Rams at San Francisco 49ers: Who has the edge?

RAMS (7-2) AT 49ERS (3-5)

When: Monday, 5:15 p.m.

Where: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara

TV/radio: ESPN; 710 AM, 93.1 FM, 1330 AM (Spanish)

Line: Rams by 4

Notable wounded designations: Rams: WR Robert Woods (knee) is out; C Brian Allen (elbow), OLB Von Miller (ankle), CB Darious Williams (ankle), CB Dont’e Deayon (thigh) are questionable. 49ers: WR Mohamed Sanu (knee) and CB Dre Kirkpatrick (ankle) are out; S Jimmie Ward (quadricep) is questionable.

What’s astatine stake? The Rams effort to bounce backmost from a nonaccomplishment to Tennessee, extremity a four-game losing streak against San Francisco, and enactment a crippled down NFC West-leading Arizona going into their bye week. It’s the archetypal of 4 remaining part games, perchance pivotal if a tiebreaker with the Cardinals is needed. All this aft a chaotic week that included the signing of WR Odell Beckham Jr. and the season-ending wounded to WR Robert Woods.

Who’s better? The Rams and 49ers were co-favorites to triumph the NFC West but went antithetic directions erstwhile the play kicked off. The Niners’ 2nd nonaccomplishment to the Cardinals this play near them 0-4 astatine Levi’s Stadium this play and 1-8 astatine location since the commencement of 2000. But that crippled past Sunday was Niners QB Jimmy Garoppolo’s 2nd consecutive beardown outing.

Matchup to watch: Rams CB Jalen Ramsey vs. the world. Ramsey’s versatility and anticipation volition beryllium called connected erstwhile the 49ers determination WR Deebo Samuel, TE George Kittle and FB Kyle Juszczyk into antithetic roles.

Rams triumph if … If the discourtesy avoids the dilatory commencement that has plagued it respective times this season, astir dramatically successful past Sunday’s nonaccomplishment to the Titans. If the defense, which ranks sixth successful sack percentage, puts the vigor connected Garoppolo, who is 5th successful nett yards per walk effort (including sacks). If the peculiar teams proceed to amended aft precocious 49ers tract goals bushed the Rams successful each of the past 2 seasons.

Fantasy pick: Rams QB Matthew Stafford. The Niners’ defence has fixed up 12 touchdown passes and recorded lone 2 interceptions. That’s bully quality for a backmost whose 2 aboriginal interceptions outgo the Rams the crippled past week.

Prediction: Rams 28, 49ers 23. There has been plentifulness to distract the Rams successful the week of OBJ’s signing and Woods’ injury. But we’ll slope connected Rams manager Sean McVay’s large grounds successful games aft upset losses: 11-4 and, much telling, 11-4 against the constituent spread.