On the Fantasy Flex podcast, NFL analysts Sean Koerner and Chris Raybon gave out their favorite players to watch for each game on the slate. These are players worth targeting not just in DFS, but also in the Anytime Touchdown market.
For Super Wild Card Weekend, Koerner and Raybon alternated giving out players for all six games, and what we wound up with were at least two players to bet in each Wild Card Round game this weekend.
As a reminder, Anytime Touchdown markets are volatile and odds are constantly on the move. Therefore, it's important to check out our NFL Prop Projections page before making your bets. Our NFL prop projections are powered by Koerner, the most accurate fantasy football ranker in the industry in 2023 (and 2015-2017, for that matter). There, you can see the best odds for each player as well as the edge based on our projections against the market.
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Here are Koerner's and Raybon's favorite picks for Monday's final NFL playoff game: Vikings vs. Rams.
NFL Player Props: Monday Wild Card Round Touchdown Picks
Vikings vs. Rams
| Vikings Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-2.5 -108 | 47.5 -115o / -105u | -142 |
| Rams Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+2.5 -112 | 47.5 -115o / -105u | +120 |
Tyler Higbee
Chris Raybon: I think Tyler Higbee should lead the tight end room for the Rams. All of them played last week, but Higbee has been working his way back from injury and I do think he ends up being the No. 1 tight end.
I have him projected around 45-50% route run rate, but there's a chance he just ends up taking virtually all of the tight end snaps. Sean McVay didn't really seem too happy with his other tight ends. Colby Parkinson and Davis Allen have both gotten opportunities to be the top pass-catcher but haven't really done enough.
So Higbee could go back to that Hig-beast, 70-80% route run rate role, so he has some added upside.
Jalen Nailor
Chris Raybon: Jalen Nailor has scored in 35% of his games this year and I'm projecting him to score about 20% of the time.
Given the number you can get Nailor at, there's still value in the market on Nailor to score week after week, even when factoring in potential regression on his scoring numbers.
I'm not sure why his number continues to be so valuable, but it might be because the books are higher on other pass catchers like T.J. Hockenson, who never seems to score.
Josh Oliver
Chris Raybon: Speaking of Hockenson, I also like Josh Oliver to score here. With Nailor and Oliver, I think one of the two is a good bet to score.
There's also a chance after last week with all the pressure Sam Darnold has been under that the Vikings decide to go with more two tight end looks, which would get Oliver on the field more.
And he's more than capable of releasing into routes, and when that's the case he's usually the guy opposing defenses end up leaving open, especially when you have to worry about all the other Vikings weapons.
