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          Morning Ram-blings: Prediction time

          • Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterNov 28, 2014, 09:00 AM ET
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              Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years with the company, Nick has led ESPN's coverage of the Niners' 2019 Super Bowl run, Colin Kaepernick's protest, the Rams making Michael Sam the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, Sam's subsequent pursuit of a roster spot and the team's relocation and stadium saga. You can follow Nick via Twitter @nwagoner
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          EARTH CITY, Mo. -- It's prediction time again but this week, there's a little different outlook on what the St. Louis Rams can do this week.

          The 4-7 Rams are set to host the 1-10 Oakland Raiders at the Edward Jones Dome on Sunday and they are, wait for it, favorites in most corners of cyberspace to take care of business and get their fifth victory.

          That's certainly the case here at ESPN.com. Here's our weekly rundown of the picks for this week:

          Our expert panel shows more love to the Rams than usual though one abstention comes from one of their biggest supporters in recent weeks, Mike Ditka.

          The NFL Live crew makes its selections with Tedy Bruschi and Herm Edwards doing the picking.

          I.C.Y.M.I.

          A roundup of the Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com on Thursday. ... The Ram-blings offered a look at Grantland's Bill Barnwell's thoughts on Robert Griffin III landing in St. Louis. ... We then offered a look at the Rams' efforts to help in a community in need of it right now. ... Finally, we provided an injury report on Thursday's practice.

          Elsewhere:

          • Mel Kiper Jr. ranks the rookies every week and continues to offer plenty of props for Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald (Insider).

          • John Clayton's weekly mailbag examines the struggles of the NFC South.

          • At 101sports.com, the Stats Doctor breaks down last week's loss through the prism of the numbers.

          • At stltoday.com, Joe Lyons writes that Thanksgiving has been good to tight end Justice Cunningham.

          • Columnist Bernie Miklasz asks if Jeff Fisher is to blame for the Rams' penalty issues.