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By Tyler Everett
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Two of the most highly anticipated games of the 2025 NFL campaign kick off shortly, with Patriots vs. Broncos and Rams vs. Seahawks set to determine who will meet in Super Bowl 60 at Levi's Stadium on February 8.
Both of today's conference championship matchups are expected to be close, as New England is a 3.5-point road favorite in Denver, and the Seahawks are just 2.5-point favorites at home vs. NFC West rival L.A. tonight.
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Kenneth Walker III Anytime Touchdown (-140 at DK) -- 1 unit
To me, the question is not whether to target Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker III tonight, it's how many player props he'll end up cashing.
Walker is not only coming off an outstanding showing against San Francisco last week, with 19 carries for 116 yards and 3 TDs, plus catches for 29 yards, but he was also excellent in both regular-season meetings between the Seahawks and Rams, as you can see below:
- Week 11: 16 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD + 3 catches (on 3 targets) for 44 yards
- Week 16: 11 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD + 3 catches (on 3 targets) for 64 yards
Walker was also a big-play machine in both Rams-Seahawks games, with multiple runs of 20-plus yards and multiple catches of at least 20 yards, including a 55-yard run and a 46-yard reception.
At times over the last four years, Seattle's commitment to splitting carries between Walker and Zach Charbonnet has been the only thing stopping Walker from putting up huge numbers week in, week out. With Charbonnet out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, expect a massive workload for Walker, both in the red zone and in general.
Not to get carried away or anything, but is it just me, or is Walker a great bet to win Super Bowl 60 MVP at +1600 at FanDuel?? As the workhorse for the current Super Bowl 60 betting favorites, he offers a ton of value at that price right now (assuming, of course, that Seattle gets by L.A. tonight ...)
It only helps the case for Walker ATTD backers tonight that the Rams gave up multiple short-yardage rushing TDs to Carolina's Chuba Hubbard two weeks ago. While the Rams kept Chicago's D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai out of the end zone, they gave up a total of 160 yards on 39 carries to the Bears.
Yet another reason to like Walker here is the fact that Sam Darnold threw six total interceptions and was sacked four times by the Rams when these teams met in the regular season. Don't be surprised if Walker gets 20-plus touches today in an effort to keep the ball out of harm's way against the Rams' dangerous pass rush.
Speaking of which, Walker being priced at -104 (DK) to have at least 20 rushing attempts is A) a good sign for his chances of once again finding the end zone and B) tempting in its own right.
So, I'd also consider Walker 20+ rush attempts (-104 at DK) and Walker 2+ TDs (+495 at FanDuel), though a quarter-unit is all I'd recommend investing in the latter.
Marvin Mims 4+ Receptions (+154 at FD) -- 0.5 units
Value in Patriots-Broncos is hard to come by on the player props front, but one player worth a look is Marvin Mims. And yes, I'm aware that including last week's eight-catch eruption, he only cashed this prop four times in 16 games this year.
Denver's versatile third-year wide receiver caught just 37 passes in the regular season for 322 yards, but he also ran for 78 yards on 12 carries.
He was a focal point last week against the Bills, with eight catches (on eight targets) for 93 yards and 1 touchdown, including 41 yards after the catch. Given how dangerous the 5-foot-11 speedster is on underneath routes, he should get a handful of looks today from Jarrett Stidham, even if Denver has both Troy Franklin (hamstring) and Pat Bryant (concussion) healthy.
It's certainly cliché to suggest that Sean Payton will rely on short throws from Stidham to his backs and underneath receivers. That doesn't make banking on Mims a bad idea, though, especially given all the pressure that New England was able to put on Justin Herbert and CJ Stroud the last two weeks.
While there's a good chance Mims -- who was on the field for a season-high 65 percent of his team's offensive snaps last week -- plays a reduced role with Franklin and Bryant back in action, I can't see Payton and Stidham not featuring the most effective piece of this offense in last week's overtime win over the Bills.
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