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St. Louis vs. Dallas - September 22, 2013 - 1:00 PM
Pick: Your pick will be graded @ Under 47.5 -110
Reason For Pick:
I'm playing on St. Louis and Dallas to finish UNDER the total.
The Rams have been involved in a pair of high-scoring games, while the Cowboys have played one high-scoring game and one low-scoring one. The high-scoring St. Louis games have many thinking the Rams are going to start going back to their "greatest show on turf" days, when they were playing shootouts all the time. That sentiment has worked in our favor, as the O/U line is very high. I'm not ready to believe that the Rams are going to be throwing on every down though and I believe this number will prove to be too high.
True, both teams have thrown the ball often while running it infrequently. Both want to get the ground game going though and I expect there to be an emphasis on doing so. This, in turn, should help to keep the clock running.
St. Louis coach Jeff Fisher had this to say: "Our running game, we haven't had a chance to do much because we got behind. I think it needs to get better than it was the first couple weeks ... We still need to get the run game going to have balance in the offense."
Dallas running back DeMarco Murray, who had a huge game last time he faced the Rams, noted: "The running game has to start with myself. As a running back and competitor, you want to have the opportunity to have some kind of uplift. I have to work hard this week and make sure I'm ready for the Rams game."
While they lost, the Dallas defense looked pretty good last week, allowing just 17 points at KC. Despite the problems vs. the pass, the Rams defense has been stout against the run each game.
Even with last week's game finishing above the number, the UNDER is still 11-6 when the Rams have played away from St. Louis the past couple of seasons. While anything is always possible in the NFL, I feel the number is generous and I'm expecting a relatively low-scoring affair.
*10 blue chip
St. Louis vs. Dallas - September 22, 2013 - 1:00 PM
Pick: Your pick will be graded @ Under 47.5 -110
Reason For Pick:
I'm playing on St. Louis and Dallas to finish UNDER the total.
The Rams have been involved in a pair of high-scoring games, while the Cowboys have played one high-scoring game and one low-scoring one. The high-scoring St. Louis games have many thinking the Rams are going to start going back to their "greatest show on turf" days, when they were playing shootouts all the time. That sentiment has worked in our favor, as the O/U line is very high. I'm not ready to believe that the Rams are going to be throwing on every down though and I believe this number will prove to be too high.
True, both teams have thrown the ball often while running it infrequently. Both want to get the ground game going though and I expect there to be an emphasis on doing so. This, in turn, should help to keep the clock running.
St. Louis coach Jeff Fisher had this to say: "Our running game, we haven't had a chance to do much because we got behind. I think it needs to get better than it was the first couple weeks ... We still need to get the run game going to have balance in the offense."
Dallas running back DeMarco Murray, who had a huge game last time he faced the Rams, noted: "The running game has to start with myself. As a running back and competitor, you want to have the opportunity to have some kind of uplift. I have to work hard this week and make sure I'm ready for the Rams game."
While they lost, the Dallas defense looked pretty good last week, allowing just 17 points at KC. Despite the problems vs. the pass, the Rams defense has been stout against the run each game.
Even with last week's game finishing above the number, the UNDER is still 11-6 when the Rams have played away from St. Louis the past couple of seasons. While anything is always possible in the NFL, I feel the number is generous and I'm expecting a relatively low-scoring affair.
*10 blue chip
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