There may not be a game between two more evenly matched teams this weekend than the one between the Los Angeles Rams and New Orleans Saints on Sunday afternoon. Both teams are legitimate Super Bowl contenders and the favorites to win their divisions, which makes this a huge game for each side.
Picking a winner is difficult, though. The Rams are only favored by 1.5 points at home, so the oddsmakers don’t see it being a huge scoring gap. Experts are leaning the Rams’ way with more than two-thirds taking L.A.
According to NFL Pick Watch, 69 percent of experts are picking the Rams to win straight-up. That’s a significant amount, but it’s not as high of a number as some other games. Including Thursday night’s game, there were five contests where 99% or 100% of experts picked one team.
The Rams are 2-1 in their last three games against the Saints, including last season’s NFC championship game. They lost to New Orleans in Week 9 last year, but only one total point separates these two teams over their last three games; New Orleans has outscored the Rams 88-87.
