The Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles will kick off the Sunday Divisional games at Lincoln Financial Field with winter weather in the forecast in Philly.
My Rams vs. Eagles player props and NFL picks for January 19 believe we will see some different numbers from their first matchup in Week 12.
For more action, read our Rams vs. Eagles predictions.
Rams vs Eagles props
Brown Under 69.5 rec yards (-133 at Caesars)- Barkley Under 112.5 rush yards (-113 at Caesars)
Kupp Under 3.5 rec (-103 at Caesars)
Read full analysis of each pick.
Rams vs Eagles props
Prop bet #1: A.J. Brown Under 69.5 receiving yards
When these two teams met back in Week 12, A.J. Brown had six catches on seven targets for 109 yards and a touchdown. However, the Eagles were without DeVonta Smith in that contest, and Brown was one of only three players with more than one target. Also, most of that damage was done while the Los Angeles Rams were playing man coverage.
However, the Rams mostly use zone coverage, which they used on 73.1% of the Eagles' dropbacks in Week 12. In the rare man coverage plays, Brown was Jalen Hurts's only target, and he collected 61 yards against man coverage.
With Smith back in the lineup, the targets will be down for Brown. Brown had only three targets last week and went Under this total in three of his past four games with Hurts at quarterback.
Prop bet #2: Saquon Barkley Under 112.5 rushing yards
In the Week 12 matchup, Saquon Barkley went off for 255 yards rushing on just 26 carries. What is interesting is he will be the eighth player in NFL history to rush for 200+ yards against a team in the regular season and then face them again in the playoffs.
Each of the previous seven running backs were held below 100 yards in their playoff matchup. While there are many factors at play in each circumstance, the main factor is the defense hones in on that player to make sure it doesn’t happen again. The Rams will do everything they can to prevent Saquon from destroying them.
Since that game, L.A. has only allowed 104.1 rushing yards per contest. Barkley was held to 119 yards on the ground last week and that was with breaking out a long run at the very end of the game to seal it.
Prop bet #3: PLAYER NAME MARKET
Much like the other two props, this one hit the other way with ease in Week 12. Cooper Kupp had eight catches on 11 targets for 60 yards and a touchdown. However, he'll see a lot more of Cooper DeJean this time around and the rookie has been one of the best slot corners in the NFL this year.
Since DeJean became the starter in Week 6, the Eagles have allowed the fewest yards per play in nickel coverage by a team in the NFL since 2016 at 4.2 yards per play. Specifically, DeJean has only allowed 0.9 yards per coverage snap as the nearest defender this season.
Kupp had only 11 yards receiving with DeJean as the nearest defender in Week 12. Much like last week, this could be more of a decoy game for Kupp to try and take away one of the best defenders from being around the ball. I do not expect a ton of targets here for Kupp.
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