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The Los Angeles Rams (13-5) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (14-4) square off Sunday in an NFC Divisional Round matchup after they both claimed convincing Wild Card victories a week ago. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET from Raymond James Stadium (on NBC). Below, we look at the Rams vs. Buccaneers odds and lines, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.

The Rams made quick work of the Arizona Cardinals Wild Card Weekend, blowing out their division rivals 34-11 at home. QB Matthew Stafford only attempted 17 passes in the blowout win, but he completed 13 of them for 202 yards with 2 touchdowns. CB David Long J. scored a touchdown on defense with a pick-six, while RBs Sony Michel and Cam Akers rushed 58 yards and 55 yards, respectively.

The Buccaneers won in similar fashion, crushing the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 31-15. QB Tom Brady threw for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns, with RBs Ke’Shawn Vaughn and Giovani Bernard combining for 97 yards and 2 touchdowns on the ground. The defense intercepted Philly QB Jalen Hurts twice and the Bucs also recovered a fumble on a muffed punt, completely holding Philadelphia in check.

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Rams at Buccaneers odds, spread and lines

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• Money line: Rams +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Buccaneers -145 (bet $145 to win $100)
• Against the spread (ATS): Rams +2.5 (+102) | Buccaneers -2.5 (-125)
• Over/Under (O/U): 47.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)

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Rams at Buccaneers key injuries

Rams

• S Taylor Rapp (concussion) out
• OL Andrew Whitworth (knee) out

Buccaneers

• OL Ryan Jensen (ankle) questionable
• RB Ronald Jones (ankle) out
• CB Sean Murphy-Bunting (hamstring) questionable
• WR Breshad Perriman (hip, abdomen) out
• LB Jason Pierre-Paul (personal) questionable
• OL Tristan Wirfs (ankle) questionable

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Rams at Buccaneers odds, lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Rams 27, Buccaneers 24

Money line

BACK LOS ANGELES (+120).

In the second round of the playoffs, the remaining teams are typically evenly matched. That’s absolutely true in this game. The Bucs won one more regular-season game, but the Rams beat them by 10 points (34-24) in Week 3 and also took them down on the road last season. This isn’t to say that the Rams have Brady’s and the Bucs’ number, but they have a recipe for beating the Buccaneers.

With the Rams’ pass rush and given the absence of WRs Chris Godwin and Antonio Brown, this isn’t a favorable matchup for Tampa Bay. On paper, the Rams look like the better team and getting them as slight dogs is a bonus.

BET THE RAMS (+120) to win outright on the road. They’re playing well right now and Tampa Bay might be too banged up to win here – especially if Wirfs and/or Jensen are out.

Against the spread

You can hedge your money line bet a little bit with a small wager on the Rams getting the points, but at +2.5, you’re not protecting against much. If the line moves up to +3.5, which is where it started, I’d be more inclined to take the points, but there’s better value on the money line if you’re confident the Rams are going to win.

It is worth mentioning that in their last two meetings, the Rams were underdogs both times and won outright.

Over/Under

OVER 47.5 (-112) is the way to go.

In their Week 3 matchup, the O/U line was a whopping 55 points. Yet, they still pushed the total Over with a final score of 34-24.

The O/U line is 47.5 for this one. It’s the same O/U line when they squared off in Los Angeles in 2020 – also a game where the total went Over with the Rams winning 27-24.

The Rams defense played outstanding against the Cardinals in their Wild Card win, but Brady is a far more experienced quarterback than Arizona’s Kyler Murray and will get the ball out quickly to negate the pass rush.

Both offenses will move the ball in this one, even with injuries on the offensive line. Bet OVER 47.5 (-112).

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