Rams at Raiders MNF Week 1 Lines & Betting Pick
When: Monday, Sept. 10, 10:20 PM ET Where: Oakland Coliseum TV: ESPN Opening NFL Lines: Rams -3 (49.5)Last Meeting
Normally, I would have a regular-season meeting between the Rams and Raiders here but that was four years ago. These teams played in Week 2 of this preseason and the Rams won 19-15 at home. Rookie John Kelly rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown for the Rams. Chris Warren rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders. But both teams rested nearly all of their presumptive starters and used no significant parts of their playbook because they didn’t want to show their hand for Week 1. So, take nothing from that game basically.Why Bet on LA Rams?
It sounds as if arguably the best defensive player in the NFL, reigning Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald, will be back with the team for Week 1. He held out all of preseason and camp looking to become the highest-paid defender in NFL history. By the time you read this, he probably will be. Offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth and receiver Robert Woods recently agreed to restructure their contracts, creating about $7 million in cap space. The only reason for them to do that is so the team has enough cap room to sign Donald. A first-round pick in 2014, Donald is entering the final season of his rookie deal and is scheduled to earn $6.9 million. To this point in the NFL’s league year, only the top 51 salaries count against the salary cap. Next week, when rosters have been set, all 53 salaries, practice squad and injured reserve count against the cap. The Rams have signed wide receiver Brandin Cooks (five years, $80 million) and running back Todd Gurley (four years, $60 million) to extensions this offseason. Cooks has 280 catches for 3,943 yards and 27 touchdowns in four NFL seasons. He was acquired this offseason from New England. Rams coach Sean McVay didn’t play most of his offense this entire preseason, including QB Jared Goff and Gurley. During seven games as a rookie in 2016, Goff threw five touchdowns and seven interceptions while completing 55 percent of his attempts. In 15 games last season, Goff posted a 28-to-7 TD-to-INT mark and completed 62 percent of his throws. He finished 10th in passing yards (3,804) and fifth in touchdowns. Gurley exploded for a league-high 2,093 yards and 19 touchdowns from scrimmage last year. One year after averaging a dreadful 3.2 YPC, Gurley exploded for 4.7 YPC. He saw his receiving workload increase dramatically in 2017, hauling in 64 passes for 788 yards after totaling 64 catches for 515 yards during his first two seasons.Why Bet on Oakland?

Latest NFL Betting Trends for Rams at Raiders
- LA Rams are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 games overall.
- LA Rams are 1-6 ATS in the last 7 Monday games.
- LA Rams are 184-232 ATS in all games since 1992.
- Oakland is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 games in September.
- Oakland is 3-9-2 ATS in the last 14 games overall.
- Oakland is 76-105 ATS in home games since 1992.