Rams @ Giants
Rams
GiantsArchived game: closing numbers from Action Network's consensus at kickoff. Live odds, picks and the confluence table only run on games still on the slate.
Matchup summary
Final: Rams beat the Giants 26-25 on the road. The market closed with Rams at -292 on the moneyline and the total at 43.5. This was an NFL 2023 week 17 game. The closing betting splits (tickets vs money), the earliest tracked line and the movement into kickoff are below.
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Rams vs Giants betting splits
Where was the money on Rams vs Giants?
| Market | Side | Tickets | Money | Closing line / odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | Rams | 59% | 30% | -6.5 (-110) |
| Giants | 41% | 70% | +6.5 (-110) | |
| Total | Over | 95% | 96% | O 43.5 (-110) |
| Under | 5% | 4% | U 43.5 (-110) | |
| Moneyline | Rams | 89% | 80% | -292 |
| Giants | 11% | 20% | +237 |
The Rams held 59% of spread tickets but only 30% of the money; 70% of spread money was on the Giants with 41% of tickets, so the average Giants bet was larger.
95% of total tickets and 96% of total money were on the over, so the average over bet was larger than the average under bet.
89% of moneyline tickets and 80% of moneyline money were on the Rams, so the Rams drew more tickets than money and the average Giants bet was larger.
Line movement
What was the closing line for Rams vs Giants?
| Market | Earliest tracked | Closing | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spread (Giants) | +6 | +6.5 | +0.5 |
| Total | 43.5 | 43.5 | 0 |
The Rams were -6 24 hours before kickoff and closed -6.5, a 0.5-point move toward the Rams.
The total was 43.5 24 hours before kickoff and closed 43.5: it has not moved.
The earliest tracked line is the oldest consensus snapshot Locksmith holds for this game, not the market opener.
Why the line moved
Why did the Rams vs Giants line move?
The spread moved 0.5 points toward the Rams (Giants +6 to Giants +6.5) even though 70% of the spread money sits on the Giants; the Rams hold 30% of the money and 59% of the tickets, so the line moved away from the money side. The total did not move from the line tracked 24 hours before kickoff (43.5) even with 96% of the total money on the over. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.
Across 822 NFL games (2023 week 5 through 2026 week 2, Action Network closing splits), the side with a larger money share than ticket share covered the spread 50.0% of the time (384-384-13) and hit the total 50.8% (396-383-6); break-even at -110 is 52.4%. Splits describe where the money sits, not what will happen.