The Rams were shut out by the Seattle Seahawks in their opener, while the Redskins also struggled offensively vs. the Giants, both on the ground and in the air. Go Under here.
Washington Redskins return home after a 23-17 Week 1 loss to the New York Giants, as they play host to the 0-1 St. Louis Rams, who also dropped their season opener on the road at Seattle 28-0.
The Redskins rushed the ball 21 times for a total of 85 yards and they were 19 of 26 for 187 yards through the air. Their defense only allowed the Giants to rush for just over 100 yards with 103 on 31 tries and they kept the New York passing attack below 250 yards passing on the day with a total of 248 yards.
The Rams rushed for 77 yards on 18 attempts and passed for 170 yards on 17 of 36 through the air. St. Louis struggled stopping the run giving up 167 yards on 34 attempts to the Seahawks and allowed another 279 passing in the shutout loss.
Neither team’s offense has shown much to start the season, nor do we expect them to be much improved here. St. Louis is 0-8-1 Under as an underdog vs. a non-divisional opponent before playing a home game. Washington is 8-20 Under in games played on grass the last three season, 4-12 under their last 16 overall, 0-8 under as a favorite, 90-118 Under vs. conference opponents since 1992 and 2-9 Under when playing with six or less days rest the last two seasons.
Finally we want to Play Under on road underdogs of seven or more points when they are one game under .500 on the season after playing a road game. These underdogs have gone Under at a rate of 0-13 since 2001 and average going under by more than ten points per game.
We will play this one to fall well below the posted total in Washington on Sunday.
Free Pick: Rams, Redskins Under 37 (-110)