Two teams fighting for playoff berths in the NFC will collide when the Los Angeles Rams host the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football. The Rams are 8-5-1 against the spread this season, while the Saints are 4-9-1. Kickoff at SoFi Stadium is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. Los Angeles is a 4-point favorite in the latest Rams vs. Saints odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 46. Before making any Saints vs. Rams picks of your own, you NEED to check out the NFL predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The model knows Los Angeles has been one of the league's highest-scoring teams of late, producing an average of 33 points over its last four games after defeating Washington, 28-20, in Week 15. Quarterback Matthew Stafford has thrown at least two touchdown passes in each of those contests after doing so just once in his previous nine outings. Kyren Williams ran for 152 yards against the Commanders for his fourth 100-yard performance in five games and is fourth in the NFL with 953 rushing yards.

The model also is aware that New Orleans will try to shut down the Rams' potent attack with a defense that has allowed only a pair of field goals in each of the team's last two games. The Saints rank sixth in the league against the pass with an average of 185.4 yards allowed and also are sixth in points permitted per contest (19.1). New Orleans is fifth in interceptions (14), eighth in turnover differential (plus-5) and ninth in takeaways (22).

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