Puka Nacua was even money for a touchdown last week, so definitely surprised to see such a good price at +150 or better across the market. He led all wide receivers in yards per route run this year with 3.88 and has been extremely efficient since joining the starting lineup after injury.

He’s averaging almost 10 targets per game and should be extremely involved as the #1 target. Cooper Kupp really hasn’t looked good since returning and was even coming off the field on some 2-WR sets. Puka has shown an ability to win against a lot of different coverages and even has some rushing upside which you love to see in the red zone.

While he posted an unimpressive game log last game, it was a surprising game script where the Rams took an early lead and dominated. They looked great when they threw the ball, but they didn’t need to and ended up running heavily thanks to the game script. That should be a lot tougher against one of the best rush defences in football.

While the Rams have been one of the more balanced teams in the league, using Kyren Williams for over 20+ carries a game, that game plan doesn’t work against the Eagles. The Packers tried last week and saw a similar result that the Rams did when Kyren went 16-72 in a 17-point loss earlier this season.

The Eagles have one of the best interior defensive lines in football and should be able to dominate the trenches in this one. With the Rams unable to rely much on the rushing game, I expect Matthew Stafford to step up.

They have one of the strongest WR cores in football and just got Tyler Higbee back from injury last week. While he got banged up in that game he will play this week, which is big considering the immediate impact he made last week. While Stafford got out to a great start, they really didn’t need to throw the ball much last week. The defence dominated and they got by just running the ball, which shouldn’t be the case as 6-point underdogs to the Eagles.

When I expect a team to be in a trailing game script, running backovers are normally one of my favourite targets. Coming in as 6-point underdogs the Rams are projected to be playing from behind, and when you have additional dropbacks you also tend to have additional dump-offs to the running backs. With Puka Nacua drawing all the attention and Cooper Kupp not looking as good, I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw Stafford checking down more.

The famous Fangio defence prioritizes keeping everything in front of you, and aggressively tackling. They play plenty of deep safety looks and are comfortable allowing opposing quarterbacks to check the ball down, which is why I like the receptions ladder more than yardage itself. Last week we saw Josh Jacobs post 3 catches for 40 yards before going down with injury whereas Wilson and Brooks posted an additional 3 catches as backups. Kyren Williams doesn’t have any real competition with Ronnie Rivers and should be comfortable in an every-down role.