Overview
- Sportsbooks list Los Angeles around -5.5 after opening near -4.5, with the over/under rising into the 54–55 range for Sunday’s 4:25 p.m. ET FOX game at SoFi Stadium.
- Prediction models lean Rams, with estimates from ESPN and other simulators placing their win probability roughly between 58% and 66%.
- The Rams are 10-3 and atop the NFC, while the 8-5 Lions are the first team out; MLive reports Detroit’s playoff odds could jump to about 60% with a win or fall near 30% with a loss.
- Detroit lost starting safety Brian Branch for the season with a torn Achilles and is sorting through additional secondary concerns, heightening defensive pressure for the trip to Inglewood.
- Los Angeles enters in elite form, featuring a top-five scoring offense and defense and a league-leading touchdown total from Matthew Stafford.