NFL odds often change throughout the week leading up to a game, but typically it’s only by half a point or a full point. The line for the Los Angeles Rams-Arizona Cardinals game, however, has flipped completely.
At the start of the week, the Rams were 1.5-point favorites at BetMGM. Since then, the spread has changed to make the Rams 1-point underdogs. That’s a 2.5-point change in four days, which is obviously significant.
Moneyline (ML)
- Rams +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Cardinals -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
Against the spread (ATS)
- Rams +1 (-110)
- Cardinals -1 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U)
- 48 (O: -110 U: -110)
So what gives?
Either bettors hammered the Cardinals at +1.5, which moved the line, or the oddsmakers adjusted because of all the Rams’ injuries. It could also be a combination of both. For the Rams, they’ll be without Puka Nacua, Steve Avila and Joe Noteboom, as well as Alaric Jackson and Darious Williams.
Rob Havenstein and Cobie Durant are both question marks, too, and though Sean McVay expects Kevin Dotson to play on Sunday, he hasn’t practiced this week. This is unquestionably a decimated roster just one game into the season, while the Cardinals are fairly healthy coming into this matchup.