The Rams take on the Eagles on Sunday afternoon in the Divisional Round of the NFC Playoffs. Here are some Puka Nacua prop bets to consider at DraftKings Sportsbook.
Puka Nacua Prop Bets
Here are Puka Nacua’s current prop bet odds at DraftKings Sportsbook: o/u 7.5 receptions and o/u 84.5 receiving yards. Nacua is +160 to score a touchdown, +1300 to score 2+ touchdowns and +1000 to score the first touchdown of the game.
Puka Nacua has quickly become one of the NFL’s best receivers. After a sensational rookie year last season, Nacua has backed his play up with a great sophomore campaign. Nacua suffered an injury early in the season that caused him to miss a big chunk of time but when he has been on the field, he has been one of the most efficient receivers in the league. Only Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson and Puka Nacua averaged 90 or more receiving yards per game in the regular season. It wasn’t that long ago that Cooper Kupp was in the discussion for best wide receiver in the NFL and now he is the clear WR2 on his own team. Nacua has also proved that he can do it in the postseason, going for 181 yards on nine catches and a touchdown last season against the Lions.
The Eagles will be a really tough defensive test for the Rams. The Philadelphia defense finished the season ranked third in defensive EPA/play and third in defensive EPA/dropback. Its pass defense really improved as the season went on and it is tough for anyone to beat. However, the Eagles will be without LB Nakobe Dean for this game. Dean might not play in the secondary but he is the green dot for this defense, meaning Dean relays the calls from the sidelines to the rest of the defense. There is always a chance of a tough transition when somebody else needs to take the green dot and lead the defense. That small window of adjustment to start the game could be the Rams’ chance to jump on Philadelphia on Sean McVay’s genius scripted drives.
My favorite prop bet for the Rams is for Nacua to go over 84.5 receiving yards. Nacua cleared this number in six of his last eight regular-season games, including against the Eagles when they faced off in the regular season. In that regular-season matchup between these two teams, Puka Nacua was the entire Rams offense. Nacua went for 117 yards on nine catches in that game against the Eagles. WR1s like Adam Thielen, Mike Evans, Chris Olave and Puka Nacua himself have cleared this number already this season against Philadelphia. The Eagles’ defense is fantastic as a unit but it doesn’t have a truly elite cornerback that can just take away the opposing team’s best receiver. So, Nacua should carry the load for the Rams’ offense once again and have a big game against the Eagles, going over his receiving yards prop.
