Last Updated on December 26, 2010 2:30 pm by drew
49ers vs. Rams Odds
ST. LOUIS, MO (TheSpread) – The St. Louis Rams look to establish themselves atop the NFC West when they host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Week 16.
The Rams are 6-8 on the season and 4-3 at home while the 49ers are 5-9 on the season and just 1-6 on the road. Trends show that the 49ers are 5-1-1 against the point spread odds in their last 7 games in St. Louis while the two teams have hit the under in the last four games in St. Louis.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook Sportsbook.com have given St. Louis point spread odds of -1 against the 49ers. The over/under total has been set at 39.5 points. (View Matchup)
Opening odds had the Rams favored by 2.5 points. The spread has since dropped back to a single point. The over/under hasn’t changed since opening at 39.5 points.
St. Louis is 9-5 against the point spread odds this season and they have hit the under in 9 of 14 games. The Rams are tied with Seattle for first in the NFC West, but the Rams hold the tiebreaker. The Rams have lost two straight games and been held to less than 20 points in four of their last five games. St. Louis is averaging just 18.4 points per game on offense this season. Sam Bradford has thrown for 3,065 yards and 17 touchdowns to lead the team.
San Francisco is 6-8 against the point spread odds this season and it has hit the over in 7 of 14 games. The 49ers are coming off a 34-7 loss to San Diego last week. They average just 17.9 points per game on offense and give up 22.4 points per game on defense. San Francisco will go back to Troy Smith at quarterback this week. He has thrown for 1,023 yards and four touchdowns on the year.
In terms of injuries, San Francisco running back Anthony Dixon is questionable with an ankle injury while St. Louis tight end Michael Hoomanawanui is questionable with an ankle injury.
Over 25,200 public bets have been placed on this game with St. Louis getting 59% of the wagers with point spread odds of -1 against San Francisco.
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