The Los Angeles Rams will attempt to remain the only unbeaten team in the NFL when they host the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET. The Rams are looking to stay sharp as they begin a tough stretch against NFC opponents, while the Packers need a win in their quest to keep pace with the Vikings in the NFC North. Green Bay comes off a bye week, while Los Angeles returns home following a three-game road trip in which two of its three wins were decided by three points or fewer. The Rams are nine-point favorites and the over-under for total points scored is 56.5 in the latest Packers vs. Rams odds. Before you make any Packers vs. Rams picks, listen to what SportsLine expert R.J. White has to say.
White was SportsLine’s most profitable NFL analyst last season and returned $100 bettors a profit of nearly $2,000. The renowned prognosticator has cashed big in two of the last three prestigious Las Vegas SuperContests and now turns his eye toward Sunday’s game.
White has a strong history of success in handicapping these teams as well, which includes an unheard-of 34-7 mark in against the spread picks involving the Packers or Rams.
Three weeks ago, White advised SportsLine members that the Rams were in for a fight from the rebuilding Seahawks, so he recommended backing Seattle as a 7.5-point home underdog. The result: the Rams pulled out a tight 33-31 victory, and anyone who followed White’s advice booked another easy winner.
Now, he has scrutinized Packers vs. Rams from every possible angle to reveal a strong point-spread pick that he’s only sharing at SportsLine.
White knows the Packers will be motivated to pull off a signature win to help ignite what has been an uneven season thus far. A win combined with a loss by the Vikings would put Green Bay in first place in the NFC North.
But the Packers are well aware that they are just a couple plays away from being practically eliminated from the NFL playoff race. They had to overcome a 20-point deficit in Week 1 to edge the Bears and, in their last game, were outplayed most of the way by the short-handed 49ers. Aaron Rodgers led the Packers to 10 points in the final 1:05 for a 33-30 victory.
Green Bay (3-2-1) has covered the last five meetings in this series, but that doesn’t mean it is destined to make it six straight against a Los Angeles club that is the odds-on 2019 Super Bowl favorite.
The Rams (7-0) already have withstood several serious tests, beating the Vikings and Chargers by 19 combined points. They also showed poise in difficult road environments to overcome inspired performances by Seattle and Denver for narrow victories.
The Rams rank fourth in scoring defense (18.3 ppg) and have the NFL’s second-ranked offense with 446.4 yards per game. Their scoring offense (33.6 ppg) is third in the league.
We can tell you White is leaning toward the Over, but his much stronger play is on the side. White has scrutinized this matchup from every angle, crunched the stats, and found a crucial X-factor that causes one side of the spread to hit hard. It’s only available at SportsLine.
Who covers in Packers vs. Rams? And what crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side you need to jump on Sunday, all from the top NFL analyst who’s hitting an astounding 83 percent of his picks involving these teams, and find out.