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

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In the 2nd week of the preseason, the Las Vegas Raiders (1-0) will be in Inglewood, Calif., to take on the Los Angeles Rams (0-1). Kickoff from SoFi Stadium will be at 9 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s (OR FanDuel Sportsbook’s) lines around the Raiders vs. Rams odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.

The Raiders steamrolled the San Francisco 49ers 34-7 in their preseason opener, thanks to a strong performance by rookie QB Aidan O’Connell. He outplayed QB Trey Lance, throwing for 141 yards and a TD on 18 attempts. RB Zamir White led the team with 43 yards rushing and a TD.

The Rams were crushed 34-17 by the Los Angeles Chargers in their first preseason game at SoFi Stadium. Rookie QB Stetson Bennett played most of the game, throwing for 191 yards and a TD with no turnovers – a good start by the former 2-time national champion at Georgia.

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Raiders at Rams odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 10:15 a.m. ET,

Moneyline (ML): Raiders -175 (bet $175 to win $100) | Rams +145 (bet $100 to win $145)
Against the spread (ATS): Raiders -3.5 (-110) | Rams +3.5 (-110)
Over/Under (O/U): 39.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Raiders at Rams picks and predictions

Prediction

Raiders 24, Rams 17

Moneyline

The Rams aren’t going to play many of their starters – certainly not their top guys like WR Cooper Kupp, DT Aaron Donald or QB Matthew Stafford. On paper, the Raiders’ backups are better than the Rams’, who currently have the most rookies of any team in the NFL (36).

I don’t think I’ll ever be willing to lay a bet on a team at -175 in the preseason, but I like the Raiders to win. I would just PASS on the ML.

Against the spread

The Raiders looked really good in the preseason opener, particularly the play of O’Connell. He could get most of the snaps again this week, which could give Las Vegas the edge on offense against an inexperienced and underwhelming Rams defense.

After seeing the way the Raiders played on offense last week, I’m willing to lay the points. BET RAIDERS -3.5 (-110) to cover.

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Over/Under

The total went Over in both the Rams’ and Raiders’ first preseason game, with 1 team in each contest putting up 34 points. Though the Raiders’ defense was impressive against the 49ers, especially given the quarterbacks San Francisco sent out, there could be a regression this week.

And the Rams defense could struggle against O’Connell if he plays the way he did last week. BET OVER 39.5 (-110).

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