This week we get one of the better Thursday night games that we've had over the last several seasons. The Vikings are travelling to LA to take on the Rams. The Rams are 3-0, and they've won every game they've played by double digits thus far. The Vikings are 1-1-1 having won against the 49ers, tied the Green Bay Packers, then lost this past Sunday to Buffalo.

The Rams suffered some injuries on defense on Sunday as cornerback Aqib Talib injured his ankle and will undergo surgery to repair it, he is expected to miss a number of weeks but return sometime late in the season. Fellow cornerback Marcus Peters is questionable for this game as he also injured his ankle. Dalvin Cook will also be returning for the Vikings after missing last weeks game against Buffalo.

The trend in this game strongly favors the home team. Since the early 90s teams playing Sunday then travelling across 2 time zones to play a road game on Thursday Night are 1-12 straight up and 1-12 ATS. The spread for this game depends on the book but I'm seeing that it opened at -6.5 and seeing it as high as -7.5 in some places now. If the Vikings had won on Sunday this line would be closer to 3 points in which case I would love the home team to win and cover. The Vikings were embarrassed on Sunday though losing to what many consider the worst team in the league. They may come in with a chip on their shoulder to try and prove they are an elite team. As it stands I'm fairly confident the Rams will win the game, but not as confident they cover more than a touchdown spread even though they are plenty capable of doing it.