If the Los Angeles Rams are going to make the playoffs then they almost assuredly need to win on Sunday night against the Seattle Seahawks in a game that can be seen on NBC. The Rams come into the game at 7-5 and trailing Minnesota by one game for the second Wild Card spot in the NFC. The Rams came alive last week in a big win over Arizona, but they get a much bigger test this week against a Seattle team that leads the NFC West with a record of 10-2. Let’s look at the game and NFL picks.
This NFL regular season game between the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams will be held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 8, 2019. The game will be nationally televised on NBC.
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Odds Analysis
The Seahawks opened up as 2.5-point favorites and the money has been coming in on the Rams, as Seattle is now a 1-point favorite. Money is also coming in on the total, as it opened at 46.5 and is up to 48. These teams played a very high scoring game earlier this season, so it makes sense bettors are taking the over on Sunday night.
Stats to Consider
If you look at the statistics for each team you might be surprised to see Seattle at 10-2, while the Rams are 7-5, because the teams have similar numbers. The difference between the teams is that Seattle is winning almost every close game. They have had nine of their 12 games decided by a touchdown or less and the Seahawks are 8-1 in those nine games.
Seattle is winning thanks to a lot of things going right on a weekly basis, including getting takeaways. The Seahawks practice taking the ball away every week in practice, especially forcing fumbles.
Jadeveon Clowney has four forced fumbles this season and it is not an accident. "They coach taking the ball away here. I got here and I'm like, 'What in the world?' In practice, this whole team in my first week, I've never seen so many guys punching at the ball. 'Damn, that's just something that ya'll do?' They were like yeah. So it started rubbing off on me.” Clowney said to the media, “Every time I get a chance to see that ball carrier, the first thing I want to do is punch at that ball, and it's from doing it so much at practice and it becomes second (nature). That's what we do."
NFL Trends
The Seahawks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 meetings in Los Angeles. The Seahawks are 25-11-1 ATS in their last 37 games in December. The Seahawks are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite. The Seahawks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games on grass. The Rams are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the NFC West.
Looking at the total, the Over is 15-6 in the Seahawks last 21 games overall. The Over is 7-3 in the Seahawks last 10 road games. The Under is 29-14 in the Rams last 43 games in December. The Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in this series.
NFL Pick
The Seahawks have been finding ways to win games even though their defense isn’t that great. Seattle is giving up 24.4 points per game and they have been winning by outscoring opposing teams. These teams combined for 59 points in their earlier meeting this season and it figures to be another high scoring game on Sunday night. The money has been coming in on the over and I agree, so I will take this game over the total.
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