Week 16 Friday Night Football NFL Picks + NFL Odds Boosts To Watch | Saints vs. Vikings

When it comes to NFL betting, there are often few better wagers to gamble on than NFL odds boosts. They are bets that are exactly what they sound like: Promotions from sportsbooks that move the odds in your favor on certain bets. Most of them are the specific prop bets that you might be searching for by yourself, and oftentimes the odds are fairly enticing. Rarely can you make a lot of money on these bets because of limits, but our job is to highlight the best NFL prop bets and NFL picks to wager on every weeks. We scour the internet trying to find the best Week 16 NFL odds boosts for you every day from every sportsbook. It’s a Christmas Day special tonight as the New Orleans Saints host the Minnesota Vikings to open the Week 16 slate.

The move to Christmas Day and the conflict with the NBA’s traditional holiday schedule makes it a tough day for odds boosts. There are no options on Drew Brees or Kirk Cousins, with the focus instead on the two running backs and New Orleans’ famous backup. We will examine the matchups for both Alvin Kamara and Dalvin Cook, and explain why both players are critical parts of their team’s success. Plus I’ll delve into why this might be a good day for Taysom Hill as a versatile weapon for the Saints. Whether you bet on the game or just enjoy some holiday football, we wish you a happy holiday season and a wonderful New Year.

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Week 16 Friday Night Football NFL Picks + NFL Odds Boosts

NFL Picks: Dalvin Cook & Alvin Kamara Score A Touchdown (+175 DraftKings)

We saw last week how much Drew Brees was struggling in his return from his injury, and that could open the door for more Kamara in the running game this week. The Vikings will be missing most of their linebackers for this game, which gives a strong Saints offensive line a chance to open massive running lanes for the shifty Kamara. He of course is also a strong candidate in the passing game as an easy short-range receiver for Brees to develop a rhythm. One way or the other, Kamara has scored in six of the last seven games and he has an excellent chance to continue that streak this week against a depleted Vikings defense. FanDuel is also offering +300 odds on Kamara to score multiple touchdowns in this game.

With Alexander Mattison out with a concussion, it should be an even heavier dose of Cook for the Vikings offense. We’ve seen the Saints show some vulnerabilities defending the run the past two weeks after a long stretch of dominance of the ground game. That opens the door for Minnesota to use Cook to control the clock and keep its defense off the field and rested because it might be the Vikings’ best chance to win. Cook has rushed for 100 yards in three straight games and he’s scored in the last two as well. Like Kamara, Cook is also a threat out of the backfield with four games of at least five catches so far this season, which is another way teams have schemed against this Saints defense the past two weeks.

NFL Picks: Taysom Hill Scores Any Touchdown (+170 PointsBet)

Brees might be starting for the Saints, but that doesn’t mean they won’t find ways to use Hill in this game. He came in and ran for a touchdown last week against Kansas City, and I could see Sean Payton doing something similar again today. Hill was also targeted twice in the passing game and he might be an attractive receiving options given the Vikings’ injuries at linebacker. Hill could also make an appearance at quarterback if Brees is struggling again coming off the injury and New Orleans needs a spark on that side of the ball. Payton continues to find creative ways to use Hill within the offense, and I can see him continuing that chess match this week to pick at the Vikings’ defensive weaknesses.

Hill is also an attractive option for odds boosts because of the versatility he provides to the Saints offense. In a normal situation, I would have suggested this odds boost, but in a game without very many options, this is a very good one. The Saints are in desperate need of a victory to give themselves a glimmer of hope at the top seed in the NFC, and Payton is going to pull out all the stops in order to get the job done. Hill is a player the defense must account for at all times, so I don’t expect the Vikings to miss him on the field, but I also don’t think they have the defenders to slow him down either without sacrificing their coverage elsewhere.


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