NFC Championship Las Vegas Odds & Expert Picks: Los Angeles Rams vs New Orleans Saints

by Liev Jackson

Rematch Time! New Orleans Hosts LA Rams for NFC Championship

Time: 3:05 PM ET

Date: Sunday, January 20, 2019

Where: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Watch on: FOX

Spread: New Orleans -3

Moneyline: New Orleans -155

Total O/U: 57

Rams & Saints Lines History

The New Orleans Saints beat the Los Angeles Rams in week nine, 45-35 and that win is the difference in being able to host the NFC championship. Now we’ll see if it helps propel them to their second ever Super Bowl appearance and first since 2009.

The Saints got off to a sluggish start on both sides of the ball last week against the Eagles. They trailed 14-0 before the first quarter was over. But defense and special teams stepped up with massive plays in the second quarter that swung the momentum and the offense did just enough to propel the team to a 20-14 win.

It was the fourth time in their last six games that the once explosive offense seemed to be brought down to earth. They’ve scored 20 points or less in those four games. They did put up 420 yards and that was their most in seven weeks.

They may need to open things up as they face a Rams team that was dominant in taking down the Cowboys last week. Los Angeles beat them 30-22 and put up 459 yards in a game that they were in control of the game from the second quarter onwards.

The Cowboys had no answer for the dual running threat of CJ Anderson and Todd Gurley and at this time of year, having two fresh backs able to pound the ball like that and open up opportunities for an explosive passing game could be hard to beat.

The Rams run defense has been shaky this year, but they did a great job against Ezekiel Elliott. Now they’ll need to do the same against the Saints dual threat of Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram.

They should be helped by the fact that three of the Saints offensive lineman are playing through serious injuries.

Gm# Team Opener Bovada MyBookie BOnline 311 LA Rams 56½ 57 56½ 56½ 312 New Orleans -3½ -3-115 -3-115 -3-115 Moneyline +148/-170 +135/-155 +145/-170 +147/-167

Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints 14-3 Won 3 35 8-7-2 32.76 23.88 8.88 4-3-2 4-4 8-8-1 6-2-1 2-6 Report Record Streak Last Meeting ATS Offense Defense Diff. ATS Home ATS Away O/U Record O/U Home O/U Away Injuries 14-3 Won 1 45 10-7 30.82 21.59 9.23 4-5 6-2 7-10 5-4 2-6 Report

LA Rams:

LA Rams is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games

LA Rams is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games

LA Rams is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Rams's last 6 games on the road

LA Rams is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games when playing New Orleans

LA Rams is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New Orleans

LA Rams is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against New Orleans

The total has gone OVER in 5 of LA Rams's last 6 games when playing on the road against New Orleans

New Orleans:

New Orleans is 10-5 ATS in its last 15 games

New Orleans is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games

New Orleans is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans's last 8 games

New Orleans is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games at home

New Orleans is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing LA Rams

New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Rams

New Orleans is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against LA Rams

The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing at home against LA Rams

The Bottom Line: New Orleans is -3 point favorites and the over/under is 57 points. I think the Rams are a little bit better than the Saints at both lines of scrimmage, but New Orleans has the edge at quarterback and in the secondary. That should make the difference in a close win. The Pick: Saints 28-27.

Liev NFL Prediction: LA Rams +3

Total O/U: Under 57

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