Super Bowl LVI: Best Los Angeles Rams Parlay (2022)
The Los Angeles Rams are set to become the second team in as many years to host a Super Bowl in their home stadium. Except, well, the Rams are technically the road team for this Sunday’s big game. Nevertheless, the Rams join last year’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the opportunity to play the NFL’s championship game in a familiar environment.
The Rams enter their clash with the Cincinnati Bengals favored by 4 to 4.5 points, depending on the sportsbook. Their front office had been building toward this moment for years, constructing a roster for the here and now, forsaking future draft picks and any thoughts of tomorrow, all for the possibility of this Super Bowl. Now that it’s here, and the Rams are in it, there’s only one thing left to do.
The expectations surrounding this Rams team heading into Sunday should make for some intriguing parlay opportunities. Let’s see what kind of parlay we can put together involving some of our favorite Rams plays for the Super Bowl. For this article, we’re going to use the Same Game Parlay feature at FanDuel Sportsbook.
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Leg #1: Rams ML (-198)
We’re opening up our Rams Super Bowl parlay with the Rams winning the big game. Sure, the point spread is still posted at Rams -4 at FanDuel, which is more favorable than the -4.5 we’d get at DraftKings at present. But I have much more conviction in the Rams’ ability to win the game than I do in quibbling over the number of points by which they’re going to do it. For a four-leg parlay, let’s keep it simple off the top, shall we?
The Rams are going to win the Super Bowl. Set aside the fact that the game is being played in their home stadium. You still have to reckon with the reality that Cooper Kupp is totally unstoppable. The arrival of Matthew Stafford has unlocked a new gear for Kupp that even his most ardent supporters could not have realistically predicted. The L.A. passing attack should thrive against a Bengals secondary that has given up more than its fair share of yards through the air this season.
Then consider the trouble that Aaron Donald and his friends scattered throughout the Rams’ talented defense might cause for Joe Burrow throughout the night. The Bengals’ story has been a wonderful one this season. But this is a team that showed up a year early for its Super Bowl window. Cincinnati benefitted from the Chiefs gifting away the AFC Championship Game more so than anything the Bengals did to take it from them. The Rams aren’t going to let this one slip through their fingers.
Leg #2: Matthew Stafford 250+ Passing Yards (-275)
We’re attacking the modest total on the alternate passing yards prop for Matthew Stafford. Again, we want to keep things relatively simple here to put ourselves in a more favorable position to cash this parlay. Matthew Stafford has cleared 250 passing yards in 15 of his 20 games this season. In another pair of games, Stafford fell just short of the mark, surpassing 240 passing yards.
Stafford failed to hit the number in the Wild Card Round win over the Cardinals. That was a rarity that happened because the Cardinals couldn’t score, though. The Rams didn’t need to pass much. In his last two playoff games against the Bucs and 49ers, Stafford shattered the 250-yard mark, throwing for 366 and 337 yards in those respective games. I don’t know that he reaches those gaudy totals in the Super Bowl, but 250 yards should be a cinch.
The Bengals boast a pretty capable run defense. That, combined with Cam Akers’ balky shoulder and recent fumbling troubles, should give Sean McVay all the reason he needs to keep the offense running through Stafford’s arm.
Leg #3: Cooper Kupp Anytime Touchdown Scorer (-165)
Cooper Kupp has been an absolute machine this season when it comes to finding the end zone. Kupp led the NFL in receiving touchdowns during the regular season, scoring 16 times in total. He found paydirt in 11 of 17 games, doing so multiple times in a game on five occasions. In the playoffs, Kupp has scored in each game, including a pair of touchdowns in the NFC Championship Game.
He’s as close to automatic as you’re going to find. And in the biggest game of Matthew Stafford’s life, I don’t see any reason for him to go away from what’s worked all season long when he gets the Rams into scoring position. Look in Kupp’s direction. Wait until he inevitably creates an opening. Throw him the ball. It’s a simple recipe and one that should work wonders once again for the Rams on Sunday.
Leg #4: Cam Akers Under 65.5 Rushing Yards (-110)
The one aspect of the Rams offense that you could say we’re ‘fading’ for Sunday is the running game. It’s not necessarily a full fade of the Rams’ ability to run the football in the contest, either. I question the confidence this line shows in Akers as a true workhorse running back for the Rams on Sunday.
It’s true that his role has increased considerably since he made his first appearance of the year in Week 18 following his Achilles surgery. In a perfect world, Akers would be an every-down-back for Sean McVay’s offense. But I’m not sure that’s the world we’re living in this week. Akers is banged up with a shoulder injury. Though I expect that he’ll grit through it in order to suit up for the game, I don’t know that it’s a guarantee for him the see the entirety of the backfield carries.
Sony Michel has been a capable option for the Rams all season. More specifically, he’s been surehanded. In 232 rushing attempts between the regular season and playoffs, Michel has fumbled just one time. Akers fumbled twice in the Rams’ Division Round win over the Bucs, his blunders nearly costing Los Angeles its season in that game. Though Akers is clearly the more dynamic player, I think there’s a legitimate question as to which running back McVay might lean toward if there’s an opportunity to ice this game on the ground in the fourth quarter.
Akers is a unique talent. It’s conceivable he could clear this rushing total on a single carry in the first half. But in four games since his return, Akers hasn’t hit this yardage mark, running for 55, 48, and 48 yards over his previous three playoff games. I lean toward this under for this prop to close out the parlay.
Combined Same Game Parlay Odds: +538 at FanDuel Sportsbook
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