Monday night’s Giants-Rams matchup may be missing one of the cleanest touchdown bets on the board if Puka Nacua can’t go because of the groin injury that has him trending the wrong way. That would take the top option off the table for bettors looking for an anytime scorer.
Even without Nacua, there are still a few names worth a look. The running backs are in the mix, but Kyren Williams and Blake Corum split work makes both feel shaky. Cam Skattebo is another tempting option, though he’s not the direction I’d go this week.
Here are the anytime touchdown scorer picks I like most for the game.
Isaiah Likely (+280)
Likely’s Week 1 showing was hard to ignore. He found the end zone twice and finished with a team-high eight catches for 78 yards, which is exactly the kind of production that keeps you riding the hot hand.
The Rams’ defense probably isn’t as vulnerable as it looked in Week 1, but Mike Evans still gave that group some issues with his size. Likely has the same kind of profile to cash in again.
Davante Adams (-130)
Last week, the Giants handled CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens partly because Dallas’ offense kept them on the sideline. That setup is harder to count on against a stronger Rams defense. Adams could end up with more opportunities than Lamb and Pickens had, and he at least has a path to matching Lamb’s five-catch, one-touchdown line against corners that looked shaky.
Jaxson Dart (+230)
There is a case to be made for Skattebo after the 49ers had some success running against the Rams. But the Rams may be better than that performance suggested, especially since they allowed just six rushing touchdowns all last season.
Aaron Donald’s return should also help the middle of the defense. If that’s the way it plays out, Dart may have to create more through the passing game while scrambling to keep drives alive, much like Purdy did with 29 rushing yards last week.
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The Rams opened the season with a loss to the 49ers, and the aftermath brought another layer of frustration for a team trying to steady itself before facing the Giants. The NFL levied fines against two Los Angeles players, with Tyler Davis docked $6,225 for a hit on Brock Purdy that involved contact to the head and neck area, while Nate Landman was fined $11,111 for unnecessary roughness tied to helmet use.
For a Rams team already dealing with the sting of a division defeat, the discipline is another unwelcome footnote as the week turns toward New York. The fines will go to the Professional Athletes Foundation and the NFL Foundation, but the larger issue for Los Angeles is keeping its edge without crossing the line, especially with another important game on the schedule. [Read more 🡒]
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Burns is signed through 2028, but the structure now gives the Giants another decision point: keep absorbing those future charges, or try to extend him again and smooth everything out before it gets tighter. It is part of a larger financial picture that already includes major upcoming considerations for Andrew Thomas and Kayvon Thibodeaux, which is why Burns has gone from high-end pass rusher to a much bigger roster-planning question. [Read more 🡒]
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For the Giants, it adds an extra layer to a game they are expected to win. These kinds of meetings can feel ordinary on the schedule until the personnel overlap starts to matter, and this one has enough of it to make the matchup feel more personal than usual. Between the recent departures and the coaching crossovers, there will be no shortage of familiar faces on both sides when the ball is kicked off Sunday. [Read more 🡒]