The Las Vegas Raiders (5-7-0) are enjoying a mini-surge in form behind a three-game winning streak. They’ll look to make it four in a row when they descend on SoFi Stadium for a Thursday Night Football date with the floundering defending Super Bowl champions, the Los Angeles Rams (3-9-0), who are coming off their sixth straight loss.
Given the contrast in form, it’s not at all surprising to see Las Vegas at the advantage across the NFL betting markets. The Raiders are priced as the firm -240 favorites on the moneyline (bet $240 to win $100). By contrast, the Rams find themselves tipped as the +200 underdogs (bet $100 to win $200).
As well, the Raiders are laying six points to the Rams in point spread betting while the total is projected to 44 points with both the over and under-juiced to -110, respectively.
Will the Raiders come through as the road favorites? Or will the Rams show up and send seismic shockwaves through the betting online markets?
Below, we’ve got you primed with a same-game parlay for this Week 14 TNF clash. Find out how we’re lining up our NFL picks. We’ll preview the latest news (including the Baker Mayfield pick-up), stats, injury reports, and NFL odds for the Raiders vs Rams and serve up our verdict with NFL predictions for your consideration.
Let’s check the latest NFL odds, stats, injury reports, and NFL lines for Raiders vs Rams. We’ve plenty of Vegas NFL odds and NFL week 14 picks for you to consider.
Raiders vs Rams Same-Game Parlay Odds
- First Leg: Raiders -6 (-110)
- Second Leg: Over 44½ (-110)
Sam-Game Parlay Odds Calculator: Raiders -6 (-110) and the Over 44 (-110) generate odds of +264
First Leg: Raiders -6 (-110)
Going into this TNF clash, form serves as the main talking point. The surging Raiders have won three straight games, two of which came in back-to-back overtime wins at the expense of the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks.
Most recently, they underscored their betting credentials by coming through as the 2½-point favorites in a 27-20 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Raiders are long shots in the AFC playoff race, but they’re in a better position than the Rams. As sure as the sun is to rise in the morning, Sean McVay is well on the path to his first losing season as the head coach of the Rams.
The Rams have lost six straight, including a narrow 27-23 loss to the Seahawks last Sunday. On the heels of that defeat, they slipped to a 2-5-0 ATS record at home with a 6.6 losing margin on average. Over the course of their last six games, Los Angeles’ average margin of defeat is 8.1 points.
The Rams made headlines this week after it emerged that they picked up Bakery Mayfield off the waiver wire. The chance of Mayfield getting the start on Thursday night is slim. unless he’s some whiz kid and learns the Rams playbook (or the nuts and bolts of it) in less than 48 hours.
If he does get the start, how effective will he be anyway? Mayfield struggled in Carolina during his time with the Panthers, albeit the team and program in place isn’t as established as it is in Los Angeles.
Mayfield is more of an insurance policy for the future rather than an immediate solution. The Rams mortgaged their future when they traded for Matthew Stafford and several other players in the process of building their Super Bowl-winning roster in 2021.
Former No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield was claimed on waivers today by the Los Angeles Rams, per league sources. The Rams now inherit the remaining $1.35 million on Mayfield’s contract. Mayfield is expected to fly to LA by tonight and could play Thursday night vs. the Raiders. pic.twitter.com/CAIVhY25Nu
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 6, 2022
Another wrinkle to consider when betting on this TNF clash is location. While hosts will typically hang their hats on home advantage, that isn’t the case for the Rams at SoFi Stadium. In fact, with the Raiders spending years in Oakland, there are likely to be a ton of Raiders fans in the building, tipping the advantage potentially to the Black and Silver.
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Over 44½ (-110)
Although the Rams are on the fast track to the nearest golf course, the defense has done its best to diminish the severity of their losses from week to week. Indeed, four of their last six defeats have come under the projected total in betting online markets while seven of their 12 games have gone under.
Leaning on the defense heavily for the entirety of four quarters is starting to take its toll on that unit. And it’s likely to take its toll here, too, against a Raiders offense that has finally found its pulse and is showing a semblance of life.
The Raiders have scored an average 29.7 points per game in the last three weeks. What’s more, four of their last six games have seen over cash at the sportsbook exchange.
Another week on top for @iAM_JoshJacobs. The #RaiderNation RB can’t be stopped! 💪#NFL pic.twitter.com/9MecO4JHcg
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) December 6, 2022
The Raiders’ offense has gone from irrelevant to relevant in the blink of an eye. They are averaging the most yards per play (7.0 yards per snap) in the league. Running back Josh Jacobs leads all rushers with 1,303 yards total while Davante Adams ranks fourth in receiving yards (1,176) and leads the league (jointly with Travis Kelce) with 12 touchdowns.
