Rams vs. Panthers Predictions, Picks & Odds: NFL Wild Card Round, 1/10

Despite losing their season finale back on Saturday, the Carolina Panthers were still able to win the NFC South by way of a three-way tiebreaker. Speaking of three’s, three teams in the NFC West made the postseason, including the Los Angeles Rams. For this regular season rematch, we’ve got our best Rams vs. Panthers predictions for Saturday.

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Rams vs. Panthers Predictions for NFL Wild Card Round, 1/10

Although the Panthers have a LOSING record, they get to host this Wild Card game thanks to being a division winner. That’s also with the Rams having the second-shortest odds to win the Super Bowl! With that in mind, we see that the Rams vs. Panthers odds massively favor Matthew Stafford and Los Angeles.

That’s despite going across the country for it, and in fact, they were shockingly upset by Carolina back in Week 13. Clearly, the oddsmakers feel that it was an outlier as well, as double-digit favorites in the NFL in general are significant, let alone in the postseason. So, where can we find value for our Rams vs. Panthers predictions?

Firstly, there are plenty of player prop markets to target, and with that in mind, make sure that you also check out our NFL best bets for Wild Card Saturday. After all, you’ll want to enjoy all of our NFL expert picks! Given that we like several on the LA side of the matchup, the focus of our Rams vs. Panthers predictions shouldn’t come as a surprise.
 

Rams vs. Panthers Best Bet: LA Team Total Over 28.5 Points (Use Chalkboard DFS Lineups As Well)

So, which Rams vs. Panthers player props do we like? Frankly, we expect each of their skill positions to find the end zone. Firstly, the return of Davante Adams is huge. Puka Nacua is already enough to worry about, but Adams came through for Rams vs. Panthers predictions in Week 13 when he scored TWICE. 

He takes the goa line fade work, and speaking of two TDs, both RBs - Kyren Williams and Blake Corum - scored against the Panthers in that previous meeting. Given the Adams return and a bit of pick-your-poison with the two-headed backfield, we’re just going to lock in a high-scoring game for Matthew Stafford and company.

We’d consider it a bit of a more conservative approach to Rams vs. Panthers predictions, but still valuable. Think of this like the 12-team College Football Playoff. We HAVE to let non-Power Four conference winners in, like Tulane, much like we HAVE to let the Panthers in for winning the NFC South with a losing record.

That makes the Rams Ole Miss in this scenario. The Ole Miss vs. Tulane game ended in a 41-10 rout. Even if that analogy doesn’t hit home for you, LA scored 28 points against Carolina in Week 13, and since Week 13, they’ve scored 40+ twice, 34+ five times, and never less than 24 points. 

So, the best bet from our Rams vs. Panthers predictions is LA’s team total over 28.5 points (Use Rams vs. Panthers picks for Chalkboard lineups as well).
 

How To Watch Rams vs. Panthers NFL Wild Card Round

This is the very first game of the three-day Wild Card Weekend, so make sure that you don’t miss a second of it and check out how to watch Rams vs. Panthers NFL Wild Card Round below:

• Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
• When: 4:30 PM ET on 1/10
• Watch on TV: FOX
• Where to stream: YouTubeTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV
   

Rams vs. Panthers Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines

As we’ve mentioned from the start, LA is a massive favorite on the road against Carolina, and you can see the latest Rams vs. Panthers odds for Saturday below:

• Point Spread: Los Angeles Rams -9.5 (-110) vs. Carolina Panthers +9.5 (-110)
• Money Line: Los Angeles Rams (-550) vs. Carolina Panthers (+410)
• Game Total (Over/Under): Over 46.5 (-110) vs. Under 46.5 (-110)

Rams vs. Panthers Injury Report & Latest News

The expected return of Davante Adams is absolutely huge for the LA offense, so we’ll stay there for other Rams vs. Panthers injuries. The other two most notable would be Kevin Dotson on the offensive line and Darious Williams in the secondary.

In Carolina, the big Rams vs. Panthers injuries are on defense. Tershawn Wharton missed Week 18 completely, while his backup, Bobby Brown III, left early with a concussion. We’ll need to monitor protocol for him, and you can monitor more than just Rams vs. Panthers injuries with the Fantasy Alarm NFL injury report.

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