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Miami Dolphins vs. Los Angeles Rams Betting Odds, Analysis, NFL Pick
- Updated: November 17, 2016
With great help from the Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott, rookie quarterbacks are 14-14 straight up and 16-12 against the spread as starters in the NFL this season. The Los Angeles Rams will take those odds as they give rookie Jared Goff his first NFL start Sunday against the surging Miami Dolphins at Memorial Coliseum.
Point spread: This game opened as a pick’em; the total was 41 early in the week, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report)
NFL pick, via Odds Shark computer: 22.9-18.0 Rams (NFL picks on every game)
Why the Dolphins can cover the spread
The Dolphins just won a game on the West Coast, beating the Chargers in San Diego last week 31-24 as four-point underdogs. The team then stayed in Southern California this week, to avoid back-to-back cross-country flights.
Miami spotted the Chargers the first 10 points of the game, rallied to take a lead in the third quarter, then ultimately won the game when linebacker Kiko Alonso pulled off a 60-yard pick-six with one minute left to go. A few moments later, the Dolphins picked off San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers for the fourth …
