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Atlanta Falcons vs. Los Angeles Rams Betting Odds, Analysis, NFL Pick
- Updated: December 9, 2016
The Atlanta Falcons aren’t known as road warriors, but they are 8-3 straight up and 9-2 against the spread over their last 11 trips to the West Coast. The Falcons hope for more success out West when they travel to Los Angeles to play those re-transplanted but same old Rams on Sunday.
Point spread: The Falcons opened as 4.5-point favorites; the total was 46 early in the week, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. (Line updates and matchup report)
NFL pick, via OddsShark computer: 26.8-17.8 Falcons (NFL picks on every game)
Why the Falcons can cover the spread
Atlanta had won three of four but came up one crazy play short in a 29-28 loss to Kansas City last week. The Falcons grabbed an early 7-0 lead on the Chiefs but then gave up 27 of the game’s next 36 points to fall down by 11 after three quarters. Atlanta then scored twice to take a one-point lead, but Matt Ryan threw a pick on a two-point conversion, and Eric Berry took it back 100 yards to give Kansas City the lead again.
The Falcons then allowed the Chiefs to run the last …
