On Sunday night, the Philadelphia Eagles will be without one of their key weapons, as DeVonta Smith is out for the contest. What does his absence mean for A.J. Brown and Dallas Goedert? For the Los Angeles Rams, how will Kyren Williams perform in one of his toughest matchups in a long time?
Here are the best PrizePicks player predictions for Sunday Night Football between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams.
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On Sunday night, the Philadelphia Eagles will be without one of their key weapons, as DeVonta Smith is out for the contest. What does his absence mean for A.J. Brown and Dallas Goedert? For the Los Angeles Rams, how will Kyren Williams perform in one of his toughest matchups in a long time?
Here are the best PrizePicks player predictions for Sunday Night Football between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams.
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Best NFL Sunday Night Football PrizePicks Player Predictions: Eagles vs. Rams
With DeVonta Smith out, the Eagles will rely heavily on both Dallas Goedert and A.J. Brown. While Brown is likely to be the team's leading receiver, this is a phenomenal matchup for Goedert. The Rams have allowed the eighth-most yards to tight ends this season, with opposing players netting 623 yards in 10 games.
Goedert has only played in seven games this season. In one of those games, he only saw one target before suffering an injury. But he's also had more than 60 yards in three games this year. Last week, he grabbed five catches for 61 yards. Even if Smith was playing, Goedert would be in line for a big week. But with Smith out, there is nothing to dislike about this matchup.
A.J. Brown has caught exactly five passes in five of his seven games this season. In one of his other games, he caught six balls, while he caught just two against the Jacksonville Jaguars earlier this season. While it's hard to trust a player to hit the more than on a total he's only cleared once all season, DeVonta Smith's absence should make this relatively easy for Brown, especially since he has such a high floor.
One potential downside of this prop is that the Rams are only allowing 19.8 completions per game this season. That ranks 10th in the league. However, they're been allowing 23.3 completions over their past three games. Last week, they gave up 29. With the Rams much more competitive now than they were at the beginning of the season, look for the Eagles to throw a bit more than they usually do. Even if they only hit their season averages, Brown will be the biggest beneficiary.
Kyren Williams has cleared this total in six games this season, but he's failed to hit this total in two of his last three contests. What's tricky about taking Williams to go under his rushing total is that he has a very high floor. Since recording just 25 yards in Week 2, he's rushed for at least 62 yards in every game. But this is a tough matchup for him.
The Eagles are allowing the seventh-fewest rushing yards per game this season. They're holding opponents to just 99.9 yards per game, and they've held their last three opponents to an average of 83.3 rushing yards per contest. Though the Rams can certainly win this game, they're likely to struggle a bit more than they have in recent weeks, as they're winners of four of their last five, but underdogs on Sunday night. If Williams gets fewer touches because of this, that's really bad news for him as the Eagles are allowing just 4.2 yards per carry this year.
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