Tom Brady Will Be Making An Extra $500k With A Win Today
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With a win today, Tom Brady would earn an extra $500k. His contract, which is famously reduced to take paycuts to help the team enhance their roster has some money stashed in team incentives. So in addition to a normal playoff bonus which increases by each round, Brady has escalators for each round he advances.
Will it happen? There are injuries all over the field on both sides with Rams LT Andrew Whitworth and S Taylor Rapp both missing today's game. The Bucs get some good news with my co-worker Barstool Lenny aka Playoff Lenny, Leonard Fournette back today. Starting C Ryan Jensen and RT Tristan Wirfs will be gametime decisions. In my mind, Jensen will play, but Wirfs likely will not, so the Bucs will need to get rid of the ball quickly. The Rams gameplan will be interesting as the Bucs Jalen Ramsey followed Mike Evans a lot last year (under DC Brandon Staley), but earlier this year (under current DC Raheem Morris) did not. In fact, he played a lot in the slot. But will they change things up and have him follow either Evans or Gronk?
That remains to be seen, but I can see the Rams Defense which plays more Zone Defense than any team in the entire league stymie one of the Bucs potent weapons. With Chris Godwin and Breshad Perriman both out and Antonio Brown long gone, who will step up at WR? My thinking is a guy I dubbed "Mr. January", Tyler Johnson. He made the biggest catch of the Bucs season last year on this 3rd & 11 in a tie game in New Orleans.
So I'm riding Johnson in my Fantasy Football Factory Parlay today which is live now at BOOSTED odds all the way up to +625.
Some other props I like in today's game:
- Cam Brate OVER 16.5 receiving yards
- Leonard Fournette OVER 49.5 rushing yards
- Scotty Miller is a decent play as a longshot TD at +750 today
*Keep in mind I do not bet on players to get OVERs when playing the Bucs, but my insight on these:
- Odell Beckham Jr. OVER 48.5 receiving yards
- Cam Akers OVER 18.5 receiving yards
Good luck to everybody betting unless you bet Rams ML. Go Bucs!