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By Max Meyer

We’re treated to an NFC West affair tonight, with the 49ers hosting the Rams to conclude NFL Week 10 action. Underdogs have covered in five straight Monday night matchups, do Caesars Sportsbook bettors think a sixth consecutive time is in the cards?

The Rams are currently 3.5-point road favorites over the 49ers at Caesars Sportsbook after being posted at -4.5 last Sunday. This will be the first time this season that San Francisco will be a home underdog. In their other four contests at Levi’s Stadium, they failed to win or cover in any single one of them.

Additonally, Los Angeles is listed at -180 on the moneyline against San Francisco (+155), while the total has also moved from 48.5 to 50.5 throughout the past week. 

“I don’t think this game will be that big of a decision for us,” said Craig Mucklow, Vice President of Trading at Caesars Sportsbook. “It’s a divisional game, both are public teams and this isn’t a one-sided matchup, the line is only 3.5. We’ve gotten huge bets on both sides of the spread too. We might move Rams moneyline because we’re heavy there, but spread we’re pretty equal.”

The Rams have brought in a whopping 88% of the total number of tickets among all spread bets against the 49ers, yet they have a slight edge in total dollars wagered at 55%.

One Nevada bettor put down $520,000 on 49ers +4 (-110) for potential winnings of $472,727.25, whereas another Nevada bettor placed $357,500 on Rams -3.5 (-110) for potential winnings of $325,000.

One side has also received the majority of the action for both moneyline and total. Los Angeles has accumulated 61% of the total number of tickets and 81% of the total dollars wagered among all moneyline wagers. Then it’s been the over that has attracted 59% of the total number of tickets and 75% of the total dollars wagered. 

The Rams made another big splash this past week, signing wideout Odell Beckham Jr. to boost their receiving corps. Star pass-catcher Robert Woods suffered a torn ACL during Friday’s practice and is out for the season, so Beckham will be lined up with fellow wide receivers Cooper Kupp and Van Jefferson.

Beckham’s receiving yardage prop for this showdown opened at 29.5 at Caesars Sportsbook and reached as high as 42.5 before coming down at its current standing of 33.5. His longest reception prop, though, has crept up slightly from 16.5 to 17.5.

“People will follow that storyline because of the media hype, but realistically he won’t know the full playbook because he’s only been there for a few days,” Mucklow said. “I think sharps will be on the under for his game props, the public might drive his numbers up after the [Robert} Woods injury. They might go deep to him once or twice, but they have better deep threats.”

Among all player yardage props in this clash, however, the two most popular at Caesars Sportsbook are the over on Jimmy Garoppolo rushing yards and the over on George Kittle receiving yards. While Garoppolo’s rushing yardage prop has dropped from 12.5 to 3.5, Kittle’s receiving yardage number has shot up from 44.5 to 60.5.

Check out Caesars Sportsbook’s latest odds and trends for Rams at 49ers below. 