San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams Betting Analysis
SportsMemo content contributor Kyle Kargel breaks down Sunday’s San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams NFC Championship on Sunday, January 30. At the time of posting, the Rams have opened as a 3.5-point home favorite over the visiting 49ers, with the total sitting at 46.5 points.
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Sunday, January 30 | NFC Championship Betting Notes |
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Point Spread: | San Francisco 49ers +3.5 vs Los Angeles Rams |
Total: | 46.5 Points |
Game Time: | 6:40pm ET / 3:40pm PT |
Arena: | SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, CA |
TV: | FOX |
San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams Preview
It’s a NFC West battle for the NFC Championship when the San Francisco 49ers head across the state to take on the Los Angeles Rams. The 49ers were able to upset the Packers in Lambeau Field last Saturday 13-10 while the Rams beat Tom Brady and the Bucs 30-27 after blowing a 27-3 lead. Let’s breakdown the NFC Championship and who I like to play in Super Bowl LVI.
San Francisco 49ers
Let’s start with the 49ers as they weathered the tundra in Green Bay seeing their defense come alive to hold Aaron Rodgers to 225 yards passing and no touchdowns. Hybrid WR/RB Deebo Samuel racked up 83 total yards but was seen twisted up on a tackle near the end of the game injuring his ankle. He seems to be fine heading into Sunday but it’s something to keep an eye on.
Besides Samuel, main offensive contributions came from RB Elijah Mitchel with 53 yards rushing and TE George Kittle with 63 yards receiving including a clutch catch near the end to set them up for the game winning field goal. QB Jimmy Garoppolo will rely on these guys heavily again against a stout Rams defense. Something to keep in mind is the 49ers don’t mind playing on the road as they’re 3-0 in their last three including a regular season finale OT win 27-24 against none other than the Rams.
Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles had its doubters heading into last Sundays matchup with the Bucs, primarily Matthew Stafford who to many critics has never been able to win the big game despite his countless 4th quarter and overtime comebacks. Well, you can scratch that big game win off the list as he was able to lead a last minute drive with a well-thrown 44 yard pass to Cooper Kupp to set them up for the game winning field goal. In total, Stafford threw for 366 yds and two touchdowns.
What’s even more important is that once again Stafford was able to withstand making a bad turnover which is going to be key in them making it to the Super Bowl.
San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams Prediction
Not that either team needs more incentive to win this game but the Rams are playing for something no other team in the playoffs is, a home-field advantage in the Super Bowl. We know Super Bowl sites are determined years in advance in which it was determined this year’s will be played at SoFi Stadium. The Rams have gotten hot at the right time after their regular season finale loss to the 49ers. I expect defense to reign supreme in this matchup with the Rams getting the win. Take the Under and Rams moneyline.
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San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams Notes from GoldSheet
We suspect the Rams would have rather traveled to Ukraine to face Vladimir Putin’s troops at the border than have to look at the 49ers again as the last hurdle before the Super Bowl, to be played in this very same SoFi Stadium in two weeks.
That’s because San Francisco has beaten LA six straight times, usually following the same pattern, with the Niners winning the battles up front and establishing an infantry diversion while bringing heavy pressure with their front four against Rams QBs, whether they be Jared Goff or Matthew Stafford.
In all four meetings since last season, SF was also the underdog, suggesting the early spread on this game (LA -3.5) should not be of too much concern to the Silicon Valley sorts who bleed red and gold.
There are, however, some concerns on the Niners side, as the offense wasn’t exactly a smooth-running machine last week in the Green Bay cold, and exited that last-second win over the Pack a bit worse for wear, with key offensive cogs Deebo Samuel (foot) and tackle Trent Williams (ankle) both hobbling at the end of the game.
Jimmy G was also fortunate a couple of his forced throws weren’t picked off and taken back to the house by Green Bay defenders. Aaron Donald and friends on Raheem Morris’ defense will thus believe they have a better chance of controlling SF than in the regular season, but remember that the Niners managed to pound out nearly 300 YR across the pair of wins in the latest examples of controlling the Rams defensive front.
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