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Football heads to Melbourne tonight. The 49ers and Rams open this NFC West rivalry at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 8:35 ET on Netflix, and Mark likes the Rams to cover. There's a full MLB card underneath it, and both of today's exclusives come from spots the matchups like.

Here's what you need to know today.

Tristan Abeyta
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3 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY

1 Football In Australia
49ers at Rams from the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 8:35 ET on Netflix.
2 The Rams And The Over
Six overs in seven divisional games last season.
3 AJ Brown's Ankle
A high ankle sprain update after the Patriots fall 10-13 last night to the Seahawks.
Fantasy Alarm By The Numbers 85.7% The Rams went OVER the total in 6 of their 7 divisional games last season.
Source: Fantasy Alarm Analytics
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TODAY'S FEATURED STORY

49ers vs. Rams Thursday Night Football predictions
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49ers vs. Rams Predictions, Picks & Odds: Thursday Night Football Week 1

Mark Lammey is taking the Rams to cover at -3.5, and the case is roster depth. Los Angeles brings Puka Nacua, Davante Adams and Kyren Williams on offense, with Myles Garrett added to an already stout defense. San Francisco arrives banged up nearly everywhere, with Kittle working back to full health, McCaffrey and Bosa carrying questionable tags, and Pearsall and Kirk on IR.

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TODAY'S EXCLUSIVE PICKS

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Mark Lammey
MLB HR PICK
Wyatt Langford (TEX)
To Hit a Home Run (+465)
Seattle is the ultimate pitcher's park, right? Well, no one told Logan Gilbert. The Seattle righty has been awful at home - he's allowed 23 of his 26 homers at home! While it makes zero sense, we're not going to fight against it, and what is also worth noting is that Gilbert actually allows more power to fellow righties. So, while Joc Pederson has some enticing odds today, we're locking in Langford with his better righty vs. righty slugging as well.
 
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Howard Bender
MLB STOLEN BASE PICK
Anthony Volpe (NYY)
To Steal a Base (+304)
Volpe is making his return to the majors in the wake of the Jazz Chisholm injury. This is a nice spot for him as he posts a .336 OBP against righties and Rockies righthander Ryan Feltner pitches to a ton of contact while allowing 18 stolen bases this season, most of any pitcher on the slate. Add in catcher Hunter Goodman with a soft 17-percent caught-stealing and we've got a solid play on a short slate. Should Volpe not be in the lineup, drop a little something on Jose Caballero instead.
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Football in Melbourne is a strange sentence to type, but here we are. Get your lineups in before 8:35, and there's a full slate of baseball to work in the meantime. Good luck today!

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