Sharp bettors on side, total in Rams-Cardinals ‘MNF’ matchup

The Cardinals crushed the Rams 37-20 connected Oct. 3 successful Los Angeles.

In the rematch connected “Monday Night Football,” crisp bettors are banking connected the Rams to avenge that nonaccomplishment and the crippled to spell nether the total.

Arizona climbed to a 3-point location favourite implicit LA crossed the committee astatine Las Vegas sportsbooks connected Monday day aft the enactment sat astatine 2½ astir of the week.

The enactment determination came aft quality broke that Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey and choky extremity Tyler Higbee were ruled retired for the crippled connected the COVID-19 list.

Circa Sports and Caesars Sportsbook took crisp enactment connected the Rams connected the wealth enactment (+115) aboriginal successful the week and the South Point took crisp bets connected the Rams +3 erstwhile the enactment opened.

But the betting nationalist is backing the Cardinals by a 2-1 borderline successful tickets and wealth wagered astatine BetMGM.

The statement full is 51 aft it opened arsenic precocious arsenic 52. Caesars took crisp bets connected nether 52 aboriginal successful the week and Circa took a crisp stake Monday greeting connected nether 51½.

With 10 of 12 NFL favorites covering connected Sunday, the books person a ton of parlay liability connected the Cardinals and the Rams, leaving them successful a virtual no-win situation.

“We’re going to beryllium a loser contiguous regardless,” MGM Resorts manager of trading Jeff Stoneback said. “The parlays are going to termination us. It’ll soften the stroke if the Rams cover.”

At Station Casinos, 62 percent of the tickets are connected Arizona (10-2, 9-3 ATS).

“The best-case script each the mode astir is the Rams covering and winning and keeping the crippled under,” Red Rock Resort sportsbook manager Chuck Esposito said.

The biggest request astatine Caesars is the over, according to vice president of trading Craig Mucklow.

“With everything moving connected tonight, we request a LOT of points,” helium said successful a text. “Either broadside hurts but it’s worse with the under.”

Asked what his publication needs, South Point sportsbook manager Chris Andrews said, “What we request is simply a rainout.”

Rams manager Sean McVay was 8-0 against the Cardinals anterior to the Oct. 3 loss. LA (8-4) is connected a 1-5 dispersed descent wide and 0-3 ATS connected the road. It had mislaid and failed to screen 3 consecutive games earlier past week’s 37-7 rout of the Jaguars.

The Rams are connected a 5-2-1 nether surge portion Arizona is connected a 3-1 implicit run.

Contact newsman Todd Dewey astatine tdewey@reviewjournal.com. Follow @tdewey33 connected Twitter.