Those yardage averages would be enough to hit the OVER on the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook’s props board for total gross passing yardage (219.5) and total rushing yards (35.5).
Bettors will want to look before they jump, though.
In spite of their 1-3 record, the Rams are allowing the fewest passing yards per game in the NFL (192). They’ve only played four games, so the sample is still small enough to have been skewed by a fluky game or two. However, they did hold the Philadelphia Eagles’ Nick Foles to 207 passing yards (averaging 276) and Tony Romo to 217 through the air (averaging 252).
Of course, their inability to stop the run (4.9 yards per carry) may be discouraging teams from taking to the air, but whatever the reason(s), bettors will probably want to avoid betting a significant sum on Kaepernick going OVER 219.5 gross passing yards.
49ERS-RAMS PROPS
FIRST SCORE OF THE GAME WILL BE: TOUCHDOWN -160 ANY OTHER SCORE +140
TOTAL GROSS PASSING YARDS BY: COLIN KAEPERNICK (SF) OVER 219.5 -110 UNDER 219.5 -110
TOTAL TOUCHDOWN PASSES BY: COLIN KAEPERNICK (SF) OVER 1.5 EVEN UNDER 1.5 -120
TOTAL RUSHING YARDS BY: COLIN KAEPERNICK (SF) OVER 35.5 -110 UNDER 35.5 -110
WILL FRANK GORE (SF) SCORE A TOUCHDOWN? YES EVEN NO -120
TOTAL COMPLETIONS BY: AUSTIN DAVIS (STL) OVER 21.5 -110 UNDER 21.5 -110
TOTAL TOUCHDOWN PASSES BY: AUSTIN DAVIS (STL) OVER 1.5 +110 UNDER 1.5 -130
TOTAL QB SACKS BY: BOTH TEAMS OVER 4.5 -110 UNDER 4.5 -110TOTAL POINTS BY: 49ERS OVER 23.5 -110 UNDER 23.5 -110
TOTAL POINTS BY: RAMS OVER 20.0 -110 UNDER 20.0 -110
PLAYERS MUST PLAY FOR ACTION, NO PARLAYS
For additional analysis and The Linemakers’ pick, check out Mike Wilkening’s 49ers-Rams preview. Also, Warren Sharp has a play on Monday night’s total.
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