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11/11/2007 1:33:33 AM
Bet on NFL – Saints Will Bury Rams
By Russell Edward
The St. Louis Rams were the pick of many to win the weakest division in football, the NFC West, at the start of the year. Now, halfway through the 2007 NFL betting season, many are wondering if this squad will even register a win. Not only have they lost each of their first eight games of the year, but they have only managed to cover the NFL betting spread in just one of those contests.
St. Louis Rams +11.5 at New Orleans Saints –11.5
Going on the road to visit a New Orleans Saints team that has quickly pieced together what could be a very good season after a disastrous 0-4 start, the Rams are not very likely to get their first victory this Sunday. Covering the 11.5-point spread in this game might, however, be within reach, but St. Louis will have to completely buy in head coach Scott Linehan’s mantra during this past bye week that the season is starting anew.
This will be the Rams’ fifth road game of the year. If the other games they have played away from home are any indication, the Saints will easily improve to 5-4. Away from their home dome, the Rams have failed to register more than seven points against any foe. They have been outscored on the road by a total score of 114-19, and although one of the teams that have taken advantage of them is known for its offense (Dallas), the other three (Baltimore, Seattle and Tampa Bay) are, by any stretch of the imagination, not.
It appears that running back Steven Jackson will be back for this game after suffering yet another injury against Cleveland in their last game. Prior to that, the man who accounted for 2,334 yards from scrimmage for St. Louis last year had missed four games with a groin injury. If the offensive line can protect quarterback Marc Bulger – a big if – and create the odd hole for Jackson to tear through, this Rams offense can still make some big noise. The injuries that had kept most every big-name player except Torry Holt off the field much of the season, are mostly healed.
This game will come down to the confidence of one team over another, big time. The Rams can talk all they want about starting a new season, but the Saints actually did start a new season…four games ago. This week, they will romp to their fifth straight win over an overmatched Rams squad.
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