NFL Week 6 Miami Dolphins v St. Louis Rams

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Sat, 2012-10-13 16:05 -- TheFootballLines
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The Miami Doplhins host the St. Louis Rams week 6. The Latest NFL Lines see a point spread of Miami -4.5 St. Louis +4.5 which is out a full point from the opener while the over under line is O/U 38. In the moneyline department the Rams are trading around +188 ($2.88) and the Dolphins are -210 ($1.48).

Wagering action at one of our favorite sportsbooks has seen around 51% of point spread wagers on the Rams and around 68% of money line wager also on St. Louis. The over under total has seen 56% of wagers placed going on the under result.

The Dolphins are 2-3 having averaged 20.60 points per game on offense and defense for neutral points per game differential. Miami had a road win last week against the Bengals 17-13 as +139 underdogs. In wagering results they are 3-2 (+$85) against the closing spread, 3-2 in over under results and -$48 against the closing odds.

St. Louis have a 3-2 record and are coming off a home win against the Cardinals (17-3) as +102 slight underdogs. The St. Louis defense were all over Kevin Kolb recording 9 sacks. Betting $100 on the Rams each week against the closing money line odds would see you showing a profit of +$191, while against the spread they are a handy 4-1 (+$280). In over under results the Rams are 2-3.

Not a great deal of recent history between Miami and St. Louis. The last time they met was in 2008 when the Dolphins won 16-12 as -300 ($1.33) favorites. The Rams covered the point spread of +7 and the game total stayed under the closing line of O/U44.5.

The Verdict - No play for us in the over under market however here at TheFootballLines.com we do see value in the money line odds market and point spread. We have taken positions in both markets, our pick is available below or via our NFL Picks page.

TheFootballLines.com's Pick: 
We have wagered on St. Louis Rams at +191 ($2.91) in the money line odds market and see plenty of value there even at lower odds. We have also taken them in the point spread market at +4.5 +102 ($2.03) and would go down as low as +3.