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Las Vegas - Questions. Which Sam Darnold do we get tonight? The kid that put together a nine game winning streak, or the kid that came up way short against the Lions in the finale? How will the change of venue affect the game? Better for the Vikings because it's a neutral site? Don't have all the answers but do have a regular season matchup to tell you about. The Rams hosted Minnesota in Los Angeles back in October and posted a 30-20 victory as a 2.5 point underdog. The total was listed at 47.5 and just went Over. Darnold was okay in that game, hitting on 18 of 25 for 240 yards with 2 TDs and 0 INTs. L.A.'s Matthew Stafford was 25 of 34 for 279 yards with 4 TDs and 1 INT. Advantage Stafford. One note about that game. The Vikings were coming off an emotional 31-29 loss to the Lions and had only four days to get ready for the Thursday nighter. Back to Stafford. Since coming over from Detroit, he has guided the Rams to a Super Bowl win in 2021, missed in 2022, then was knocked out by the Lions last season. But where it matters most, in the wallet, Matthew is pitching a 4-0 PERFECTO against the spread in the playoffs as a Ram. Looking for a bunch of grabs from Puka and Cooper and will tickle the Rams +2.5. And as always, if you can, shop around and buy the hook to +3.

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