RAMS at SEAHAWKS
8:15 p.m., Rams by 1½, 43½
HANK’S HONEYS: Sam Darnold is 0-3 towards the Rams for the reason that begin of the 2024 season and 21-4 towards everybody else. What provides? Our minds maintain returning to Sam Darnold’s final two begins towards the Rams (final yr’s playoff sport with the Vikings and this yr’s first assembly). Every time, he crumbled below strain, as a result of, whereas Darnold is an adept blitz beater, the Rams don’t blitz. They’ll get to you with their entrance 4 they usually can play protection behind it. Darnold’s 4 picks 4 weeks in the past additionally got here towards blanket protection when LA appeared to know what was coming. It’s going to take a heck of an adjustment to show that round. On the detrimental facet for the Rams is the standing of Davante Adams, who leads the NFL with 14 TDs and is unsure with a hamstring that compelled him out of Sunday’s sport. Sean McVay says he’ll play if he can and the red-hot Matt Stafford does produce other targets, led by Puka Nacua. In case you want additional help, the Rams are on a 17-3 December run ATS, have coated 5 straight at Lumen Discipline and are 11-2 ATS of their final 13 highway video games. It’s soccer. Something can occur. However this doesn’t seem like the time to step in entrance of that prepare. Whilst you’re at it, slip in a dime or two on the below. Each defenses are elite, rating second and third in factors allowed.
IF I WERE A BETTING MAN: Rams and the below.
