Prior to the injury news,
PointsBet had the Rams with a 10.5 regular season Win Total. They were co-favorites with the 49ers to win the NFC West at +190. More season-long odds: the Rams were -185 to make the playoffs, +600 to win the NFC only behind the Buccaneers and +1200 to win the Super Bowl only behind Kansas City and Tampa Bay. Upon hearing about the injury, my first thought was that the futures market would overreact and I would be able to get Rams markets at a better price
. PointsBet had a different idea. They did not touch any of the Rams markets. Every number they had on the Rams pre-Akers injury is the same number they have on the Rams now. The lack of overreaction to the news lets me know two things: the oddsmakers at PointsBet are ruthless, and the Rams are legit title contenders. Oddsmakers do not want to give the Rams a better number out of fear it could get hammered by sharp bettors.