Rams vs. Seahawks Same Game Parlay Picks and Player Props
Week 5 of the NFL season is upon us, and we finally get to enjoy a great game on Thursday Night Football. Tonight, we have an NFC West battle between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks—two teams that would be leading most divisions, but find themselves second and third behind Arizona in their own. Will LA bounce back after losing to the Cardinals? Will Seattle carry over some momentum at home after a big Week 4 win in San Fran? For me, it’s too close of a match to bet the traditional spread or moneyline. Thus, I’ll be building my own Same Game Parlay on PointsBet.
Read more: Rams vs. Seahawks Preview for a closer look at tonight’s odds!
A Same Game Parlay basically just means a parlay consisting of multiple correlated wagers from one specific game. It provides NFL bettors with good options to bet a game—and piece together props into a parlay within that game—beyond just the standard spread, moneyline, and over/under totals.
Here’s an example of my Same Game Parlay recommendation for Sunday Night Football a couple weekends ago (between Green Bay and San Francisco):
- Green Bay Packers Total: OVER 21.5 (-140)
- ANYTIME TOUCHDOWN SCORER: Aaron Jones (-110)
- ANYTIME SCORER: Davante Adams (+100)
- George Kittle to Get 75+ Receiving Yards (-230)
Total Odds: +834 | Bet: $100 |Total Payout: $934
If you played this custom-made parlay, you would have woken up $834 richer the next morning. Same Game Parlay is a quick, easy, and extremely fun way of betting one specific game—and building a big potential payout—without being confined to the typical lines and spreads.
Let’s dive into our favorite Same Game Parlay bets for this exciting Thursday Night Football divisional showdown, and let’s make some more money!
Rams vs. Seahawks Same Game Parlay
- Total Match Point Bands: 51-60 (+260)
- Tri Bet 10.5: Either Team Wins by Under 10.5 Points (-150)
- Anytime Touchdown Scorer: Tyler Lockett (+100)
- Receiver To Get: Cooper Kupp To Get 75+ Receiving Yards (-180)
- Quarterback Passing Yards: Russell Wilson Under 271.5 (-115)
Total Same Game Parlay Odds (4 Legs): +2658
To Bet: $50 | To Win: $1,329 | Total Payout: $1,379
Total Match Point Bands: 51-60 (+260)
One of the cool things about PointsBet’s Same Game Parlay function is the concept of “points bands.” This way, we have an option if we expect the game to fall within a certain range of total points scored, but don’t want to be pinned down to over or under one specific number. I love the value here, getting +260 for any total score in the range of 51-60, as opposed to -110 on the over/under of 54.5.
LA averages 28.8 points per game, while Seattle averages 25.8 (both top ten in the NFL). And LA allows 24.8 points per game, while Seattle surrenders 25. The Rams are coming off a tough loss to the Cards, and the Seahawks cannot afford to lose any more ground in this tight division. This should be a shootout, especially if LA’s secondary beyond Jalen Ramsey continues to struggle.
How many times have we seen the over/under total go right down to the wire in a primetime game? It seems to happen constantly, even more often than we hear primetime announcers say “well, this has really been a tale of two halves” or “this looks like a completely different football team in the second half.” Don’t get caught sweating over the exact number—choose the range you like, and grab a 10-point band for the double-positive of value and flexibility.
Tri Bet 10.5: Either Team Wins by Under 10.5 Points (-150)
Ever since PointsBet introduced its Same Game Parlay feature, I have been in love with the Tri Bet 10.5 prop. A Tri Bet essentially lists three props involving one number, either 3.5, 7.5, or 10.5. Whichever Tri Bet number you prefer, you must pick either the home team, the away team, or neither team to win by that number. So, in this instance, I am betting that neither team will win by more than 10 points.
If I had more intestinal fortitude, I would bet on neither of these teams winning by more than seven points under the Tri Bet 7.5 listing (+105). Or, I’d pick one of the teams to win or lose by less or more than 3.5 or 7.5, and really drive up our potential payout. But, I prefer to be safe, and I feel very, very confident that neither team will win this game by more than 10 points.
As I mentioned in the last leg, Seattle and LA both allow points averages of at or around 25, and their average offensive points production has been separated by just three points on the young season. The last three times these squads have squared off, the winning margin has been an average of 6.3 points. Pound the Tri Bet 10.5, which sounds like a cool name for a new razor.
Anytime Touchdown Scorer: Tyler Lockett (+100)
I should probably quit the “Anytime Touchdown Scorer” props, considering they consistently serve as parlay-busters for me. But it’s fun rooting for a player to find the end zone, especially if that player is the always-electric Seahawks wideout Tyler Lockett.
Lockett started off the season scorching hot, with 12 catches for 278 yards and three touchdowns in Seattle’s first two games. Since then, he has cooled down substantially with just eight catches for 55 yards. Back at home for the first time in three games, I expect Lockett to find the end zone once again under the bright lights of Thursday Night Football.
Lockett always plays better at Lumen Field, and he has a history of lighting it up on Thursday. Across six career TNF contests, the veteran speedster has 31 catches on 33 targets for 414 yards and four TDs. In what should be a close game—with an implied Seahawks point total of 26—I love Lockett’s chances of breaking away for his fourth score of the season.
Receiver To Get: Cooper Kupp To Get 75+ Receiving Yards (-180)
I’ll take a large Kupp of receiving yards, please (you know I couldn’t resist a dad joke here, they always come out). LA’s clear No. 1 receiver—at least since breakfast buddy Matthew Stafford came into town to take over QB duties—Kupp has played like an All-Pro this season.
The 28-year-old vet has three games between 96 and 163 receiving yards, three games in which he caught at least 70 percent of his double-digit targets, and three games with touchdowns. Oh, and he leads the NFL in TD receptions with five. The most important stats here: Kupp averages 107.8 yards per game, and has a target share of over 34 percent. This leg is a safe leg. I’d double-down and take him to score a TD at -130, but we all know my luck with the TD props.
Quarterback Passing Yards: Russell Wilson Under 271.5 (-115)
I do expect a lot of points in this game, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Wilson will have 300 yards passing. Mr. Unlimited was limited to 149 air yards in Seattle’s 28-21 victory in San Fran last weekend (despite throwing two TDs), and he had 254 passing yards to go with his four touchdowns in Indy back in Week 1. Sure, he had 343 and 298 in the two games between the Colts and Niners, but Minnesota and Tennessee are vastly different defenses than Indy and San Fran, never mind the LA Rams.
Sean McVay’s Rams are still the best defensive unit in the league, and they are coming off a humbling loss to the division-rival Cardinals. While I do expect a good amount of points out of both sides this game, I also think LA’s game plan will be to make Wilson uncomfortable in the pocket from the jump, and keep the ball out of his hands for as long as possible. It’s always been the plan, and it’s easy to execute when you have Aaron Donald up front, Jalen Ramsey in coverage, and a strong offense. Last season, Wilson threw for yardage totals of 225 and 248 against the Rams. I’ll be exasperated if he suddenly gashes LA for 275 yards in a short week.
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