Top spot in the NFC is on the line in Thursday night’s Rams @ Seahawks showdown
Divisional games don’t get much bigger than this. This week’s Thursday night NFL clash sees the NFC-leading Los Angeles Rams make the trip up to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Seattle Seahawks.
This is not just a battle for the NFC West, the winner of this game is all-but guaranteed to take the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Both teams come in at 11-3 with the Rams having taken the win in the first match-up in LA a few weeks ago. There is a lot on the line.
There are injuries on both sides too, the Hawks are unlikely to have left tackle Charles Cross whilst the Rams are expected to be without star wide receiver Davante Adams. Even without those two, the star power for this one is enviable. It’s going to be must-watch TV, and Peter Sharland going to stay up all night to watch it…
Sam Darnold passing yards: Over 233.5
Jaxon Smith-Njigba receiving yards: Over 89.5
Puka Nakua 80+ receiving yards
Blake Corum rushing yards: Over 38.5
Kyren Williams anytime touchdown scorer
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WHEN: Friday 19th December, 1:15am (UK)
WHERE: Lumen Field, Seattle WA
TV: Sky Sports NFL
Sam Darnold passing yards: Over 233.5
Yes, Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold had a nightmare game in the first clash between these two, throwing four brutal interceptions. However, his passing yards remained respectable, finishing at 279. In fact, Darnold’s passing has been pretty consistent the entire year and we love his line of 233.5 yards in this one. Darnold has gone over that five of his last seven and the two games he didn’t cross that were in the massive blowout wins over the Vikings and Cardinals.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba receiving yards: Over 89.5
And you know we have to talk about who he’s throwing to, namely Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who leads the entire NFL with 1,541 receiving yards, a truly astonishing season from the former Ohio State man. Smith-Njigba went for 105 yards last time these two played and his line is set at 89.5 for this one. He has gone over that line in every single game this season except for, yes you’ve guessed it, those wins against Minnesota and Arizona.
Puka Nacua 80+ receiving yards
Let’s talk about the Rams now, and you’ll notice that with their star wide receiver, Puka Nacua, we’ve gone for 80+ receiving yards rather than his over, which is up at 94.5. Nacua is second to JSN in receiving this year, and is coming off two monster games (348 yards in his last two) With Adams likely out you’d think that Nacua would be a cert to get his over but the last time they played the Hawks did actually hold him to under 80 (when Adams was also limited by injury). We’re going for 80+ because of his own form in combination with Adams’ injury but we don’t feel confident enough for the full over.
Blake Corum rushing yards: Over 38.5
One player we do feel extremely confident in is second-year running back Blake Corum, who has exploded in the past few weeks. In his first eleven games of this season Corum went for 341 yards rushing. In his past three games he’s gone for 280. It’s a remarkable uptick in output and we’re choosing to stick with the hot hand and back Corum to smash his very generous over (38.5).
Kyren Williams anytime touchdown scorer
But that doesn’t mean we’re shying away from the other Rams running back, Kyren Williams. We’re backing Williams too, just for getting into the endzone. Only four players in the NFL have more rushing touchdowns than Williams this season (and one of them is Josh Allen) and his touchdown rate hasn’t slowed down with Corum’s ascension. In the three games since Corum has started taking off Williams has scored four touchdowns. That’s part of a run of eight rushing touchdowns in his past seven games, including one last time these two played.
Sam Darnold passing yards: Over 233.5
Jaxon Smith-Njigba receiving yards: Over 89.5
Puka Nakua 80+ receiving yards
Blake Corum rushing yards: Over 38.5
Kyren Williams anytime touchdown scorer
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