Rams Given Worst Super Bowl 53 Odds Entering Conference Championships
- The last team to lose a game during the NFL season, the Los Angeles Rams are given the least chance to win Super Bowl 53
- Oddsmakers have the Rams as +350 to win the Super Bowl
- For much of the season, the Rams were betting favorites to win the Super Bowl
Did the Los Angeles Rams peak too soon? That seems to be the prevailing wisdom in NFL circles, as well as in the betting lines.
Established as the Super Bowl 53 betting choice for most of the 2018 regular season, the Rams are given the worst Super Bowl odds now.
Odds to Win Super Bowl 53
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | +175 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | +275 |
| New England Patriots | +333 |
| Los Angeles Rams | +350 |
*Odds as of 1/14/2019
The Rams won their only Super Bowl title in Super Bowl 34.
On The Road, LA Isn’t Ram Tough
Taking their show on the road for the NFC Championship Game has proven to be a recipe for disaster in the case of the Rams.
They are 1-4 in NFC Championship Games where they are the visiting team, losing at the Minnesota Vikings in 1974 and 1976, at the Chicago Bears in 1985, and at the San Francisco 49ers in 1989.
The combined scored of L.A.’s four road losses in NFC Championship Games is 92-26.
Hungry for more. #VictorySunday pic.twitter.com/mcgoqBC3Z9
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) January 13, 2019
Looking at things more positively, the Rams are 2-0 against NFC South teams in NFC Championship Games, both wins coming at the expense of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
That includes L.A.’s lone road win, a 9-0 verdict at Tampa Bay in 1999 that earned the Rams their first trip to the Super Bowl.
The Rams are 3-6 overall in NFC Championship Games. The St. Louis Rams are 2-0. The Los Angeles Rams are 1-6, having been shutout twice and held to 10 points or less in six of those seven games.
Head South, Young Man
The Saints will be the third NFC South team to play host to the NFC Championship Game in four years, and the previous two, the Atlanta Falcons (2016) and Carolina Panthers (2015) both won the game.
Back to New Orleans we go.#LARams. Saints. NFC Championship. pic.twitter.com/rFxZVGYwiO
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) January 14, 2019
But the Falcons were also the last NFC South team to play host to an NFC Championship Game and come out a loser, and they were beaten by an NFC West team, falling 28-24 to the 49ers in 2012.
Can Rams Stop Saints From Marching On?
It doesn’t bode well for L.A.
Their first loss of the season was a 45-35 defeat at New Orleans in Week 9. The Saints haven’t lost a home playoff game since 1992. New Orleans QB Drew Brees, the early Super Bowl 53 MVP favorite, is 6-0 at home in the postseason.
THE STREAK CONTINUES!
The Rams are next to visit the Saints in the NFC Championship game. pic.twitter.com/LNaFlfKwdb
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) January 14, 2019
The Saints have won three in a row straight up at home from the Rams.
New Orleans is a 3.5-point favorite and the home team has covered in the last seven games between these two teams.
The Saints also own the second-best rushing defense (80.2 yards per game and 3.6 yards per carry) in the NFL, which should neutralize L.A.’s 1-2 punch of Todd Gurley and C.J. Anderson.
Yes, the Rams peaked too soon. Bet the Saints.
An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
