Best Prop Bets for Monday's Wild Card Game: Cooper Kupp, Justin Jefferson, Kyren Williams, T.J. Hockenson and More

One more Wild Card Round game remains on Monday night, and it’s a fun matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams.

I’m going to point out a few of my favorite player prop bets from the contest. Let’s go!

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Rams’ Prop Bets

Cooper Kupp - Over Catches (4.5) and Receiving Yards (48.5)

I like a number of the prop bets I’m seeing for the Rams.

We’ll start with Cooper Kupp and his receptions and receiving yard marks. At FanDuel, he’s projected for 4.5 receptions and 48.5 yards. I like Kupp to go over both marks.

Kupp had a slow finish to the season, failing to go over three catches in the final three games and not hitting 30 yards in any of those contests. After a game off in week 18, I like Kupp to get back on track.

I like Los Angeles to win this game, and I think the offense relies heavily on the team’s top pass catchers. Kupp had 51 yards and a touchdown on five catches and eight targets in the first game, and that feels like a safe floor to me tonight. 

Puka Nacua - Over Receptions (7.5) and Rushing/Receiving Yards (97.5)

Nacua should be the leader in the passing game for the Rams. He has lines of 7.5 receptions and 97.5 rushing/receiving yards at FanDuel.

In his 11 games this season, Nacua topped that reception line five times. If you can win at seven catches, he hit that mark an additional three times. Nacua had 98 or more rushing/receiving yards in seven games, including three of the final four games and six of the final eight.

Nacua had 106 receiving yards on seven catches and nine targets in the first meeting against Minnesota. He added five yards on two rushing attempts.

Los Angeles should get Nacua involved early and often, and I think he’s going to have no problem hitting these couple prop bets.

Kyren Williams - Over Rushing Yards (81.5) and Rushing/Receiving Yards (98.5)

Even though I have the Rams’ passing game stealing most of the headlines, I also think Williams could have a big game. You can find the 81.5 rushing yard mark at FanDuel and get the 98.5 rushing/receiving yard mark at Bet MGM.

In 16 games this season, Williams went for 82 or more rushing yards in nine games. He had 99 or more rushing/receiving yards in seven contests.

Against Minnesota in the regular season, Williams had 97 rushing yards on 23 carries and 19 yards and a touchdown on five catches and seven targets.

Williams should be the workhorse out of the backfield, and volume alone could get him to these prop bets. Expect a heavy dose of Williams, Nacua and Kupp.

Vikings’ Prop Bets

Sam Darnold - Under Passing Yards (264.5)

Let’s kick off the Vikings’ section by talking about Darnold, who has proved a lot of people wrong this season. He probably earned himself a long-term, massive contract with Minnesota, or another team, with his play this season.

I do not like this passing yards line from FanDuel though. Darnold has gone for 265 yards or more in six games this season, but just once in the past four games. He’s also coming off his worst passing performance of the season, so I’m definitely concerned about him reaching that mark tonight.

Darnold was 18-of-25 passing for 240 yards in the first game against the Rams. A better bet would probably be two or more passing touchdowns, but I think he comes up short in the passing yardage department.

Aaron Jones - Over Rushing/Receiving Yards (81.5)

For Jones, you can find the 81.5 total yards mark at Caesars. I wanted to include the 59.5 rushing yard mark from FanDuel, but I’m not as confident in that one.

Jones has 82 or more yards in 11 games this season. He fell just short of that mark in the final two games of the season, but reached it in the three games before that. I see Minnesota getting him involved early and often, and I think by the end of the game, he’s closer to 100 total yards.

Jones had 58 rushing yards on 19 carries and 37 receiving yards on two catches and targets in the first clash against Los Angeles. Jones should get most of the backfield carries tonight, and adding in a few checkdowns from Darnold, Jones should blow past that 81.5-yard mark.

Justin Jefferson - Over Receiving Yards (89.5)

You can find the 89.5-yard mark at FanDuel. That’s a healthy amount of yards, but Jefferson certainly is capable of reaching that, and much more.

Jefferson has 90 or more yards in eight games this season. He only got there once over the past four games, but achieved it in three of the past six.

Jefferson had a huge game against the Rams in the regular season, catching eight of his nine targets for 115 yards. I think Darnold looks his way early and often tonight, in an effort to settle in, and simply because he’s the team’s best pass catcher.

I expect slower games for Jordan Addison and the rest of the Vikings’ wideouts. Addison had just 22 yards on two catches and three targets in the first game, and only caught one of his six targets last week.

T.J. Hockenson - Over Receiving Yards (44.5)

I see Hockenson being the Vikings’ No. 2 pass catcher tonight. This line can be found at FanDuel.

In 10 games this season, Hockenson had 45 or more yards five times. He didn’t play against the Rams in the first meeting. 

Backup TE Josh Oliver had 30 yards and a score against LA in that game, and in what’s a favorable defensive matchup, I see Hockenson topping his player prop and having a big game.