Rams notes, 11/9

* Injury update: The FIRST-PLACE Rams practiced yesterday and have today off. These players were limited participants in Monday's practice:

- Jason Smith (concussion) sounds like a good bet to play against the 49ers Sunday - Steve Spagnuolo described him as "symptom-free" - but is being monitored daily and still has to be fully cleared to play.

- Danario Alexander (knee) is already jogging, just a couple of weeks after his latest knee surgery. Highly doubtful he'll be up for San Francisco, but his recovery appears to be on the quick side.

- Ron Bartell's being listed with thigh and shoulder issues again. I can only go off other people's reports, so somebody got sloppy when he dropped the shoulder issue in a previous report.

- Adam Goldberg was sent home sick.

- James Laurinaitis (sprained knee), Fendi Onobun (back) and David Vobora (hamstring) were also listed as limited participants.

Other injuries, as reported previously before the bye:
James Butler (sprained ankle); Daniel Fells (back); James Hall (broken hand); Michael Hoomanawanui (back, ribs); Steven Jackson (broken finger); Donnie Jones (calf); Justin King (hamstring); Fred Robbins (toe); Darell Scott (sprained ankle).

My total guess is that most of those players would list as probable for Sunday, with Butler and Scott possibly questionable.

* Hold that line. The Rams are SIX-point underdogs (over-under: 38) to the 49ers, which I think makes them an attractive bet. That would sound great if it weren't coming from someone who has to take two weeks of "whammy" picks back to even claim a mediocre 3-4-1 record this season. Still, I don't get such a big line, even given that the Rams are winless on the road this season. Two of those losses were by less than a FG. I'm also not certain what San Francisco has done to merit a six-point line over anybody. They're 2-6 for a reason, aren't they? Maybe I'm discounting the recent series history too much - the Rams have lost the last four meetings - but I don't feel anything other than a close game Sunday, like 16-13 either way.

More to add when there's more.