Los Angeles Rams vs Cincinnati Bengals Prediction, 2/13/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Super Bowl LVI

Game: Los Angeles Rams vs Cincinnati Bengals

Date: Sunday, February 13, 2022

Location: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: Bengals (+4)

Total/Over-Under: 49

The Los Angeles Rams (15-5) are hosting the Cincinnati Bengals (13-7) in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium. Cincinnati opens as 4-point dogs. The over/under comes in at 49.

The Los Angeles Rams head into this game 15-5 this season. In the NFC Championship game, the Rams went up against the 49ers and earned the victory with a final of 20-17. Matthew Stafford finished 31/45 with 337 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rate of 96.2 and ended the game with 1 interception. Cooper Kupp held an average of 12.9 yards per reception by accumulating 142 yds on 11 catches. Cam Akers was the best rusher for the Rams with 13 carries for 48 yds (3.7 yards per carry). Overall, they tallied 76 plays which gave them 396 yds. The Los Angeles Rams ran the ball 29 times and amassed 70 yds, which is an average of 2.4 yards per attempt. When it came to stopping the run, the Rams conceded 50 yards on 20 attempts, which is an average of 2.5 yards per run allowed. Los Angeles allowed 16 completions on 30 tries for 232 yards, and a completion rate of 53.3%.

Concerning putting the ball in the endzone, the Los Angeles Rams are averaging 27.1 points per contest. Offensively they're averaging 99.0 yards on the ground which has them sitting 25th in the National Football League. The Rams have earned 6,325 total yards this season. Los Angeles has recorded 233 first downs as a team, and they have been flagged for 76 infractions for 637 yards. They have turned the football over 23 times (18 interceptions and 5 fumbles lost). In terms of getting the ball in the endzone, Los Angeles has compiled 41 touchdowns through the air and 10 rushing touchdowns.

The Rams are sitting in 15th in the league in relation to team defense, allowing 21.9 points per contest. Opposing teams are running for an average of 4.0 yards per run and 103.2 rushing yards per game this year. Overall, they have allowed 1,754 yards on the ground through 17 games. When talking about passing yards, the Rams have conceded 4,109 yards which ranks them 22nd in the league. They have given up 241.7 yards per contest through the air in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 66.6%. During this campaign, they have allowed 344.9 yards per contest ranking them 17th in the league. They have yielded 17 touchdowns by air and 18 touchdowns pounding the rock.

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The Bengals head into this game 13-7 for this year. In the AFC Championship game, the Bengals got the victory with a final of 27-24 against the Chiefs. Joe Mixon carried the football 21 times for 88 yards, finishing the contest with 4.2 yards per carry for Cincinnati. Tee Higgins had the best day in terms of receiving for the Bengals, hauling in 6 passes for 103 yds (17.2 yds per reception). Joe Burrow (2 touchdowns) walked away from the game with 250 yds on 23/38 passing while his QB rating was 86.5. He tossed 1 pick and his avg yards per attempt was 6.58 yards. Cincinnati conceded 24 rushing attempts for 139 yds (5.8 yards per rush). The Bengals passing defense allowed a completion percentage of 66.7%, surrendering 236 yds on 26 for 39 passing. The Bengals finished with a total of 359 yds while running 66 plays (5.4 yards per play). Cincinnati ran for 4.3 yards per tote, finishing with 116 yds on 27 carries.

The Cincinnati Bengals maintain an average of 361.5 yards per game which ranks them 13th in football. They have an average of 102.5 run yards per game and have run for 1,742 yards for the season. The Cincinnati offense has racked up 620 yds of penalties on 72 violations, which ranks them 31st in the league in terms of hurting your team. They have given away 14 interceptions while surrendering 7 fumbles and they have earned 208 first downs. For the year thus far, the Bengals have racked up 4,403 yards via the pass as well as holding an average of 259.0 throwing yards per contest, which is ranked 7th in the league. Regarding this team's ability to score points, the Bengals currently sit 7th out of all teams in football by tallying 27.1 points per game.

The Bengals are allowing 22.1 PPG, ranking them 17th of all teams in the league. Cincinnati has conceded a total of 1,742 rushing yards (102.5 yards per outing) and 15 touchdowns on the ground for the season. They have conceded 26 touchdowns via the pass as well as 248.4 yards per contest, which has them sitting 26th out of all teams. The Bengals defense has been on the field for 1,075 plays, which is 17th in football. Over the course of the season, they have surrendered 376 total points. Their defense has tallied 21 takeaways (8 fumbles recovered and 13 interceptions) on the season.

Who will win tonight's Rams/Bengals NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Rams -4

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