49ers vs. Rams Week 17 Odds
ST. LOUIS, MO (The Spread) – The 49ers can wrap up the No. 2 seed in the NFC with a victory on Sunday versus the hapless Rams.
SAN FRANCISCO: All the Niners need to do to secure home field advantage in the Divisional Round and a first-round bye is to beat a team that hasn’t won in over a month and a half. San Francisco had to rally to beat the Seahawks last Sunday in Seattle, but the Niners did walk away with a 19-17 victory. Good thing to, because the Falcons proved to be no match for the Saints on Monday night, so the win allowed the 49ers to stay ahead of New Orleans in the NFC by virtue of tiebreakers. San Fran is likely hoping to build a comfortable lead on Sunday and then rest starters Frank Gore and Alex Smith in the second half.
ST. LOUIS: The Rams have been out of playoff contention since about Halloween so the main talk in St. Louis nowadays is the coaching future of Steve Spagnuolo. Rumors are swirling that if/when the Rams fire Spags, he’ll take over for Juan Castillo as defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles next season. But while the rumor seemingly has legs, Spags still has his job in St. Louis (for however long that may be). With the Rams out of contention, they could ruin the Niners’ bid to secure the No. 2 seed in the NFC. While that’s just a tiny consolation prize in an otherwise miserable season, it’s something.
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ODDS: Oddsmakers have installed the 49ers as a 10.5-point favorite over Rams this weekend, while the over/under total for Sunday’s game is currently sitting at 35.5. San Francisco enters the week with a 12-3 overall record and is 5-2 on the road this year, while St. Louis is 2-13 overall and 1-6 at home.
TRENDS: The under is 4-1 in the last four meetings between these two teams in St. Louis and 8-3 in the last 11 meetings overall. The favorite is 4-1 against the spread in the last five meetings between these two teams while the 49ers are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games versus the Rams and 5-2-1 ATS in their last eight trips to St. Louis. The home team, however, is 5-2 ATS in the last seven overall meetings between these teams.
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