Hiram Moreno
One of the last games to be played during Sunday’s NFL Week 17 will be the Rams vs Chargers, in a new edition of this rivalry between Los Angeles teams.
The last four meetings between the two franchises have been fairly even, with each team having two wins in that span, and while things appear to be tilted in favor of the Chargers this time around, would they be able to take the win?
At JefeBet we tell you our prediction for this Los Angeles Rams vs Los Angeles Chargers, as well as show you odds, each team preview and much more information for this game.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the Rams vs Chargers Predictions, NFL Week 17 Game on January 1, 2023.
- Where: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
- When: Sunday, January 1, 2023, 4:25 PM E.T.
Odds provided by BetMGM.
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Betting on the Los Angeles Rams
The Rams have had one of the worst campaigns for a defending champion in the NFL, and the team that won the last Super Bowl will be unable to defend their crown, as they find themselves without a chance to go to the postseason.
Everything has worked against the Rams this season, as injuries have been added to the drop of certain players’ performances, the most important of those being the one of their starting quarterback Matthew Stafford and the one of the wide receiver Cooper Kupp, MVP of the last Super Bowl.
Despite this, the Rams have managed to win two of the four games they played in December, with the last of those being an incredible win against the Denver Broncos by 51-14. In this game their backup quarterback, Baker Mayfield, threw two touchdown passes, so the team will arrive to this Rams vs Chargers game full of confidence despite the fact that there is nothing at stake anymore for them.
Betting on the Los Angeles Chargers
The last few weeks of the NFL regular season are usually a nail-biter for many teams,but the Chargers have made this one more bearable after a 20-3 win over the Colts in the previous week, a week that has seen them take a two-game distance from the teams chasing a wildcard ticket in the AFC.
This allows them to take a lot of pressure off their shoulders, as well as extend their positive streak to three consecutive wins, a period in which their defense excelled by allowing less than 20 points to each of their opponents during that stretch.
The defense taking a step forward at this stage of the season is crucial to their postseason aspirations, as the team has shown throughout the campaign that it has plenty of offensive material, especially from Justin Herbert, as the Chargers average the third most yards through the air per game in the NFL with 274.2, and Herbert himself is third in the league in total passing yards with 4254.
JefeBet Prediction
The Rams may have picked their head up in December, but their two wins they attained during that month came against questionable opponents, the Raiders and the Broncos, two teams that are far from contending for anything this campaign.
Now, they will have to face a completely different team, one that will be eager to complete their passage to the next round of the campaign in front of their fans. In addition, the Chargers’ good aerial game could pose a problem for the Rams, whose main weakness on defense is against the pass, allowing an average of 226.5 yards per game in this way.
In addition, those who like trends will surely know that both franchises have alternated between wins and losses in the last four meetings, the last of which was won by the Rams (22-29).
Prediction: Los Angeles Chargers Spread (LAR 16 – LAC 27).
