Henry Roldán
The Raiders and the Rams, two teams who were early favorites to make the playoffs but are now far from it, square off in Thursday Night Football to kick off Week 14 of the NFL season.
The Las Vegas team has won three games in a row after defeating the Chargers 20-27 last weekend, while Los Angeles, the defending champions, have a string of six losses after being beaten 27-23 by the Seahawks.
Without further ado, at JefeBet we bring you the best preview of the Las Vegas Raiders vs Los Angeles Rams match.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the Buffalo Bills vs Los Angeles Rams NFL Week 14 Game on December 8, 2022
- Where: SoFi Stadium – Inglewood, California.
- When: Thursday, December 8, 2022, 8:15 PM E.T.
Odds provided by BetMGM.
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Betting on the Las Vegas Raiders
With three straight victories that put them two games outside of the final AFC wild card, the Las Vegas team appears to have somewhat bounced back late in the season.
The Raiders’ offense started to get off to a much better start with a more accurate Derek Carr and some really impressive ground work from Josh Jacobs. In their winning streak, they have surpassed 400 total yards in each win and already rank as the ninth team with the most points scored, totaling 292.
Additionally, they are eighth in terms of throwing touchdowns with 20, and with three consecutive games of over 100 running yards, they rank second in terms of average yards per rush (5.2). However, the difference in Vegas’ performance has come from the improvement in their defense. In addition to only giving up more than 20 points once during this streak, they did not concede more than 100 rushing yards in any game, and no opponent managed to add more than 400 total yards.
The team’s poor defensive performance against the pass, where they rank third in average net yards per throw allowed (7.0), and fifth in terms of touchdowns received (20), was made up for by this last record.
Betting on the Los Angeles Rams
With six straight defeats and the worst start to a season for a defending champion in league history, the Rams’ title defense is just days away from coming to an end.
Los Angeles’ main problem this season is their poor offensive performance, not only because of Matthew Stafford’s inconsistencies, but also because of the high number of turnovers and the poor performance on the ground.
The Rams will not count on Stafford and Cooper Kupp, both injured, to improve on their fourth-lowest scoring output of 201 points. Moreover,no one averages fewer yards per play than they do at 4.7, and they are fifth in passing yards with 19.
On the defensive side, the Rams are not the insurmountable wall they were last year, but their numbers are still above the league average. Beyond some problems with the defense against the pass, and the fact that in the last four games they haven’t allowed less than 26 points, they are the fourth team that concedes the least yards per rush with an average of 3.9, and they allow opponents to score on 43.2% of their red-zone trips, the second best figure in the league..
JefeBet Prediction
The Raiders still have a slim chance to make the playoffs, and encouraged by their good streak, they won’t waste any time when they visit the Rams, who are both physically and morally battered by their inability to successfully defend their championship.
Vegas’ passing attack with Carr and Davante Adams looks to perform well against a struggling secondary, while an improved defense should have no trouble against a weak and unresponsive offense.
Prediction: Raiders to win (LV 27 – LA 20).
