The first game of the NFL Playoffs features the Los Angeles Rams on the road against the Carolina Panthers.
This contest is a rematch of Week 13, which the Panthers won 31-28 in Carolina.
To get ready for this matchup, let’s look at my four favorite Rams vs Panthers Wild Card props for Saturday’s NFC showdown.
All NFL odds used for these Rams vs Panthers player props are current as of Tuesday, Jan. 6, and courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook.
Best Rams vs Panthers Player Props
Tetairoa McMillan: Anytime TD (+180) vs Rams
I’m backing McMillan to score to lead off my series of Rams vs Panthers props.
In Week 13 against the Rams, Carolina’s rookie wideout caught just one pass, but it went for 43 yards and a touchdown.
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He was only targeted twice in that contest. Since then, he has averaged six targets per game and has caught another touchdown.
The Rams are going to score plenty, so the Panthers will need to push the ball downfield to players like McMillan to keep pace.
Puka Nacua: Anytime TD (-105) @ Panthers
Nacua didn’t catch a touchdown in the regular-season meeting, as Matthew Stafford’s two touchdown passes went to fellow wide receiver Davante Adams.
Adams, who led the Rams with 14 receiving touchdowns this season, has missed three weeks due to a hamstring injury.
While Adams will return this week, and I don’t necessarily expect him to be on a snap count, it’s hard to ignore how dominant Nacua has been over the past three weeks.
The 24-year-old has boasted a 30.6% target share, catching 27 of 37 passes for 348 yards and four touchdowns.
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Tyler Higbee: Under 25.5 Receiving Yards (-115) @ Panthers
Higbee played in his first game since Week 11 last week, catching five passes for 91 yards and a touchdown.
However, he was third in target share (16.2%) behind fellow tight end Colby Parkinson and Nacua.
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Now, Adams will be back in the lineup.
It was a strong return, but the Panthers allow just 5.12 receptions per game to tight ends, and with Parkinson looming, it is challenging to believe Higbee will have another game like Week 18.
Chuba Hubbard: Under 9.5 Receiving Yards (-110) vs Rams
Hubbard has finished with nine or fewer receiving yards in nine of 15 games this season.
Additionally, he hasn’t topped nine yards since Week 13 when the Panthers last played the Rams.
However, both catches he had in that game came against Cover-6, a coverage that opposing quarterbacks have seen on just 7.9% of their dropbacks when facing the Rams.
I’ll take the under as my NFL pick of the day.
