Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Rams odds, picks and predictions

The Las Vegas Raiders (5-7) will try to make it 4 wins in a row when they visit the Los Angeles Rams (3-9) on Thursday night. Kickoff from SoFi Stadium will be at 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Raiders vs. Rams odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.

The Raiders’ 3-game winning streak has saved any hope of a playoff appearance after the team got off to a miserable 2-7 start. The latest win was 27-20 over the Los Angeles Chargers as 2.5-point favorites. The offense has been plenty good enough, ranking 9th in points scored (292), but the defense is giving up nearly 25 points per game, which is 26th in the NFL.

The Rams, who have lost 6 straght games, are pulling out all the stops in an attempt to keep things afloat, claiming QB Baker Mayfield on Tuesday to help replace injured QB Matthew Stafford. He could play on Thursday. The Rams will be without Stafford, WR Cooper Kupp, WR Allen Robinson and most likely DT Aaron Donald.

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Raiders at Rams odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:51 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Raiders -260 (bet $260 to win $100) | Rams +220 (bet $100 to win $220)
Against the spread (ATS): Raiders -6 (-112) | Rams +6 (-108)
Over/Under (O/U): 43.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)

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Raiders at Rams key injuries

Raiders

DT Andrew Billings (fibula) questionable
LB Jayon Brown (hand) questionable
S Duron Harmon (quad) questionable
RB Josh Jacobs (quad, calf) questionable
LB Denzel Perryman (wrist) probable
CB Rock Ya-Sin (knee) questionable

Rams

DT Aaron Donald (ankle) doubtful
CB Troy Hill (groin) questionable
CB David Long Jr. (groin) doubtful

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Raiders at Rams picks and predictions

Prediction

Raiders 24, Rams 16

Moneyline

The Raiders are overwhelming favorites in this one. At -260, there isn’t a lot of upside betting on the moneyline because the Rams were stingier than expected last week against the Seattle Seahawks.

I’ll PASS on the moneyline.

Against the spread

The Rams are an NFL-worst 3-7-2 ATS this season, while the Raiders are 6-6. Even when the Rams are sizable underdogs, they’ve struggled to cover. They’re 0-3-1 when the spread ranges from 0 to +6.5, while the Raiders are 2-5 when favored by 0.5 to 6.5 points, according to Covers.

I like the Raiders to win by at least a touchdown, especially if the Rams think it’s a good idea to start Mayfield just 2 days after claiming him.

BET RAIDERS -6 (-112)

Over/Under

If the Over is going to hit in this game, it’ll have to be the Raiders carrying the load because the Rams offense is horrendous. Their 23 points scored last week against the Seahawks was their most since Week 6.

I like the UNDER 43.5 (-112) in this game, assuming the Rams defense is able to limit the Raiders offense a little bit. I don’t see Los Angeles scoring more than 20 and the Raiders could slow the pace by running the ball with Jacobs all night.

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