Line on the move in Rams-Skins Game
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Spread) – The Rams are coming off a 52-0 win over the Raiders and face a struggling Redskins team in D.C. today. Why could this game be a trap for St. Louis?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Redskins are currently a 2.5-point home underdog against the Rams while the over/under total is currently sitting at 44 points. What’s interesting here is the line movement, as the Rams opened as a 1-point favorite before the spread jumped to 3. But despite over 70% of public backers betting the Rams, the line has moved down to 2.5.
The reason might be because the wiseguys realize this might be a trap game, or a contest that looks great on one side only for things to unravel for bettors in what should have been a great play. One thing to keep in mind if you’re betting this game is that even though the matchup favors an ascending team in the Rams against a mess of a Washington squad, St. Louis has yet to win back-to-back games this season. Laying points on the road team doesn’t make a ton of sense, even given the matchup.
The Rams are 1-4 against the spread in their last five games following a straight up win, 1-5 ATS in their last six games in Week 14 and 3-13 ATS in their last 16 games after allowing less than 250 total yards in their previous game. They’re also 2-5 ATS in their last seven games following an ATS win.
St. Louis backers beware.
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