{"id":303445,"date":"2024-10-22T15:37:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T19:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=303445"},"modified":"2024-10-22T15:37:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T19:37:09","slug":"vikings-vs-rams-best-bets-nfl-week-8-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/vikings-vs-rams-best-bets-nfl-week-8-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings vs. Rams Week 8 TNF best bets and odds: Take the over on Atwell&#8217;s yards, Minnesota&#8217;s team total"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After sustaining their first loss of the season last week, the Minnesota Vikings are on the road against the Los Angeles Rams for Thursday Night Football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Minnesota&#8217;s offence continues to hum, and I like the over on its team total in this primetime matchup. On the other side, look for Tutu Atwell to continue to produce in L.A.&#8217;s aerial attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Vikings vs. Rams best bets for the Week 8 Thursday Night Football matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vikings vs. Rams best bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:98030\">Embed: #98030<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/event\/1020832147\">NFL betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: Atwell over 39.5 receiving yards (-114)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:98037\">Embed: #98037<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s taken some time for Atwell to blossom, but the 2021 second-round draftee is finally coming into his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming off a team-high nine targets, Atwell appears to have carved out a solid role for himself in the Rams&#8217; depleted receiving room. He has four or more receptions in four consecutive games, clearing the 50-yard mark in each of those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listed at just 5-foot-9 and 165 pounds, Atwell may seem best suited for an underneath role. But he&#8217;s a speedster on the outside and is no stranger to running vertical routes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Weeks 3-5, Atwell saw more than 75 air yards in each game, per Player Profiler (data for his Week 7 performance wasn&#8217;t available as of this writing).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cooper Kupp (ankle) practiced in full to start the week and is expected to return on Thursday. Kupp&#8217;s presence should eat into Atwell&#8217;s target share, but I also expect their play styles to complement each other, given that Kupp handles more of the underneath and crossing routes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Kupp is a player the Rams are reportedly interested in trading before the Nov. 5 deadline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will L.A. give him a full workload in his first game in six weeks, especially with a possible trade looming? I&#8217;m not so sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Either way, Atwell has become a reliable target for Matthew Stafford and I think he can hit this mark again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Atwell has gained 40-plus receiving yards in five consecutive games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vikings over 24.5 points (-112):<\/strong> Offence wasn&#8217;t the issue in the Vikings&#8217; first loss of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:98053\">Embed: #98053<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam Darnold turned in another efficient performance last week, Justin Jefferson starred as he usually does, and Aaron Jones looked great after being a game-time decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minnesota has scored 23-plus points in every game this season and has cashed this over in four of six. Now the Vikes face a Rams team that ranks 26th in defensive EPA per play, and I think this is a good spot for them to keep feasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L.A. has only allowed two of its six opponents to go over 24.5 points &#8230; but three others finished with <em>exactly<\/em> 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than anything, it was encouraging to see a strong effort on Sunday from Jones (14 carries, 93 yards, one TD). And there&#8217;s a chance T.J. Hockenson returns, which would add another layer to an offence that already knows how to create plenty of headaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 3:15 p.m. ET 10\/22\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After sustaining their first loss of the season last week, the Minnesota Vikings are on the road against the Los Angeles Rams for Thursday Night Football. The pregame narrative: Minnesota&#8217;s offence continues to hum, and I like the over on its team total in this primetime matchup. 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