Picks and Analysis

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Heading into the Wild Card round, Los Angeles is in 2nd place in the NFC-West, sitting with an overall record of 10-7. In the NFC, they find themselves in 6th place. This season, the Rams find themselves above .500 versus the spread with a record of 10-6-1. Their average scoring margin for this season stands at +1.6. Keep reading for our Rams vs Lions Odds and AI Picks.

Coming into their game against the Rams, the Lions are trying to improve on a 12-5 record. This mark has them at 1st in the NFC-North and 3rd in the NFC. Against the spread, the Lions are 12-5 this season. This includes them covering the spread in two straight games on the road.

Game Information

AI Predictions and SportsBettingAI Picks

TEAM	AI PICKS		Sport Betting AI PICKS
Rams	23	49	Spread LAR +3	ML DET -181	UNDER 51.5
Lions	26

AI Picks: Detroit Lions 26 – Los Angeles Rams 23

SBAI Picks: ATS Rams +3 | ML Lions -181 | UNDER 51.5

Rams vs Lions Odds

These are the NFL odds for this Matchup for the NFL Playoffs.

Los Angeles Rams Game Analysis

Even after falling behind by 13 at halftime, the Rams still went on to beat the 49ers. The Rams’ offense finished the game with 258 yards of offense while allowing the 49ers to finish with 300. The Rams went 9/15 compared to 5/10 for the 49ers. Los Angeles went into the game as the underdog (+5.5), giving them a straight-up and ATS win. Quarterback Carson Wentz led the Rams in both rushing and passing, with 56 yards on the ground and 163 through air. Wentz ran for one score and threw for two touchdowns.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford leads the league’s 8th-ranked scoring offense into Detroit, averaging 239 passing yards per game. Los Angeles will continue turning to the pass on offense, as they throw the ball an average of 34.3 times per contest. Overall, Stafford has put together a passer rating of 92.5 while throwing for 3965 yards. Heading into the game, the team’s top receiver Puka Nacua who through 17 games has 1486 receiving yards this season.

Detroit Lions Game Analysis

After trailing by seven at halftime, the Lions put together a good second half and ended up beating the Vikings. Offensively, the Lions racked up 381 yards of total offense while going 1/9 on third down. On the other end, the Vikings ran for 89 and threw for 359. Going into the game, Detroit was favored by 3.5 and went on to cover the spread. Jared Goff threw for 320 yards while completing 71% of his passes and throwing for 320. Goff threw for two touchdowns.

Detroit gets set to take on Los Angeles, averaging 27.1 points per game. Jared Goff and the Lions passing game figures to be a key part of the gameplan, as the team is throwing the ball at a rate above the league average. For the season, Goff has thrown for 4575 yards through the air and has Detroit sitting 2nd in passing yards per game. Heading into the game, the team’s top receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown who through 16 games has 1515 receiving yards this season.

Injury Report

For this NFL schedule, there is the NFL Injury Report for both teams:

Hunter Long – Thigh (Out)
Ochaun Mathis – Knee (Out)
Cooper Kupp – Hamstring (Out)
Julian Okwara – Arm (Out)
Emmanuel Moseley – Knee (Out)
Nate Sudfeld – Knee (Out)
Jameson Williams – Suspension (Out)
Hendon Hooker – Knee (Out)
Shane Zylstra – Knee (Out)

Los Angeles Rams vs Detroit Lions Head-to-Head

The last three times that the Lions have faced off vs. the Rams as the favorite, they have gone 2-1. The last three times that the Rams have faced off against the Lions as the underdog, they are 2-1 vs. the spread. In the last five head-to-head games between the Rams and Lions, the average combined point total is 47 points per game. The over/under record in these matchups is 2-3.

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