NFL Wild Card Weekend has arrived, and it begins with the 8-9 Panthers hosting the 12-5 Rams at Bank of America Stadium. On DraftKings Sportsbook, Los Angeles is a 10.5-point favorite, and the game’s total is set at O/U 45.5 points.
Below, I’ll go over my favorite Tetairoa McMillan prop to consider from this contest.
Best Tetairoa McMillan Prop Bet on DraftKings Sportsbook
Tetairoa McMillan Under 55.5 Receiving Yards
It’s not going to be a fun day for the Panthers’ passing attack. In their first matchup, a Carolina victory, Bryce Young threw for 206 yards as the Panthers ran the ball nearly two-thirds of the time. It wasn’t the most productive day for McMillan overall, yet he did pick up the most important catch of the day.
That was McMillan’s only catch of the day, but if you’re going to be held to one, it might as well be a game-winning 43-yarder. Still, it doesn’t leave us feeling good about McMillan’s prospects for this one.
The Rams will scheme up everything they’ve got to take him out of this game. Los Angeles has a host of solid secondary players to throw at him, led by elite reclamation project Emmanuel Forbes Jr. They’ll force Young to look elsewhere, as he did in the first game; before that game-winning score, McMillan had drawn just one target.
McMillan is a dynamic receiver, a player who can make plays one-on-one against great coverage and knows how to beat a double team. But this feels like a game where lessons are taught to the rookie. He has cooked all season long, and now it’s time for a playoff environment against a team full of Super Bowl experience. This is not the day for McMillan, but there’s no shame in that whatsoever.
