DraftKings King of the End Zone Picks for Bills vs. Rams Monday Night Football Game

Week 5 has already had plenty of exciting matchups, some primetime upsets and multiple games that needed overtime. The final matchup on the scoreboard is one of the best games of the week, as the Buffalo Bills head to Los Angeles to take on the Rams. The matchup at SoFi Stadium has the potential to be a high-scoring track meet between two exciting offenses, and to add even more excitement, DraftKings Sportsbook is ready to roll with another massive King of the End Zone promotion.

This week’s King of the End Zone promo will award a massive $2 million in bonus bets. If you opt in to the token and place a singles bet of at least $5 on a player in a touchdown market and he scores the longest touchdown of the night, you win a share of the $2 million in bonus bets.

In Week 1, Jaxon Smith-Njigba claimed the King of the End Zone crown, earning  $113 in Bonus Bets from DraftKings Sportsbook for bettors who placed their token on him. In Week 2 on Thursday Night Football, it was a long-shot winner as Joshua Palmer scored a 43-yard touchdown to earn $286 in Bonus Bets for his backers. In Week 3, Kalif Raymond scored the longest touchdown of Monday Night Football, with a $477 bonus bet credit to the bettors who selected him with their token. Last week, Bijan Robinson claimed the crown and secured $77 in bonus bets for the 26,158 bettors who selected him.

Who will add their name to that impressive list this week? Let’s run down some of the top plays for Week 5’s Monday Night Football version of DraftKings King of the End Zone.

King of the End Zone — What You Need to Know

The rules of the promotion are pretty simple. After opting in, bettors will receive a token to place on a singles bet with a $5 minimum in the “TD Scorers” market. If the player with the token scores the longest touchdown of the game, you will win a share of $2 million in bonus bets. The fewer people who have their token on that player, the larger the payout will be, so it’s important to balance out the popularity of the pick with the likelihood of it hitting. Taking a longer shot could land a massive payout, while picking a more obvious choice has a more likely chance of winning, even if the bonus bet payout is smaller.

Passing touchdowns are ineligible for this promotion, so if you want to pick Matthew Stafford — for example — he’ll have to run it in himself for the longest score rather than pass for the touchdown. Despite not being an individual player, D/ST is eligible to become King of the End Zone if the longest touchdown comes on a defensive or special teams play.

King of the End Zone Preview & Picks | Monday, Oct. 12

Players with the shortest odds to score a TD:

• Kyren Williams (-165)
• Puka Nacua (-125)
• Josh Allen (-120)
• James Cook III (-115)
• Davante Adams (+100)

King of the End Zone Picks for Monday, Oct. 12:

When making King of the End Zone picks, it’s important to consider players who are not only likely to score a touchdown but are also likely to score the longest touchdown of the game. Many touchdowns could be scored in the game, but longer touchdowns have a better chance of claiming the King of the End Zone win. It’s also important to balance the popularity of the player for the King of the End Zone tokens as well, since a user’s share of bonus bets is tied to how popular their pick was.

These three picks are my favorite balance of likelihood to score, potential to score a long touchdown, and not too much popularity.

1. Kyren Williams (-165 Anytime TD)

The Rams are 2-2 in their four games this season, and Williams has scored four touchdowns in those four contests. While none of them have been long scores, there is some strong strategy behind playing Williams and having the best statistical chance of winning your $5 minimum bet and also getting a chance for a payout like Bijan delivered last week. With more options in general, the token distribution will likely be a little more spread out this week as well.

Williams scored two of the Rams’ three touchdowns in their Week 4 win in Philadelphia and is clearly the top option for the Rams in the red zone with a nose for the end zone.

The Bills have allowed six touchdowns to running backs this season, with at least one RB touchdown in each of their four games. Williams makes sense as an anytime TD scorer, and he has broken long plays this season and long touchdowns in his career, even though he doesn’t have a long touchdown yet this year.

He’s a great place to start if you’re looking for a lower-risk King of the End Zone candidate for this week.

2. Davante Adams (+100 Anytime TD)

Adams is another strong option from the Rams, and he has the potential to have a longer touchdown if he does find the end zone this week. He scored both of his two touchdowns this season in Week 2 against the Giants, catching a 31-yard touchdown and an 11-yard score.

He had an amazing total of 195 yards in that game on eight catches, and in Week 3, he followed that up with seven catches for 137 yards against Denver. In Week 4, Puka Nacua returned to action after missing two games, and Adams returned to his role as the team’s second wide receiver. He still drew nine targets in that matchup, though, catching four passes for 32 yards.

The Bills have allowed six WR touchdowns this season, including three last week to the Patriots’ receivers, who racked up a total of 13 catches for 168 yards and those three scores.

While he may not get quite as big a workload as Williams or Nacua, Adams has shown enough touchdown potential to still be an elite option for King of the End Zone, and he will probably have fewer tokens on him with so many other strong options on the board.

3. Keon Coleman (+240 Anytime TD)

The Rams’ defense has been very strong against the run, not allowing a running back touchdown all season, but wide receivers have scored six touchdowns against them in four games. The Eagles’ Darius Cooper scored on them twice last week, and Pat Bryant II found the end zone in Week 3.

Coleman could be asked to step into an expanded role this week, depending on the status of DJ Moore (shoulder), who is questionable. He was able to participate in Saturday’s practice in a limited capacity after missing the first few sessions of the week entirely. If Moore sits, Coleman could be very busy, but he showed enough in the last few games that Moore left early to deserve attention even if Moore is active.

Coleman had a breakthrough game last week in the Bills’ loss to the Patriots, catching six of his seven targets for 116 yards and a touchdown.

Coleman posted elite metrics in that performance and has been impressive at getting separation all season. With Josh Palmer (shoulder) already out, Coleman could be the target of more of the deep passes from Josh Allen, and Coleman has proven he can battle for contested catches in the red zone as well.

He’s a little bit of a longer shot than the other two Rams’ options above, but if he does find the end zone, it could be a longer touchdown and claim a larger amount of bonus bets than Williams or Adams would bring.