Hiram Moreno
The reigning NFL champion Los Angeles Rams haven’t been at their best this 2022 preseason, and will hope that this Week 3 game will serve as a boost ahead of a long regular season, in which they’ll begin to defend their title.
While the Rams have a 1-1-0 record, their only win came in Week 1 and it was a close one, beating the Packers 29-22 with a late touchdown. This was not enough in Week 2, where they lost 24-20 to the Texans, who gave them a taste of their own medicine with a crucial touchdown near the end of the game.
Now that they’ll be playing the Cincinnati Bengals in a rematch of the previous Super Bowl, JefeBet will look at how they’re performing in terms of betting and how their current performances have affected their future bets.
Betting Odds and Preview for the Los Angeles Rams in Week 3 of the 2022 NFL Preseason
Moneyline (+115)
The absence of their key players has weighed heavily on results for the Rams this preseason, and this is unlikely to change much, as they’re saving the best of their arsenal for the regular season,which makes them start this match as the underdog in the betting odds.
Beyond that, head coach Sean McVay might be happy about the fact that his team has performed well offensively despite the absence of its star playershaving scored in seven of the eight quarters it has played in this preseason, and will hope to take advantage of this against an opponent that has not been solid on defense to come away with a victory.
Asian Handicap (+2.5)
If you want to safeguard your bet, you could also consider this option, which covers a Rams loss by less than 3 points.
It is worth mentioning thatthe Rams’ only loss of the preseason was by a four-point margin.But this time, they’ll face a Cincinnati Bengals that haven’t been able to win a single game so far, which makes this handicap in favor of Los Angeles feel a bit unnecessary.
Over/Under (37.5)
The total for this match also seems low considering what both teams have shown so far.
The Rams topped 20 points in both of their games this preseason, and their games have averaged 47.5 points so far. As for the Bengals, they have allowed 25 or more points in their two performances prior to this Week 3, but they also managed to surpass the 20-point barrier, in clashes that averaged 53 total points.
Therefore, the over for this match looks like the ideal bet barring major setbacks.
Los Angeles Rams Futures Betting
Over/Under wins in the season: Over 10.5 (-105) / Under 10.5 (-115)
The Rams’ win total is unchanged after the first two weeks of the preseason, with this one still standing at 10.5.
While this is a top quality team, their schedule will feature only a handful of accessible games as they will be facing the Bills, Falcons, Cardinals, 49ers, Cowboys and Panthers from the start of the regular season until its bye in Week 7.
After their bye week, they will return to face the 49ers, then play the Buccaneers, Cardinals, Saints and Chiefs before the start of December.
Afterwards, the Los Angeles franchise will close the regular season with games against the Seahawks, Raiders, Packers, Broncos, Chargers and Seahawks again, making this season’s finale their most accessible stage in the schedule.
Reach the postseason: Yes (-250) / No (+230)
Despite the tough schedule, the Rams are expected to have enough depth and quality on their roster to make the postseason.
However, they play in the NFC West, which appears to be one of the toughest divisions in the Conference; three of its teams qualified for the postseason during the previous NFL season for a reason, so the Rams must treat each game as if it were the most essential in order to reach this goal.
NFC West Champions (+125)
There is quality players in the roster, but for the reasons mentioned above, the Rams will have to work hard if they want to become division champions again. In 2021, they took this honor by just one win ahead of the Cardinalsand once again the divisional matchups will play an important role in this bet.
NFC Champions (+450)
The Rams start as the second-favorite team to win the conference championship title, something they achieved in 2021 by defeating the 49ers. First, they had to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the divisional round, who are now the favorites to win the National Conference in 2022,and the bookmakers believe that this is a clash that could happen again in the postseason.
Rams win Super Bowl (+1100)
After the first two weeks of preseason, nothing has changed, and the Rams remain the fourth favorite team to win the Super Bowl. However, this will not be an easy task, and the fact that no team has repeated championships since the Patriots in 2004 and 2005 underscores how difficult it is to accomplish this feat.
Matthew Stafford wins MVP: (+1400)
Matthew Stafford’s odds to win NFL MVP have been updated, and now the Rams quarterback is the seventh most likely player to win according to bookmakers.If he wants to live up to these expectations, he will need to perform as well as he did last season, while also avoiding injuries.
Cooper Kupp wins MVP: (+5000)
The odds on Kupp to take the MVP have also been updated from +8000 to +5000, which is still quite high.
One has to wonder if Kupp will be able to achieve this feat, because if he finished third in MVP voting in 2021 after winning the triple crown among receivers… What will it take to win the award?
Because of this, Kupp will have a tough time beating out a quarterback for the award and becoming not only the first player other than a quarterback to win the MVP since Adrian Peterson in 2012, but also the first in history to do so playing wide receiver.
