San Francisco vs L.A. Rams on 10/30 by blackwiseguy
31
FINAL
14
Game L.A. Rams
-1½ +102
LOSS
Loss 5
Handicapper Analysis
0
These two Golden Staters just don't get along. Nope. Not after the Rams ended the 49ers' season last year and not after the 49ers have beaten the Rams seven straight times in the regular season. And as Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald famously said, "We don't like them. They don't like us." Yep, it's that simple.
These two last faced off four Mondays ago when the 49ers put a boa constrictor's grip on the Rams' offense in a 24-9 squashing. San Francisco harassed and harangued Matthew Stafford as the Rams were held without a touchdown and amassed just 257 yards of offense.
It's widely known that the Niners have dominated this series in the regular season, winning seven straight matchups vs. the Rams going back four years. But the Niners also are coming off a bruising 44-23 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs that was the marquee game in the NFL last Sunday. Arrrrgh.
In my preview for the last game between these two four Mondays ago, I talked about San Francisco's "dormant offense." And to be fair, they were coming off a dreadful 11-10 loss to Denver. But now the offense looks much different with the addition of McCaffrey, the emergence of Brandon Aiyuk (15 catches, 165 yards in the last two games), and the running of Wilson. Something tells me this will be a different team down the stretch.
And that's good because the 49ers are off to their second straight 3-4 start to a season, but they are a team worth keeping an eye on as a dark horse when January rolls around. The 49ers already beat the Rams once this week in winning the McCaffrey sweepstakes, now I think they're about to add insult to injury.
These two last faced off four Mondays ago when the 49ers put a boa constrictor's grip on the Rams' offense in a 24-9 squashing. San Francisco harassed and harangued Matthew Stafford as the Rams were held without a touchdown and amassed just 257 yards of offense.
It's widely known that the Niners have dominated this series in the regular season, winning seven straight matchups vs. the Rams going back four years. But the Niners also are coming off a bruising 44-23 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs that was the marquee game in the NFL last Sunday. Arrrrgh.
In my preview for the last game between these two four Mondays ago, I talked about San Francisco's "dormant offense." And to be fair, they were coming off a dreadful 11-10 loss to Denver. But now the offense looks much different with the addition of McCaffrey, the emergence of Brandon Aiyuk (15 catches, 165 yards in the last two games), and the running of Wilson. Something tells me this will be a different team down the stretch.
And that's good because the 49ers are off to their second straight 3-4 start to a season, but they are a team worth keeping an eye on as a dark horse when January rolls around. The 49ers already beat the Rams once this week in winning the McCaffrey sweepstakes, now I think they're about to add insult to injury.
