Los Angeles Rams at Baltimore Ravens Betting Preview

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— Sunday, January 02nd Los Angeles Rams @ Baltimore Ravens

Week 17 of the NFL season is loaded with some terrific matchups, including a game taking place in Baltimore between the Ravens and the Los Angeles Rams. The Ravens need a win to stay in the playoff race, while Los Angeles is hoping to win the NFC West this season.

Los Angeles comes into this game with a record of 11-4, and they are still in a great position to hold the top seed in the NFC. The Rams still have some work to do in the NFC West, but they have been playing some of their best football of late.

Baltimore has had an interesting season full of adversity, but they still have a chance to win the AFC North Division. The Ravens enter Week 17 with a record of 8-7, but they are expected to get some players back for this crucial matchup against the Rams.

The Los Angeles Rams are 3.5-point betting favorites over the Baltimore Ravens in this Week 17 showdown.

Rams Getting Plenty of Defense

The Los Angeles Rams are scoring nearly 28 points per game, and the offense gets plenty of attention. It is the defense that is the difference in most games, and that unit has the chance to take over a game.

Los Angeles is holding teams to just 21.7 points per game, but they have been especially dominant against the run. The Rams are facing a Ravens team that is going to run, and shutting that down will be a big key.

The connection of Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp has been hard to stop this season as that duo has combined for more than 1,700 receiving yards.

Ravens Want to Run

The Baltimore Ravens are averaging nearly 140 rushing yards per game, and they will be looking to run the ball a ton in this game. Baltimore has been dealing with a ton of injuries of late, but it hasn’t stopped the rushing attack.

Lamar Jackson could be back for this game, but the quarterback has struggled at times this season. Jackson has thrown 16 touchdowns to 13 interceptions, and this could be a challenging game against a great defense.

The defense in Baltimore will be good enough to keep them in this game, but they have to find a way to score some points to win it.

Ravens Ruin Rams NFC West Run

The Baltimore Ravens have been dealing with so much adversity over the last few weeks that it is hard to see them putting together a great performance in this game. It’s also a big mistake to ever count out the Ravens, especially when they are playing games at their home stadium.

Matthew Stafford has been mostly great for the Rams, but he has also struggled with some turnovers at inopportune times. Don’t be surprised to see the Ravens capitalize on those mistakes, and that will allow them to take control of this game on the defensive end of the field.

Bet the Baltimore Ravens moneyline as they take complete control of this game and pick up an impressive Week 17 win over the Los Angeles Rams.

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