Rams’ Sean McVay has the ring, but 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan has edge head-to-head

Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan are what you would call frenemies.

They’ve been close friends since McVay joined Washington’s staff as an offensive assistant in 2010, when Shanahan was the offensive coordinator.

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But when they are on opposite sidelines, they want to win at the expense of their companion, which will be the case when the Rams play host to the 49ers in a battle of NFC West Division co-leaders on Sunday.

49ers at Rams (4:05 p.m. ET Sunday, FOX and FOX Sports App)

Point spread: 49ers -7 (49ers favored to win by more than 7 points, otherwise Rams cover)
Moneyline: 49ers -310 favorites to win (bet $10 to win $13.23 total); Rams +250 underdogs to win (bet $10 to win $35 total)
Total scoring Over/Under: 44.5 points scored by both teams combined

San Francisco 49ers

SF

-7.5

-339

o45.5

Los Angeles Rams

LAR

+7.5

+270

u45.5

Shanahan left Washington after the 2013 season for OC jobs with the Cleveland Browns (2014) and Atlanta Falcons (2015-16).

McVay, 37, kept getting a bigger office in Washington, serving as tight ends coach (2011-13) and offensive coordinator (2014-16).

Who replaced Shanahan as Washington’s play-caller? McVay.

They both got their first head coaching positions in 2017, with McVay getting hired by the Rams about three weeks before the 49ers hired Shanahan.

McVay has the Super Bowl ring, but Shanahan has bragging rights in their head-to-head matchups.

Here are the results of McVay-Shanahan head-to-head matchups against the spread (ATS):

10/30/22: 49ers 31, at Rams 14 (SF +1.5)
10/3/22: at 49ers 24, Rams 9 (SF -2.5)
1/30/22: at Rams 20, 49ers 17 (SF +3.5) *
1/9/22: 49ers 27, at Rams 24 OT (SF…

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Publish date : 2023-09-16 14:38:38

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