NFL Week โค7: Rams โFavored Despite Travel, Injury Concernsโฃ in โฃLondon Clash with Jaguars
LONDON – Teh Los Angeles Rams are 3-pointโ favoritesโข heading intoโข their โฃWeek 7 matchup โagainst the Jacksonville Jaguars at โWembleyโข Stadium, despite a grueling โtravel scheduleโ and uncertainty surrounding โthe status of โstar receiverโข Puka Nacua,โ who is dealing with an ankle injury. The game presents a critically important prospect for โboth โขteams โ- the Rams โฃto solidify โtheir position as contenders, and โคthe โJaguars to prove their strong โstart to the season isโข sustainable.
analysts are divided,โข with Lorenzo Reyes of USA TODAY backing โthe Rams due toโฃ their more complete โroster and consistent offense, even โขfactoring in the long โขtrip mitigated by staying โon theโ East Coast after theirโข win against Baltimore.Conversely,Christopher Cotta and blake Schuster favor the Jaguars with โคthe +3 spread,citing Jacksonville’s strong performance โagainst the spread this season (4-2) and โฃthe potential for turnovers to swing the game in theirโข favor.โ Schuster โขalso notes โฃthat novelty games like this one often featureโ lower scoring.
The Rams’ travel schedule is a key consideration,โ thoughโค they lessened its impact by remaining on the East Coast following their โWeek 6โ victory over theโ Ravens. Even without Nacua, Reyes believes Los Angeles โpossesses โคthe โedge โคin overall team โquality. โคCottaโ emphasizes โขtheโ importance โof the Jaguars โคforcing turnoversโข from Matthew staffordโ and the โขRams’ offense to have a โคchance atโข victory.โข
Current USA TODAY NFL Picks Standings (Week 6 Results Included):
| Name | Weekโข 6 | 2023 โRecord |
|---|---|---|
| jon Hoefling | 8-7 | 48-42-3 |
| Blake Schuster | 5-10 | 46-44-3 |
| Tyler Dragon | 5-10 | 44-46-3 |
| Chris Bumbaca | 7-8 | 43-47-3 |
| Lorenzo Reyes | 5-10 | 40-50-3 |
| Jordan Mendoza | 7-8 | 31-30-2 |
| richard โMorin | N/A | 16-12-1 |