Greg Cote's Thursday night NFL pick
Published in Football
GREG COTE’S NFL WEEK 8 THURSDAY PICK
VIKINGS (5-1) at RAMS (2-4)
Line: MIN by 3.
Cote’s pick: LAR, 27-24.
TV: 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Prime Video.
Upset! Sometimes you gotta follow your gut (and lord knows I have a lot of gut to follow, alas). Rams expect to have WR Cooper Kupp in lineup for first time since Week 2 even as trade rumors swirl around him. Kupp back is a huge lift for Matthew Stafford. So is RB Kyren Williams facing a Vikings defense just whipped for 144 ground yards by Detroit. Minnesota risks a letdown here after emotional 31-29 home division loss to Lions. And playing physical Detroit takes a toll — which may be why every team that has played DET this season has lost the following week. Small sample size, but still enough to make you go hmm. I’m riding a big Thursday night show by Stafford to a prime-time upset to kick off NFL Week 8. Vikes have 30th-ranked pass defense, and value of Kupp will shine. I certainly get why Minnesota is a road favorite here, but the home ‘dog kept calling me. Gut don’t fail me now!
(Betting line courtesy ESPNBet as of afternoon Wednesday.)
©2024 Miami Herald. Visit at miamiherald.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Comments