Exploring Wide Receiver Picks for Vikings vs. Rams

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00:00Let's take a look at the pass catchers here, Tom, because it's easy to focus on Justin Jefferson,

00:03awesome wideout, Pukanuku equally, but one guy who used to be awesome was Cooper Cupp.

00:09He's listed at 48 and a half at the Fanblue Sportsbook, which back in the day, which is

00:13like two years ago, that's like his first half total because of how dominant he was.

00:17Has disappeared as of late. Is Cooper Cupp somebody that you'll be looking towards betting

00:21tonight or just you can't trust on based on the previous outcomes that we've seen over the past

00:26few games? I think my favorite answer for this would be, or like the ideal answer would be like,

00:32let's lay off of him to start and let's get an in-game number because if that in-game number

00:37drops to, let's say 39, maybe the Rams do fall behind and they have to pass the ball.

00:41You know, Pukanuku is going to see his action, but like Cooper Cupp could still break off these 15,

00:4520 yard catches to the sideline as we've seen time and time again, you know, him getting over

00:49one defender under the safety, whatever it might be, and Stafford always looks to him. So I think

00:55we can look there as an in-game number for Cooper Cupp to be one of my favorites when it comes to

01:00the Rams side of things. I don't want to have interest in Puka. I just think that line is too

01:03high. He could absolutely get there, but I'm just, I missed the boat on the early line. So no, I know

01:07pun intended, but. Love that pun. Or absolutely pun intended. Highest number tonight is Pukanuku

01:15at 91 and a half, even North of that of Justin Jefferson. Plenty on the other side, of course,

01:21Vecchio for Minnesota. You expect Sam Darnold to air it out a ton tonight. Who then would you

01:27look at as one of his top targets? I think Jordan Addison over four and a half receptions is

01:33receptions. I just generally don't go to the receiving guards more. So I think receptions

01:37for Addison will be fine. Some of those underneath options, if Jefferson is covered deep, I think is

01:41great, but TJ Hodgson, I specifically like tonight over 44 and a half receiving guards

01:46throughout the regular season. The Rams allowed 1,101 receiving guards to opposing tight ends.

01:51That was the third most in the league. They also allowed seven touchdowns, which was tied for the

01:55fifth most. So there is some defensive inefficiency when it comes to their linebackers, their safeties

02:00covering tight ends. And again, if they're diverting extra effort to adjust in Jefferson

02:04or Addison, that underneath option for Hodgson really could be there tonight.