NFL betting wild card Props that Pop - Saquon Barkley starts strong, Sam Darnold rebounds - ESPN

Liz Loza and I went 3-3 in the final week of the regular season, as Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings let both of us down, at least from a props perspective.

We did not have as robust a finish as we wanted, but that just gives us fuel to come in extra strong this week.

So, with the regular season in the rearview and the postseason on our doorstep, let's dive into the wild-card edition of props that pop! — Daniel Dopp

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The Minnesota Vikings take on the Los Angeles Rams in Monday Night's NFC wild-card game on ESPN/ABC.

Bo Nix OVER 224.5 passing yards (-115)

Dopp: There are a few obvious things that you obviously can't trust in life anymore. Yellow snow, Mike Clay's fantasy rankings and Denver Broncos RBs are at the top the list for me, so if you're looking to place a prop bet on the Broncos, look at Nix and the passing attack.

First off, Nix has been trending upward heading into playoffs, averaging more than 258 passing yards per game since Week 11. He has topped this line in five of his last seven games and will be going up against a Buffalo Bills defense that has allowed four of the last five QBs they've faced to top this line. Heck, even Drake Maye and that abysmal New England Patriots offense topped 260 passing yards in Week 16.

I'm expecting the Bills to win this one, and with the Broncos likely trailing, I'd bet on Nix having to air it out more times than not to keep it competitive. All of that leads me to taking the over on his passing yards prop.

Sam Darnold OVER 33.5 pass attempts (-125), OVER 0.5 INTs (-110)

Loza: With the game being moved to Arizona and a spread of just three points, this figures to be a close back-and-forth with plenty