2024-11-04 07:40:03
Sunday’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks is a big one – a game with first-place in the NFC West on the line. Neither team is at full strength, but they’re still capable of putting up points in a hurry on offense.
The Rams are looking to make it three wins in a row after beating the Raiders and Vikings, while the Seahawks are trying to avoid a two-game losing skid.
Rather than betting on the spread or money line, the player props market is a fun way to wager on this weekend’s game. Here are six of our favorite player props for Rams vs. Seahawks in Week 9. All NFL odds courtesy of BetMGM.
It’s tempting to bet Williams’ rushing yardage prop, which is set at 93.5 yards, but this is a little bit safer – especially if you believe the Rams will win this game. Williams is more of a grinder than he is a big-play runner, so it makes more sense to bet his volume than his yardage.
The Seahawks struggle against the run and have allowed the ninth-most rushing attempts, as well as the third-most rushing yards per game this season. Williams should have a good performance on Sunday and finish with at least 21 carries for the fifth time in eight games this year.
In the 20 games Nacua has played in his career, he’s finished with at least 66 yards receiving 13 times – and one of the games where he finished with fewer was in Week 1 when he injured his knee in the first half.
As long as he’s healthy, Nacua is a terrific bet to go over this line. He did so against the Vikings last week despite only practicing minimally before the game and he should go over again on Sunday.
This should be a relatively close game, which could allow the Seahawks to be more balanced on offense than they have been in recent weeks. Walker has had at least 66 yards rushing in three of the Seahawks’ six games this season, and in two of those games, he had fewer than 10 carries.
He’s facing a below-average run defense in the Rams this weekend and should have success on the ground. If he gets going early, don’t be surprised to see Seattle ride him throughout the game to take some of the pressure off of Geno Smith.
In his return from injury last week, Kupp caught five passes for 51 yards. His longest reception was a 27-yarder in the fourth quarter, but he was rarely targeted downfield. According to Next Gen Stats, his average targeted air yards was just 6.5 – a number higher than just 11 players in the NFL last week.
He wasn’t running many downfield routes and he probably won’t against the Seahawks, either. Plus, with how well Seattle’s defensive backs tackle, picking up yards after the catch could be challenging for Kupp.
The Rams have allowed just the third-fewest pass attempts on defense this season, with 197 in seven games – an average of 28 per game. That’s partly because their run defense has been so bad, and because they’ve been trailing in most games.
Smith’s line of 36.5 pass attempts is high, a number he’s gone over in just four games this season – three of them being losses by at least nine points.
Kupp may not be a big-play receiver anymore but one thing’s held true with him: he’s still Matthew Stafford’s favorite red zone target. He caught a touchdown pass last week on a play where Stafford escaped a sack and found Kupp in the back of the end zone, an example of the chemistry those two have.
Kupp simply knows how to get open in tight areas, which makes him a good bet to score again on Sunday; Seattle has allowed the ninth-most touchdown catches to wide receivers this season (8).
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