Thursday Night Football in Week 8 of the NFL season pits the Minnesota Vikings against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in LA. The Vikings are 5-1 but hoping to rebound from their first loss of the season, while the Rams are 2-4 and trying to win back-to-back games for the first time in 2024. Let’s get into my Vikings vs Rams Same Game Parlay picks for TNF, which get underway at 8:15 pm ET on Prime Video. Also, be sure to check out our NFL picks on the side and total for every game this week and throughout the season.

Vikings -5.5 alternate spread (+142) 

Justin Jefferson to score a touchdown (-115)

Cooper Kupp to record 70+ receiving yards (-115) 

Vikings vs Rams Same Game Parlay odds: +650

Part of the value in a Same Game Parlay, of course, is that all of its components can be correlated if you so choose. That is some of the plan here, as Minnesota wide receiver Justin Jefferson scoring a touchdown would obviously work well with a big win for the Vikings. At the same time, plays that aren’t correlated drive up the overall payout of the parlay. That is the case with backing Los Angeles receiver Cooper Kupp to rack up his fair share of receiving yards. But even if he does, there is no reason why the visitors can’t take care of business. Let’s break down each of the 3 legs.

Minnesota Vikings -5.5 alternate spread over LA Rams (+142) 

Minnesota’s Week 7 loss came to the Detroit Lions by a 31-29 margin on a field goal in the final seconds. Needless to say, there is no shame in that result. The Vikings have been great pretty much this entire season. Sam Darnold continued his renaissance of sorts, completing 22 of 27 passes for 259 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Darnold has thrown 12 TD passes through 6 games. Defensively, the Vikes have allowed 17 points or fewer in 4 of 6 contests. As for the Rams, they beat the lowly Las Vegas Raiders 20-15 this past weekend in a thoroughly unspectacular performance. Cooper Kupp is back from an ankle injury, but Puka Nacua remains sidelined. Minnesota is 3-0 away from home this year, including a win over the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. There is no reason why the visitors can’t go into SoFi Stadium and win with relative ease.

Justin Jefferson to score a touchdown (-115)

Jefferson feels like lock to score a touchdown every time he takes the field, so getting -115 is actually a generous price. He has found the end zone in all 5 games played in the United States so far this season (he has only failed to produce a TD when Minnesota beat the New York Jets in London). There is no reason to think the Rams will suddenly be the ones to stop Jefferson. They are in the bottom half of the NFL in passing defense and have surrendered 10 touchdowns through the air compared to 6 on the ground. I feel good about Jefferson delivering touchdown #6 of the 2024 campaign on Thursday night.

Cooper Kupp to record 70+ receiving yards (-115)

The Rams are mercifully getting back 1 of their 2 top receivers this week. With Nacua still sidelined, Kupp will be counted on to provide instant offense for Los Angeles. In his only full game of the year (he was injured during a disastrous 41-10 Week 2 loss at the Arizona Cardinals), the Eastern Washington product made a whopping 14 receptions on 21 targets for 110 yards and 1 touchdown. Kupp ended last season in strong fashion, too, going for at least 111 yards in 2 of the final 4 contests. He now faces a Minnesota defense that is 3rd-last in the league against the pass, mainly because it is almost always playing from ahead and the opposition is forced to air it out. That should be the case again in this one.