Rams vs. Carolina Panthers: Betting odds, lines and picks towards the distribute

In past week’s forecast, I wrote about how just one Los Angeles staff looked poised for an upswing and the other did not. As it turned out, the Chargers did gain on the highway in opposition to the Browns to strengthen to 3-2 and the Rams experienced another disappointing, and downright pathetic, offensive effort against the Cowboys to slide to 2-3.

Luckily for the Rams, a group much more broken and battered than they are arrives to SoFi Stadium on Sunday in the Carolina Panthers, though the Chargers hold out a working day for an intriguing Monday Night Soccer recreation towards the Denver Broncos.

Panthers at Rams (-10, 42)

Curious to know how the betting sector feels about the variation amongst Baker Mayfield and P.J. Walker? Based mostly on the unfold motion so significantly, there is no discernible big difference amongst the two. In actuality, Walker could even be chosen to Mayfield as the +10.5 and +11 traces that ended up out there early in the week are pretty much all +10 at this point.

There is a sure measure of regard for the Rams and what they’ve completed the very last several seasons baked into this line, but they’re this major of a most loved due to the fact the Panthers are in shambles. Coach Matt Rhule was fired Monday and this is just one of the few offenses with figures as undesirable or even worse than the Rams.

Without the need of obtaining as well deep into the weeds, is the difference involving Kevin O’Connell and Liam Coen that big? Coen learned below O’Connell in 2020 when he was the assistant quarterbacks mentor and O’Connell was in his 1st calendar year as Rams offensive coordinator. Coen grew to become the offensive coordinator at Kentucky where by he experienced a ton of results, and then arrived back again to the Rams for his initial time as their OC.

He’s not the a person trying to block for Matthew Stafford and the operating backs, but he is the a single tasked with drawing up plays to get receivers open up. The Rams have turned the ball more than 12 occasions and allowed 21 sacks. They’ve produced handful of explosive performs and Cooper Kupp is only in excess of 10 yards for each reception since of past week’s 75-garden capture and operate. The operating backs are averaging 3.2 yards for every carry. Just about every level of this offense has failed in some way, scoring 10 or less factors in 3 of the five game titles this time.

Does the defense, which is largely obtaining a move to this point, going to wake up? The Rams have the fourth-ideal crimson-zone protection, which has aided to obscure how negative they’ve been on third down (22nd in third-down conversion rate versus) and with dashing the passer (31st in Force% and Hurry%).

And right here the Rams are, staying asked to win by 11 or a lot more points to protect the distribute. Is this the week the offense wakes up? The 7 days that the protection produces some unfavorable performs? It’s a significant ask to choose the Rams versus the distribute, but Carolina could totally base out this 7 days as nicely.

Probably the greatest factor to do is just just take the under until finally even more recognize with this offense.

Decide on: Underneath 42

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