Anytime a team goes on the road and wins by a score of 51-17, they’re almost certain to be favorites the following week at home. That’s exactly what’s happened to the Rams after crushing the Giants at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

As a result of their 34-point win and newfound place as one of the NFC’s elite, they opened as 11-point favorites over the Texans in Week 10. It’s just the second time since 2004 that the Rams have been double-digit favorites with the only other time coming in 2013 against the Jaguars when they were also favored by 11 points.

The fact that Houston doesn’t have Deshaun Watson plays a huge role in this spread. With Tom Savage at the helm, the Texans don’t stand much of a chance against a Rams team that’s playing at an extremely high level. Add in the fact that they haven’t played at the Coliseum in a month and the home crowd is almost certain to be fired up.

Considering the way L.A. has played the past two times out – it outscored the Cardinals and Giants 84-17 – it wouldn’t be a surprise to see them cover the 11-point spread. This is uncharted territory for the Rams, too.

From 1999-2004, they were favored by at least 10 points 27 times. Since then, it’s only happened once. Sunday will obviously be the second time, as long as the line holds up throughout the week, which it will.

The Rams have been firing on all cylinders this season, already scoring 39 more points than they had all of last season in half as many games. This team is legit, and Sunday’s betting line proves Vegas believes the same thing.