{"id":321491,"date":"2025-01-13T14:12:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T19:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=321491"},"modified":"2025-01-13T14:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T19:12:49","slug":"vikings-vs-rams-wild-card-td-picks-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/vikings-vs-rams-wild-card-td-picks-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings vs. Rams wild-card TD picks: Back Addison and Higbee at plus-money odds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve got a wide receiver and tight end featured in my TD picks for the wild-card game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative: <\/strong>Jordan Addison has consistently scored in a pass-heavy attack and he gets a plus matchup. Secondly, I am taking a shot at Tyler Higbee to catch a touchdown pass at longshot odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the best Vikings vs. Rams TD picks for the wild-card round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">Vikings vs. Rams TD picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/american_football\/competitions\/12295\">NFL betting markets<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet: Addison anytime TD (+130)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addison has emerged as Sam Darnold&#8217;s go-to target in the red zone, but the odds aren&#8217;t reflecting that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Week 8, the second-year pro has been a scoring machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Addison caught eight touchdown passes, with scores in 6\/10 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Targeted in the red zone in nine of 10 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Justin Jefferson (priced at -120) warrants plenty of attention from defensive backs, which allows Addison to find open spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From looking at the underlying metrics, I cannot justify the gap in touchdown odds between the two wideouts. Despite missing two games to injury, Addison saw 19 red-zone targets to Jefferson&#8217;s 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Kevin O&#8217;Connell, the Vikings like to run passing plays near the goal line, throwing at a 58% clip from inside the 10-yard line (ranked sixth in the NFL), per Pro Football Focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This spells problems for a vulnerable Rams secondary that allowed 21 touchdowns to wide receivers, the third-most in the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also use a high rate of zone coverage, a setup that Darnold has thrived against with a 108.5 passer rating (fifth-best).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1865826866093056369\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: This season, Addison converted 44.4% of his targets within the 10-yard line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-fa134a48-a478-432b-95e0-66881f0d337b\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Higbee anytime TD (+400):<\/strong> Higbee has long served as a reliable end-zone target for Matthew Stafford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rams tight end scored in 2\/3 games since returning from an MCL and ACL injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Week 18, Higbee received a healthy dose of red-zone looks with Jimmy Garoppolo under center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the Vikings are a tough matchup against opposing tight ends, this price is just too good to ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With an emphasis on covering Puka Nucua and Cooper Kupp in the red zone, Stafford could seek out his trusted tight end with their season on the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 11:20 a.m. ET on 01\/13\/2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got a wide receiver and tight end featured in my TD picks for the wild-card game between the Minnesota Vikings and Los Angeles Rams. The pregame narrative: Jordan Addison has consistently scored in a pass-heavy attack and he gets a plus matchup. Secondly, I am taking a shot at Tyler Higbee to catch a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":321466,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452,61],"tags":[181,14,253],"class_list":["post-321491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","category-nfl","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-betting","tag-nfl-props"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vikings vs. Rams TD picks: Wild-card predictions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Vikings vs. Rams TD picks for the 2025 wild-card game. 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