Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Rams Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/13/2025

Game Time: 8:15 pm ET, Monday, January 13, 2025

Venue:  SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN, ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Vikings -1.5, Rams +1.5; Over/Under:  46.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Vikings -1.5, Rams +1.5; Over/Under:  47 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Vikings -1.5, Rams +1.5; Over/Under:  47 points

Minnesota Vikings:  14-3 (2nd place, NFC North)

Los Angeles Rams:  10-7 (1st place, NFC West)

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Minnesota Vikings:  lost their last game on the road against the Detroit Lions 31-9.

Los Angeles Rams:  lost their last game at home against the Seattle Seahawks 30-25.

The Vikings finished the NFL regular season with a 14-3 record overall and they were 4-2 in their divisional games. They were 7-1 in their home games, 6-2 in their road games, and they were also 1-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against the Detroit Lions 31-9. Sam Darnold was the starting QB and he completed 18/41 passes for 166 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Cam Akers led the team in rushing yards with 65. Justin Jefferson led the receivers with 54 receiving yards on 3 receptions. Camryn Bynum led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Jonathan Greenard and Jonathan Bullard each led the defense in sacks with 1. Ivan Pace Jr. and Harrison Smith each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

The Rams finished the NFL regular season with a 10-7 record overall and they were 4-2 in their divisional games. They were 5-4 in their home games, 5-3 in their road games, and they were also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against the Seattle Seahawks 30-25. Jimmy Garoppolo was the starting QB and he completed 27/41 passes for 334 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Ronnie Rivers led the team in rushing yards with 48. Jordan Whittington led the receivers with 86 receiving yards on 3 receptions. Jacob Hummel led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Desjuan Johnson led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have the Rams listed as a 1.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Rams have looked good in their games this season with their 10-7 record overall which has them leading the NFC West and in the 4th seed in the NFC. They are coming off a loss to the Seahawks in their last one, but the Rams were resting most of their starters in that game and still made it really close in the end. Now they are going to have home advantage here with their players refreshed, and they have already beaten this team this season too. Meanwhile, the Vikings have looked really good in their games this season with their 14-3 record overall which has them in 2nd place of the NFC North with one of the best records in the entire NFL, but they are also the 5th seed in the NFC since they weren't able to win their division. They had a chance to win the NFC North last week in their game against the Lions, but they didn't show up when it mattered most as they lost 31-9 to the Lions. Now they have to travel out West for this road game in the playoffs and it is a familiar place for them since they took their 2nd loss of the season in this stadium against the Rams. The Rams have been really up and down this season, but they still have a lot of talent on offense that the Vikings struggled to stop in their first meeting, and McVay has won a Super Bowl with Stafford and some of the other players on this team so there is a lot more playoff experience for the Rams to lean on here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rams to cover the spread in this game. 

Vikings Rams Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Monday, January 13, 2025 (8:15 pm ET start time) is Rams 24 Vikings 17.

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Minnesota Vikings: 1-4 ATS off a loss against a division rival. 3-7 ATS after allowing 30 points or more last game. 2-13 1H ATS after 1 or more consecutive losses. 9-3 UNDER as a road favorite of 7 points or less. 4-0 UNDER when playing on Monday night. 10-5 1H UNDER versus poor defensive teams - allowing 350 yards/game or more.

Los Angeles Rams: 7-4 ATS as a home underdog. 7-4 ATS vs. good passing teams averaging 7 or more passing yards/att. 9-5 ATS vs. good offensive teams - scoring 24 or more points/game. 4-0 UNDER when playing on Monday night. 7-2 UNDER after allowing 30 points or more last game. 9-3 UNDER vs. poor passing defenses - allowing 235 or more passing yards/game.

Minnesota Vikings:  K. Grugier-Hill (LB) Questionable - Illness. A. Jones (RB) Injured - Quad. E. Ingram (G) Injured - Back. S. Gilmore (CB) Injured - Rest. H. Smith (SAF) Injured - Foot. C. Ham (FB) Injured - Quad. F. Moreau (CB) Questionable - Hip. P. Jones (OLB) Out - Knee. J. Oliver (TE) Injured - Wrist.

Los Angeles Rams:  T. Atwell (WR) Injured - Personal. J. Whittington (WR) Injured - Ankle. R. Havenstein (OL) Out - Shoulder.

“We didn’t do a lot of the things we did well this season. Sam has hit a lot of those plays all year and I have every bit of confidence that he will hit it the next time.” - Kevin O’Connell after his team’s loss against the Lions in their regular season finale.

“You know what’s at stake and you have tremendous respect, but I’m excited about seeing who that is, and then we’re going to dive into it. We’re going to go for it with no fear.” - Sean McVay on the Wild Card Round after his team’s loss against the Seahawks in their regular season finale. 

WR Jefferson, Justin 

WR Addison, Jordan

WR Nailor, Jalen

TE Hockenson, T.J.

QB Darnold, Sam

RB Jones, Aaron

FB Ham, C.J.

WR Robinson, Demarcus 

WR Nacua, Puka

WR Kupp, Cooper

TE Higbee, Tyler

QB Stafford, Matthew 

RB Williams, Kyren

Passing: S. Darnold (4319)

Rushing: A. Jones (1138)

Receiving: J. Jefferson (1533)

Touchdowns: J. Jefferson (10)

Passing: M. Stafford (3762)

Rushing: K. Williams (1299)

Receiving: P. Nacua (990)

Touchdowns: K. Williams (16)

Coaches:

Minnesota Vikings: Kevin O'Connell (3rd season)

Los Angeles Rams: Sean McVay (8th season)