NFL Betting – St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers
The St. Louis Rams will play the San Francisco 49ers at 4:05 PM on Sunday, 1st of December 2013. The San Francisco 49ers stepped up their game last week and are expected to further advance when Michael Crabtree gets back in the game, making his season debut against the St. Louis Rams.
Pro Football Betting Lines Courtesy Of BetOnline NFL American Sportsbook
The NFL Betting lines opened up with The San Francisco 49ers listed as the -9 point favorites, the total was listed at 43. After looking at BetOnline Pro Football Betting Site for US Players live lines we can see that The San Francisco 49ers are laying seven points on The Rams. The Over/Under Bettors are seeing the total listed at 39.5.
St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers Overview
LOOK AT THE ST. LOUIS RAMS (5-6)
At this moment the postseason looks like an impossible task for the Rams, although St. Louis is coming off from a two consecutive wins against Indianapolis and Chicago (combining margin 80-29). Despite their weak results throughout the season, their defensive end Robert Quinn is still not ready to give up that easily, acknowledging his team’s strengths, especially in the talent and coach department, lifting the faith in his team.
Kellen Clemens proved himself as a good substitution for the injured Sam Bradford and his stats with a 100.5 pass rating adding four TDs and no interceptions in the last three weeks speak for themselves. Benny Cunningham, Zac Stacy and Tavon Austin, the three rookies, helped Clemens a lot last week with them combining 261 rushing yards and three TDs out of 26 attempts. Austin presented himself as a great playmaker coming from West Virginia, joining only Jim Brown and Gale Sayers as players with 4 fifty-plus yards touchdowns in two games.
LOOK AT THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (7-4)
Colin Kaepernick passed for 3 touchdowns in an impressive 27-6 win against Washington. This win ended an uncharacteristic losing streak for the 49ers spanning over two games, getting them back on track as they battle for their playoff place with 5 weeks left in the season. The 49ers occupy last place in the league in passing yards with only 173.5 per game, so it is obvious that they are happy to see Crabtree return against the Rams. Crabtree’s last season record of 85 catches completing 1,105 yards and adding 9 touchdowns, which were all team highs, say how much of a key player he is for this team.
On the other hand, Frank Gore seems to be slowly loosing his game. The 30-year-old RB has averaged 4.0 yards or more just once in the last 6 games. The 49ers’ defense played well last week against Washington, allowing only 190 yards and Justin Smith, Aldon Smith and Ahmad Brooks getting a couple of sacks.
BEST BET PREDICTION
The 49ers look like the better team at the moment, especially after an impressive MNF win which should give them enough boost in their confidence to grab another win against the Rams who, in all fairness, are starting to get used to their back-up quarterback Clemmens. However, the 49ers’ defense is looking like an elite squad at the moment and could hold Rams’ offense back this week. With this in mind, the best pro football bet for tonight could be San Francisco covering the -8.5 spread.
