The Los Angeles Rams return home to host the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night. The Rams are riding a four-game win streak to move to 9-6 while the Cardinals have lost four of their last five games.
The Rams are big favorites at home against a Cardinals team that is just 2-5 on the road.
Read on for three Cardinals vs. Rams player props in my best NFL picks for Week 17 on Saturday, December 28.
Cardinals vs Rams props
- Chad Ryland Over 1.5 field goals (+130 at BetMGM)
- Matthew Stafford Under 30.5 passing attempts (-115 at BetMGM)
- Michael Wilson Over 31.5 receiving yards (-115 at BetMGM)
Read full analysis of each pick.
Cardinals vs Rams props
Prop bet #1: Chad Ryland Over 1.5 field goals
Arizona Cardinals kicker Chad Ryland has done an admirable job filling in for the injured Matt Prater this season. He’s 25-for-29 on field goals this season and a perfect 21-for-21 on extra points.
The Cardinals have given Ryland plenty of opportunities recently with three field goals in each of the last two games and a 5-for-6 effort to begin the month. Rylan has attempted multiple field goals in nine of his 11 games and only once went 1-for-2.
Ryland’s kicking points total is set at 5.5 with the Over at -140. Unless he gets one field goal and three extra points, which seems unlikely given the Arizona offense, the likely path is two field goals which we’re getting at +130 rather than -140.
Finally, kickers have attempted multiple field goals against the Rams in 11 of 16 games this season, including three attempts in four straight weeks recently.
Prop bet #2: Matthew Stafford Under 30.5 passing attempts
Matthew Stafford has seen his passing volume decrease in recent weeks. After throwing the ball at least 44 times in four of his first nine games, he’s gone Over 30.5 attempts in just one of his last six games.
The Los Angeles Rams have been content to win low-scoring games in recent weeks with Stafford throwing the ball 19 times last week against the Jets at 27 times in San Francisco the game before. Given the fact that Los Angeles is a touchdown favorite, we should see the Rams get out to a lead before turning to the run game to keep the clock moving.
Overall, Stafford has gone Under 30.5 attempts in nine of 15 games this season, including six of his last seven contests.
Prop bet #3: Michael Wilson Over 31.5 receiving yards
The Arizona Cardinals don’t have a great offense but Michael Wilson has emerged as a good secondary option at wideout. The tight end still leads the offense with rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. as the top option, but Wilson is catching up with 526 yards in 15 games — 35 yards per contest.
Wilson has gone Over 31.5 yards in seven of 15 games this season and hit exactly 31 in two more contests. He’s been putting up good numbers as of late though with 44 or more yards in four of his last five games.
The Rams typically allow some decent action to receivers. They’ve allowed multiple wideouts to rack up at least 30 yards in seven of 15 games this season, including last week against the Jets and the first matchup against the Cardinals.
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