Rams open as 4.5-point underdogs vs Seahawks in wild card round...

Rams open as 4.5-point underdogs vs. Seahawks in wild-card round

[theramswire.usatoday.com]

Cameron DaSilva

After splitting the season series 1-1, the Rams and Seahawks will play a rubber match – only this time, the loser’s season will end. The third-seeded Seahawks are set to host the No. 6 seed Rams in the wild-card round of the playoffs this weekend, which will decide who advances to the divisional round.

With the game being played in Seattle, it’s no surprise that the Seahawks opened as the favorites in this one. At BetMGM, the Rams are 4.5-point underdogs to Seattle. That’s tied for the third-smallest spread of the weekend, with only the Browns and Titans being smaller underdogs.

The over/under has been set at 42.5, the lowest of all wild-card games by four points. Neither the Seahawks’ nor the Rams’ offense is playing well right now, though both defenses have been stout as of late – and in the Rams’ case, all season.

This is just the fifth time the Rams will be underdogs this season. The Bucs, Eagles, Bills and Seahawks (Week 16) were all favored over the Rams. Los Angeles went 2-2 in those games and covered the spread twice.

As far as this rivalry goes, Saturday will be only the second time the Rams and Seahawks have met in the postseason. The previous matchup was in the 2004 playoffs, a game the Rams won 27-20 on the road.