Monday night brings a tricky NFC matchup to Los Angeles, where the Rams host the Giants with both teams trying to build on wildly different Week 1 showings. The Rams looked sluggish against the 49ers in Australia, but they’ve had extra time to get ready for a home game in which they’re clearly favored. New York, meanwhile, opened the season by lighting up Dallas, with Jaxson Dart steering an offense that flashed real juice right away.
That setup makes the anytime touchdown market especially appealing, and there are a few names that stand out.
The first one is Blake Corum. Kyren Williams is listed at -160 to score again, but Corum brings a better price and enough usage to make him interesting at +180.
He only played 14 snaps in Week 1, yet he handled 10 carries and turned them into 54 yards. That’s a useful workload, and it’s the kind of performance that can earn a bigger slice of the offense.
The Giants also gave up two touchdowns to Javonte Williams in Week 1, one on the ground and one through the air, while finishing 25th in the league in EPA/Rush. Corum looks like a live option if the Rams want to keep mixing him in.
Malik Nabers is another name worth circling. He came back from a torn ACL and wasted no time making an impact against Dallas, catching six passes for 69 yards on nine targets.
He played 36 snaps, which was just 52.2 percent of the Giants’ offensive total, so there’s room for that role to grow as the season goes on. Still, the volume was strong, and that matters.
The Rams gave up three passing touchdowns to Brock Purdy in Week 1, and San Francisco’s No. 1 receiver - Mike Evans - finished with six catches for 49 yards and a score. At +200, Nabers has a real case as the Giants’ top passing-game threat.
Dart is also in play at +220. He didn’t score in Week 1, but he was active as a runner, carrying the ball 11 times for 54 yards.
As a rookie, he ran for nine touchdowns in 14 games, including 12 starts, so there’s already a clear track record of him finding the end zone on the ground. Los Angeles finished Week 1 at 30th in EPA/Rush on defense, and now it doesn’t have Myles Garrett up front because of a knee injury.
Even if Dart doesn’t get the same number of designed runs on Monday, he still profiles as a dangerous scrambler in what has become a more dangerous New York offense. I’d take the value on him over Cam Skattebo at +110.
Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
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