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When the Patriots (6-6) travel to Los Angeles to play the Rams (8-4) to open NFL Week 14 on 'Thursday Night Football' (8:20 p.m. ET, Fox, NFL Network, Amazon Prime Video), they will look to keep improving their AFC wild-card hopes. Meanwhile, the Rams will be focused on making sure they remain in first place in the NFC West.
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The game is a Super Bowl 53 rematch, in which the Patriots defeated the Rams 13-3. With the Patriots coming off a 45-0 shutout of the Chargers and the Rams playing excellent defense with Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey, the sequel should also be a rather low-scoring slugfest.
Bill Beiichick and Sean McVay are two of the NFL's best coaches and both teams will be well prepared for a short-week affair.
Here's everything to know about betting on Patriots vs.Rams in Week 14, including updated odds, trends and our expert's prediction for 'Thursday Night Football.'
Patriots vs. Rams odds
- Spread: Patriots by 5
- Over/under: 45
- Point spread odds: Patriots +205, Rams -245
The Patriots have some momentum with the big Chargers win in the same stadium in Los Angeles. The Rams smashed the Cardinals on the road, whom the Patriots handled well in Week 12. This is an unusual line between field goal and TD, but that makes this an easier game to navigate.
Patriots vs. Rams all-time series
The Patriots lead the rivalry 9-5. That includes two Super Bowl wins after the 2001 and 2018 seasons. The Patriots have won six straight in the series. Before then, the Rams won four consecutive games going back to 1989.
Three trends to know
— 94 percent of spread bettors like the Rams to win by a touchdown or more as the better overall team with a stronger defense.
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— 85 percent of over/under bettors think the point total is too low despite the presence of two red-hot defenses.
— The Patriots are 6-6 against the spread this season. The Rams are 8-4 against the spread this season. The Patriots and Rams have seen their totals go over only four times each.
Three things to watch
Cam Newton vs. Aaron Donald
Newton is at his best being able to stand tall in the pocket and do some power-rushing up the middle as the Patriots' starting quarterback. What do betting odds mean uk. With their limited receivers, the Patriots want to avoid Newton throwing too much, leaning on his running and those of his backs. If the Rams stop the run, the Patriots would need to find a way to soften things up, putting pressure on Newton to make some big pass plays downfield.
Jared Goff vs. the Patriots' defense
The Patriots will likely work to take away wide receiver Cooper Kupp first away from Goff, forcing him to spread the ball around and the Rams to win by being more effective on the ground with a rushing committee now led by rookie Cam Akers. Goff has been up-and-down all season.
Jalen Ramsey vs. Stephon Gilmore
The Rams have their brash shutdown corner in Ramsey. The Patriots have their reigning NFL defensive player of the year at the position in Glimore. Gilmore will likely be charged with covering Robert Woods, while Ramsey likely won't travel with no true Patriots No. 1.
The game is a Super Bowl 53 rematch, in which the Patriots defeated the Rams 13-3. With the Patriots coming off a 45-0 shutout of the Chargers and the Rams playing excellent defense with Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey, the sequel should also be a rather low-scoring slugfest.
Bill Beiichick and Sean McVay are two of the NFL's best coaches and both teams will be well prepared for a short-week affair.
Here's everything to know about betting on Patriots vs.Rams in Week 14, including updated odds, trends and our expert's prediction for 'Thursday Night Football.'
Patriots vs. Rams odds
- Spread: Patriots by 5
- Over/under: 45
- Point spread odds: Patriots +205, Rams -245
The Patriots have some momentum with the big Chargers win in the same stadium in Los Angeles. The Rams smashed the Cardinals on the road, whom the Patriots handled well in Week 12. This is an unusual line between field goal and TD, but that makes this an easier game to navigate.
Patriots vs. Rams all-time series
The Patriots lead the rivalry 9-5. That includes two Super Bowl wins after the 2001 and 2018 seasons. The Patriots have won six straight in the series. Before then, the Rams won four consecutive games going back to 1989.
Three trends to know
— 94 percent of spread bettors like the Rams to win by a touchdown or more as the better overall team with a stronger defense.
Gallery: NFL injury replacements who went on to became stars (Yardbarker)
— 85 percent of over/under bettors think the point total is too low despite the presence of two red-hot defenses.
— The Patriots are 6-6 against the spread this season. The Rams are 8-4 against the spread this season. The Patriots and Rams have seen their totals go over only four times each.
Three things to watch
Cam Newton vs. Aaron Donald
Newton is at his best being able to stand tall in the pocket and do some power-rushing up the middle as the Patriots' starting quarterback. What do betting odds mean uk. With their limited receivers, the Patriots want to avoid Newton throwing too much, leaning on his running and those of his backs. If the Rams stop the run, the Patriots would need to find a way to soften things up, putting pressure on Newton to make some big pass plays downfield.
Jared Goff vs. the Patriots' defense
The Patriots will likely work to take away wide receiver Cooper Kupp first away from Goff, forcing him to spread the ball around and the Rams to win by being more effective on the ground with a rushing committee now led by rookie Cam Akers. Goff has been up-and-down all season.
Jalen Ramsey vs. Stephon Gilmore
The Rams have their brash shutdown corner in Ramsey. The Patriots have their reigning NFL defensive player of the year at the position in Glimore. Gilmore will likely be charged with covering Robert Woods, while Ramsey likely won't travel with no true Patriots No. 1.
Stat that matters
291.3. That's how many total yards of offense on average the Rams give up per game, second in the NFL. The Patriots are No. 22 in total offense. Nothing has to give there. This is a brutal matchup for Newton and all of New England, so there will be more of an emphasis to win via big plays on defense and special teams like the Patriots did last week in Los Angeles.
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Patriots vs. Rams prediction
This feels like another ugly game with little offense. The Rams still have more legitimate skill players and will have a steady, balanced game plan with McVay. The Patriots will scheme to keep the game close despite Newton's struggles, but they simply won't find enough offense to win and reward their defense again.
Rams 20, Patriots 13
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Most weeks, that slogan would be appropriate for the New England Patriots' opponents. This week, however, it's what wide receiver Julian Edelman is rolling with as the Patriots enter the AFC Championship Game as underdogs against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Edelman and the Patriots are consensus 3-point underdogs against the top-seeded Chiefs -- the first time that New England, with quarterback Tom Brady, has been an underdog since Week 2 of the 2015 season against the Buffalo Bills.
The last time the Patriots were underdogs entering a playoff game was January 2014, when they went to Denver and lost to Peyton Manning and the Broncos.
The Patriots have apparently noticed the anomaly. And they're jumping on the opportunity to use it to their advantage.
Edelman posted a hype video Wednesday on his Twitter account with the accompanying hashtag #BETAGAINSTUS. He followed with a link selling T-shirts that say 'Bet Against Us' in a silhouette of the Patriots logo.
Edelman was unavailable for comment Wednesday during an open locker room.
Calling the Patriots underdogs almost seems like an oxymoron considering their overwhelming success in recent years. This is their eighth straight AFC Championship Game appearance, and they are looking to reach their third straight Super Bowl and fourth in five years.
Brady was asked Wednesday about what it feels like to be underdogs several days after saying 'everybody thinks we suck and can't win any games' following a 41-28 divisional-round demolition of the Los Angeles Chargers.
He began with a shoulder shrug and a smile.
'Doesn't change much for us,' Brady said. 'It shows you, kind of, what people would think of what our chances are. That is about it.
'No more added comments,' he added with a big smile.
Does it at least provide added motivation for a team so used to being the hunted?
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'If you're not motivated this week, you've got major problems,' Brady said. 'This is the week where you shouldn't have to put everything extra in. This is what it's all about. You sign up any chance you get to play in an AFC Championship Game. I don't care where, when, time, cold, weather, rain, blood. Don't matter.'
The latter part of the response mirrored the message of coach Bill Belichick earlier in the day.
Chiefs edge rusher Justin Houston laughed at the notion of the Patriots sucking or being looked at as underdogs.
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'Yes, I think [Brady's] just trying to get himself and everybody else over there fired up,' Houston told reporters Wednesday. 'Everybody knows it's the Patriots. It's their eighth year of winning, making it to the AFC Championship. I think it's for himself and the Patriots.' Best nfl picks week 9.
Regardless, it's not going to earn them any extra points Sunday or special treatment this week. It's business as usual in Foxborough.
'Bill doesn't treat us any different if we're underdogs or favorites or any of that,' Patriots safety Devin McCourty said. 'It's all about just being ready to go out there and win a football game.'
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Only this time if they win it can be viewed as an upset. But as Edelman's T-shirts note, doubt them at your own peril.
