December 12, 2024
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How to wager on Sunday Night Football’s Week 1 showdown between the Rams and Lions.

Matt Stafford returns to Detroit with the Los Angeles Rams, while Jared Goff aims to maintain his home domination at Ford Field. The quarterback swap has benefited both clubs, with the Rams winning the Super Bowl in 2022 and the Detroit Lions reaching the Conference Championship for the first time in seven years last season, defeating the Rams in the Wild Card stage along the way.

The Lions are a youthful club with plenty of talent, including stud wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, running back combination David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, and Sam LaPorta, last year’s breakout rookie tight end.

The Rams are hoping for another good season from their own breakout rookie, Puka Nacua, and they bring back Cooper Kupp, a healthy experienced pass-catcher. Kyren Williams, a running back, should improve on his late-season breakout from 2023.

The Lions defense, led by edge player Aiden Hutchinson, could improve this season.The Lions allowed the most passing yards per game during the second half of the season.

The Rams’ defense may struggle this season without Aaron Donald. In the second half of last season, the Rams struggled against the pass, allowing the seventh-most passing yards per game.

It should come as no surprise that this game total is the highest of the week.

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Moneyline

Total

51 (Over -108/Under -112)

Rams vs. Lions How to Watch

Date: Sunday September 8, 2024

Game Time: 8:20 pm EST

Venue: Ford Field

How to Watch: NBC

Rams Record: 0-0

Lions  Record: 0-0

Lions  vs. Rams Betting Trends

Detroit Lions and Rams have each won one game since the Stafford/Goff trade.

The home team won in each of those games

The away team covered in each of those games

The Lions went 8-2 last season as home favorite

The Rams went 2-5 as away underdog

Detroit’s game totals went over 65% of the time in 2023

The Rams went over the game total 50% of the time

Rams vs. Lions Injury Reports

Rams  Injury Report

Rams vs. Lions Key Players to Watch

Los Angeles Rams

Cooper Kupp: Keep an eye on Cooper Kupp, who performed well in preseason and should be healthy to begin the season. He should appear with Nacua possibly favoring his knee. Kupp scored 20 touchdowns in his last totally healthy season. In 2023, the Lions allowed the third-most touchdowns to opposing wideouts, with Kupp scoring four in his last five games.

Detroit Lions

Jared Goff has been lights-out at home.In 2023, he averaged 280 passing yards per game at Ford Field and scored 19 touchdown passes.Look for Goff to continue his performance in what should be a shootout, according to DraftKings’ game totals.

Rams vs. Lions Prediction and Pick

The Lions will win this contest, but it should be close.

Matt Stafford has two of the best receiving threats in the game, and Kyren Williams is a force on the ground. The Lions surrendered the most passing yards and touchdowns in the second half of the season. Expect both quarterbacks to air it out, and this should be a high-scoring game.

Pick: Rams +3.5 (-115)

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