It’s been a great month of December for the Rams. They are 4-0 for the month, and they went from two games out in the NFC West to sole possession of the first place.
They also learned that even when Matthew Stafford is off, as he was in Week 16, they can still play winning football. Now they enter Week 17 looking to stay on top of the division and secure one of the top playoff seeds.
All odds via BetPrep updated 9 a.m. ET on Dec. 29.
Matthew Stafford Vs. Baltimore Ravens
The Prop: Matthew Stafford Passing Yards
The Odds: Over 307.5 yards (-115)/Under 307.5 yards (-115)
Matthew Stafford is coming off his worst game of the season, and the Baltimore Ravens defense is coming off one of its worst games ever. Advantage, Stafford.
The Rams offense might be getting Cam Akers back for this game, while the Ravens lost yet another member of its secondary to injury. Advantage, Stafford.
The Rams are winners of four straight games and have clinched a playoff berth. The Ravens have lost four straight and now rank 10th in the AFC. Advantage, Stafford.
Stafford is averaging 289.3 passing yards per game, and the Ravens rank last in the NFL, allowing 280.5 passing yards per game.
Take the OVER.
Cooper Kupp Vs. Baltimore Ravens
The Prop: Cooper Kupp Receiving Yards
The Odds: Over 112.5 yards (-114)/Under 112.5 yards (-118)
Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp has become almost as reliable to hit the weekly over as Colts running back Jonathan Taylor, but 112.5 is a huge number, even for the league’s leading receiver.
Or is it?
He would have finished under last week with 109 yards. But that was against a much better Vikings secondary than what Baltimore is able to patch together at this point in the season. And Kupp has gone over 112 yards eight times this season, including each of the three weeks prior to last week’s game at Minnesota.
Appreciate what @CooperKupp is doing this season.
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— NFL (@NFL) December 22, 2021
No matter what, Stafford is going to target Kupp – he has 177 targets on the season – and that means the yards will keep coming. Look for Kupp to go OVER against the Ravens.
Odell Beckham Jr. Vs. Baltimore Ravens
The Prop: Odell Beckham, Jr. Receiving Touchdowns
The Odds: Over 0.5 yards (-103)/Under 0.5 yards (-127)
When Odell Beckham Jr. first came over to the Rams, it looked like he might not regain his old form and that maybe it was a wasted pickup. That first game, he has two catches for 18 yards, and he generally looked lost.
His yardage totals still aren’t huge, but he’s become one of the best red-zone targets in the NFL, catching touchdown passes in four of the last five games – only missing in the 20-10 win over Seattle when he received just three targets.
Against this beat-up and porous secondary, you have to like OBJ to get yet another touchdown and make it five of six games. Take the OVER.