Bengals vs. Rams Prediction, Odds, Picks - Sep 25

The Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) are favored by three points versus the Los Angeles Rams (1-1) on September 25, 2023, starting at 8:15 PM ET, airing on ESPN. The total for this one is set at 43.5 points.

Bengals vs. Rams Odds & Betting Lines

Bengals vs. Rams Prediction & Pick

• Pick ATS: Los Angeles (+3)
  
• Pick OU: Over (43.5)
  
• Prediction: Los Angeles 25 - Cincinnati 19

How to Watch Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles

• Game Date: Monday, September 25, 2023
• Time: 8:15 PM ET
• Venue: Paycor Stadium
• Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
• TV: Watch on ESPN

Bengals vs. Rams Recent Matchups

• In their last five head-to-head bouts, Cincinnati has defeated Los Angeles three times.
• Over their last five head-to-head matchups, Cincinnati has racked up 90 points, while Los Angeles has posted 81.

Cincinnati Betting Info

• Cincinnati won 12 games against the spread last season, failing to cover four times.
• The Bengals had an ATS record of 9-5 as 3-point favorites or greater last season.
• Last season, six Cincinnati games hit the over.
• The Bengals finished with a 10-3 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 76.9% of those games).
• Cincinnati finished 11-3 last year (winning 78.6% of its games) when it played as a moneyline favorite of -155 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup's moneyline, the Bengals have an implied win probability of 60.8%.

Bengals Stats (2022)

Cincinnati's Key Players

Offense

• Joe Burrow averaged 7.4 passing yards per attempt (10th in the NFL) and 279.7 yards per game last year, completing 68.3% of his passes on the way to 4,475 total yards (fifth in the NFL), 35 touchdowns (second in the NFL) and 12 interceptions in 16 games.
• Burrow also rushed for five touchdowns and 257 yards.
• Joe Mixon scored seven rushing touchdowns, while totaling 814 rushing yards (3.9 per carry and 58.1 per game).
• Mixon also had 60 catches for 441 yards with two receiving touchdowns. He was targeted 75 times and averaged 31.5 yards per game.
• In 12 games played last season, Ja'Marr Chase had 87 catches (7.3 receptions per game on 11.2 targets per game) for 1,046 yards and nine receiving touchdowns (sixth in the NFL).
• Tee Higgins had 1,029 receiving yards and seven touchdowns from 74 receptions on 109 targets.

Defense

• Logan Wilson's 2022 showing included 123 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, and one interception in 15 games.
• Germaine Pratt had two interceptions on top of 99 tackles, 6.0 TFL, one sack, and 10 passes defended.
• Sam Hubbard recorded 6.5 sacks as well as 11.0 TFL and 60 tackles in the 2022 season.
• Trey Hendrickson's season stats include 32 tackles, 6.0 TFL, and eight sacks in 15 games.

Los Angeles Betting Info

• Los Angeles covered six times in 17 chances against the spread last season.
• The Rams went 4-2-2 as underdogs of 3 points or more last year.
• Los Angeles games hit the over seven out of 17 times last year.
• The Rams were underdogs in 12 games last season and won two (16.7%) of those contests.
• Los Angeles entered seven games last season as the underdog by +130 or more and were 2-5 in those contests.
• The implied probability of a win by the Rams, based on the moneyline, is 43.5%.

Rams Stats (2022)

Los Angeles' Key Players

Offense

• In nine games last year, Matthew Stafford racked up 2,087 passing yards, with 10 TD passes and eight INTs, connecting on 68.0% of his attempts.
• Stafford also ran for one TD and 9 yards.
• Tyler Higbee put together a 2022 campaign that included 72 receptions for 620 yards and three receiving TDs in 16 games. He was on the end of 108 targets and averaged 4.5 catches.
• In 16 games for the Ravens last season, Demarcus Robinson had 48 catches (3.0 per game on 4.7 targets per game) for 458 yards and two TDs.
• Van Jefferson had 369 yards receiving and three TDs via 24 catches on 44 targets.

Defense

• During the 2022 season for the Browns, John Johnson amassed 0.5 sacks to go with 4.0 TFL, 96 tackles, and one interception over 17 games.
• Ernest Jones' production included one INT as well as 113 tackles, 4.0 TFL, and two passes defended.
• Aaron Donald had 49 tackles, 10.0 TFL, and five sacks in 2022.
• Michael Hoecht's stats for the season included 34 tackles, 4.0 TFL, and 4.5 sacks in 11 games.