{"id":24735,"date":"2010-08-09T09:25:06","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T14:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=24735"},"modified":"2010-08-16T12:04:48","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T17:04:48","slug":"st-louis-rams-predictions-2010-odds-90810","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nfl\/st-louis-rams-predictions-2010-odds-90810\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 St. Louis Rams Odds | Preview | Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2010 St. Louis Rams\u00a0Team Preview\/Predictions<\/h2>\n<p>With NFL football just a short time away, Cappers Picks <a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>Football handicappers<\/strong><\/a> have been hard at work putting out the team by team <a href=\"\/nfl\/\"><strong>NFL previews<\/strong><\/a> for those of us who can\u2019t wait. Bet on the Super Bowl winner, plus Conference and Divisional winners.<\/p>\n<p>What are you waiting for use our insider knowledge today to gamble on all the NFL Football Futures in our <a href=\"\/internet-sportsbooks\/\"><strong>top online sportsbooks<\/strong><\/a> today.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>2009 Record: 1-15<br \/>\nATS: 7-9  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 2008 Detroit Lions failed to win a single time in 16 NFL games. The 2009 St. Louis Rams came very close to matching the Lions\u2019 new (low) standard of ineptitude and impotence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE TOP CAPPERS FOR NFL FOOTBALL BETTING THIS SEASON &#8212;&#8211;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Steve Spagnuolo\u2019s first season as an NFL head coach, the former defensive coordinator for the New York Giants might have wished that he was still wearing a headset in New York, guiding the kings of the NFL\u2019s 2007 season. <\/p>\n<p>Spagnuolo won Super Bowl XLII with the Giants, so the 2009 journey he endured with the Rams stood on the opposite side of the NFL spectrum. It couldn\u2019t have been more different.[soliloquy id=&#8221;82219&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>St. Louis was plainly abysmal last year; the Rams weren\u2019t competitive in most of their games, and even when they did play teams close on the scoreboard, their level of play was noticeably poor. A 9-7 loss to the lowly (4-12) Washington Redskins offered a classic case in point. <\/p>\n<p>The Rams\u2019 only win, fittingly enough, came against the 2-14 Lions, the same team that produced the historic 0-16 bagel in 2008. Quarterback Marc Bulger \u2013 who once led the Rams to NFC West titles and guided the team to the second weekend (the divisional round) of the NFL playoffs \u2013 has ceased to be a productive quarterback now that he lacks prime-time receivers or upper-tier offensive linemen. <\/p>\n<p>Bulger was a pi\u00f1ata in 2009, as defenses repeatedly hounded him and suffocated the entirety of the Rams\u2019 offense. St. Louis scored at least 20 points on only two occasions in 2009, and never scored more than 23 points in a single game. That\u2019s how dreadful the Rams turned out to be. <\/p>\n<p>This wasn\u2019t a 1-15 season that should have been 5-11 or 6-10. <\/p>\n<p>This was a 1-15 season that could have been 2-14 at best. <\/p>\n<p>It was a train wreck. <\/p>\n<p>In 2010, the Rams \u2013  not exactly showing a lot of vision and forethought \u2013 tabbed Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. Forget the fact that they lacked premiere offensive linemen; the Rams took a talented but frail quarterback with a very tender and vulnerable shoulder. <\/p>\n<p>They lavished $50 million in guaranteed money on Bradford before he took even one NFL snap. The Rams could have gotten a lot better with a fierce defensive run stopper such as Ndamukong Suh or Gerald McCoy; they could have traded down and gotten a lot of value for the No. 1 pick they held; instead, they stubbornly insisted on Bradford, and are how holding the bag. <\/p>\n<p>Spagnuolo and the rest of his coaching staff must find a way to scheme in ways that protect Bradford while giving him a chance to make plays. <\/p>\n<p>The Rams aren\u2019t paying Bradford to sit, so they must devise protection plans that will preserve the health of their massive investment. St. Louis will have to get step-up performances from its corps of wide receivers and play in a way that\u2019s suited to Bradford\u2019s talents. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rams 2010 Outlook<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>All in all, the season will be a success if Bradford ends it in relatively good health\u2026 and without an overly severe dose of humiliation.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rams 2010 Futures<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Super Bowl Odds: +17250<br \/>\nConference Odds: +8050<br \/>\nnfc west Odds: +1800  <\/p>\n<h3><strong>2010 Rams Predictions <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Place they\u2019ll finish in NFC West: 4th<br \/>\nPlace they\u2019ll finish in NFC Conference: 16th<br \/>\nOver\/Under Season Wins Prediction: Over 5.5 Wins<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/go\/bovada\">***** Exclusive 100% Sportsbook Bonus! New BetUS Players Only: Use Following Link! ($100 Min. \/ $500 Max. \u2013 Plus 50% Additional Bonus For Deposits Over $500) Betus Signup \u2013 CLICK HERE NOW *****<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Dave Golokhov has written for <\/strong>BETUS Sportsbook, Sportsfanmagazine.com, FOX, Askmen.com, Sports-central.org, and the FOXSports.com Funhouse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s another season making NFL previews and Super Bowl predictions for the St. Louis Rams. 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