Monday Night Football picks and prop bets: Are the 49ers playing for Kyle Shanahan’s job vs. the Rams?

Odell Beckham Jr. makes his LA debut against a division rival.

The San Francisco 49ers need a win. Not just for their playoff hopes, but for head coach Kyle Shanahan’s employment prospects.

Shanahan spent the last two weeks getting pulled through the wringer. The man who led the Niners to a Super Bowl less than two years ago has gotten dragged for everything from his bizarre roster management to his regular season struggles (.444 win percentage) to Jimmy Garoppolo’s pronounced regression as a viable quarterback.

Now, standing at 3-5 on the season and in desperate need of a win to keep a shot at a Wild Card bid alive, he’s got to face one of the NFL’s top teams. The Los Angeles Rams (-3.5) fell apart in last week’s primetime game, falling to the Tennessee Titans, 28-16, on a night they out-gained their opponent by more than 150 total yards. Matthew Stafford has a chip on his shoulder after two back-breaking interceptions in Week 9 and will get some added help with Odell Beckham Jr. sliding into the lineup to absorb the targets Robert Woods (torn ACL) leaves behind.

Will the Niners defend their home turf, their head coach and push back into the edge of playoff contention? Or are they merely a bump in the Rams’ road to annihilation?

Let’s talk about it. All odds via Tipico.

Los Angeles Rams road favorites vs. San Francisco 49ers in Week 6

The 4-1 Los Angeles Rams are Week 6 betting road favorites against the struggling San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football.

The Los Angeles Rams (4-1) are back on the road in Week 6, once again as the betting favorites. They’ll take on the San Francisco 49ers (2-3) at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET. Below, we take a look at the early Week 6 betting odds and lines at BetMGM Sportsbook.

The Rams are coming off a dominant 30-10 win over the Washington Football Team, limiting Ron Rivera’s squad to only 108 total yards. QB Jared Goff and the Rams offense are playing well, too, totaling 429 yards of total offense in Week 5 en route to their second straight win.

The 49ers are trending in the opposite direction, getting blown out 43-17 by the Miami Dolphins at home in Week 5. It was San Francisco’s second straight loss, dropping its record to 2-3. QB Jimmy Garoppolo was benched against Miami, so it remains to be seen who head coach Kyle Shanahan will go with as his starting quarterback against the Rams.

Rams at 49ers betting odds, spread and line

Odds via BetMGM; last updated Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. ET.

  • Money line: Rams -189 (bet $189 to win $100) / 49ers +160 (bet $100 to win $160) | Bet now
  • Against the spread: Rams -3.5, -110 (bet $110 to win $100) / 49ers +3.5, -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Bet now
  • Total: 50.5, Over -110 (bet $110 to win $100) / Under -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Bet now

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As the favorites, the Rams have an implied win probability of 65.40% on the money line of -189. In order for them to cover the 3.5-point spread, they have to win by at least 4 points against the 49ers.

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The 49ers have an implied win probability of 38.46% against the Rams with the money line of +160. If San Francisco loses by three or fewer points or wins outright, it will cover the 3.5-point spread.

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