Rams vs. Raiders Odds, Predictions and Best Bets Today

Meanwhile, the biggest switch from the beginning of the season to now, the look-ahead line for this game, Rams and Raiders. The Rams were eight-and-a-half-point road favorites back in August. They are three-point favorites today in Las Vegas. Boy, I mean, I don't know at this point. I keep wanting to believe, Joe, that no matter what position the Rams are in, with a returning Adams at the end, and a Donald who's playing better at the end, and a Stafford playing better at the end, And all these things come to pass because we've seen this in sports so many times in the NBA, with LeBron James' teams, you know, cruising to the end. And in baseball, sometimes teams, you know, they win their 88 games and they go on the run. Is it possible that the Rams could just sneak in somehow, get everybody healthy at the end, finish 9-8, and then no one wants to play the Rams? It feels like we're going down this road this season. But at some point, they have to win. And every week, it's down to the end. there's a minute to go and the Rams are finding ways to lose which tells you by the way next year bet on the Rams because that variance is going to change but does it change this week in Las Vegas I mean I would think so they're better than the Raiders but you know the Rams just keep finding ways to get the L at the end is this another one this week spent six years now as a youth football coach Craig and the one thing I always say to my teams is the best team doesn't always win the team that plays the best win because if you look at last week they were the better team than the the Arizona Cardinals, right? Did they win? No. They just seemed to have a problem just finding their rhythm. And it was like that in week one, and I think a lot of us wrote it off because it was, well, they traveled to Australia, and all the time changed, and maybe they did it the wrong way, and we gave everybody a pass. But clearly, the defense without Myles Garrett is very beatable. Clearly, the offense right now is strained with the health of Puka Nakua, and, of course, the absence now of Davante Adams. We're pivoting down to Kanata Mumfield and some other guys. Now, I do like Higby in this game to find the end zone. I think, again, National Tight End Day, This is a really good day for tight ends because some of the better tight ends are matched up against some of the weaker teams defending tight ends. Brock Bowers over against the Rams is definitely something you want to go for. And then the Tyler Higbee touchdown, I think, is very much in play. The Las Vegas Raiders have given up six touchdowns to tight ends this year already in just six weeks of play. So, yeah, you're right. The Rams, once again, theoretically are the better team. Matthew Stafford's still at the top of the passing yard total in the NFL. But my confidence in the Rams is just completely shaken to its core. I'm gonna pass on this one. If anything, I'm on the Raiders side to cover. It's tough, tough, tough, tough game today in Las Vegas and should have good Raiders fans there. I would think today as well.