Rohit Ponnaiya's Rams vs. Ravens anytime touchdown picks believe Kyren Williams will make up for a Week 5 miscue by punching one into the end zone on Sunday, October 12.
The Baltimore Ravens will try to snap their three-game losing streak as they host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday afternoon.
With Lamar Jackson ruled out for the second straight game, Baltimore will again have Cooper Rush under center for Week 6. Meanwhile, L.A. will look to bounce back from an OT defeat to the 49ers where running back Kyren Williams fumbled at the one-yard line.
My best Rams vs. Ravens anytime touchdown picks for October 12 are backing Williams to make up for that mistake, and betting on a veteran Baltimore player to step up for an offense that desperately needs a playmaker.
Rams anytime touchdown pick
Kyren Williams (-175 at FanDuel)
The Kyren Williams anytime TD prop is juiced to -175. but with his nose for the end zone and the Baltimore Ravens' defense in shambles, my NFL picks will pay that price.
Williams has been a touchdown machine for the Los Angeles Rams, scoring 31 TDs in 28 games over the last two seasons.
Despite his goal-line fumble last week, Williams has scored three TDs this year while getting 20 touches inside the red zone (14 carries and six receptions). The only other Rams players to have more than two red-zone touches are Puka Nacua (five) and Blake Corum (four).
The Ravens get back some key defenders this week, but they are still missing four defensive starters, including Pro Bowl DT Nnamdi Madubuike and Pro Bowl MLB Roquan Smith. They are coming off a 44-10 loss to the Texans and are last in the NFL in touchdowns allowed per game (4.2).
With Williams punching it into the end zone in nine of his last 14 games, back him to score against a banged-up and struggling Ravens defense.
Ravens anytime touchdown pick
Mark Andrews (+350 at FanDuel)
I'm wary of backing any Ravens player on their TD props with Cooper Rush under center.
Derrick Henry is clearly the most likely player to punch it into the end zone, but -120 is poor value, especially since he's struggling this year and Baltimore will have a hard time getting the ball close to the goal line.
Zay Flowers is easily Baltimore's best receiver and has the second-best anytime TD odds (+220) of any Ravens player. That said, he's hampered by a shoulder injury, and his diminutive frame has led to him scoring a touchdown in just three of his last 20 games.
Instead, let's take a swing on tight end Mark Andrews at +350. Andrews isn't the Pro Bowl-caliber player that he was earlier in his career, but he's still a big target with soft hands.
He leads Baltimore with three red zone targets this year and balled out in Week 3 when he hauled in six catches for 91 yards and a pair of TDs. Rush is a limited downfield passer but he likes to throw to his backs and tight ends, and he targeted Andrews three times last week.
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