- The Eagles are a 6.5-point home favorite against the Rams.
- The Eagles have won each of their last eight games at Lincoln Financial Field.
- My Eagles vs. Rams prediction is to use the Eagles in a teaser.
After a convincing win as underdogs, the Rams travel to Philadelphia for a divisional round meeting with the Eagles.
Philadelphia earned a win and cover in the wild-card round with a 22-10 win over the Packers, extending their home winning streak to eight games.
The Rams, meanwhile, throttled the Vikings in Arizona 27-9 as short underdogs. That marks six wins in the last seven games for Sean McVay’s side.
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Eagles vs. Rams Prediction
Based on Philadelphia’s straight up success with A.J. Brown and the Rams’ weak record against good rushing attacks, my Eagles vs. Rams prediction is to Tease Philadelphia (PK).
This season, most of the Eagles’ failures have come with Brown out of the lineup.
Two of their three losses came in such a situation, with the third coming at Washington, where Jalen Hurts exited with a concussion.
Now Philadelphia is fully healthy and gets a Rams defense bad against the run and relatively inexperienced against quality rushing attacks.
The Rams rank 21st in rush defense DVOA and have faced only four games against a rush offense with a positive rush offense DVOA rating, per ftnfantasy.com.
Los Angeles’ record in those games comes in at 1-3. The lone win? At home against the Bills, who allowed 44 points to the Rams.
Included in that sample is a 37-20 home loss to the Eagles, who amassed 314 rushing yards against Los Angeles.
While the Rams offense – 11th in DVOA – could pose problems for the top-ranked Eagles defense, Philadelphia has actually performed quite well against strong offenses.
This season, the Eagles have played eight games against teams 10th or better in offensive DVOA. They’re 6-2 SU in such contests, including that win over the Rams
There’s also a bit of betting calculus behind this bet.
Since 2003, four seeds off an outright win as dogs are 1-7 ATS in the divisional round, including 0-3 against two seeds. Additionally, those teams are 0-8 SU.
The thought of laying six points with the Eagles worries me, though, so I’ll tease down for added security. For a pairing, take the Chiefs down from -8 to -2 against the Texans.
Betting Eagles vs. Rams: NFL Public Betting
| Bets% (ATS) | Money% (ATS) | Bets% (ML) | Money% (ML) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 43% | 33% | 72% | 42% |
| Eagles | 65% | 83% | 28% | 58% |
