This is one of the many games this weekend that has a spread larger than a touchdown. Instead of betting on the spread or total, I have taken a look at the prop market — specifically the anytime touchdown scorers. There is excellent value on players to score on Sunday night, and I have picked one player from each team to find the endzone.
With kickoff set for 8:15 pm ET on NBC, it’s time to take a look at the best touchdown scorer bets.
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Baltimore Ravens touchdown scorer best bet: Tyler Huntley, QB (+450)
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The Ravens’ offense has not been scoring a lot of touchdowns recently, and that can make their touchdown scorer market rather difficult. Baltimore has scored just 3 touchdowns in the last 4 games, and if that didn’t make it hard enough, they have all been from different players. For that reason, I’ll stick with the quarterback himself to score. Tyler Huntley missed Week 18’s matchup against the Bengals with a shoulder injury but is questionable for Sunday night’s game. Since Baltimore had to start Anthony Brown in Week 18, which went horribly, I expect them to be keen on getting Huntley back under center.
Huntley is a dual-threat quarterback that has appeared in 5 games and started in 4 of them. He has rushed 43 times for 137 yards and one score, so I anticipate Huntley to take off at least 6 times, which he has in every single game this season. In Week 18, Anthony Brown did not rush once, and it took away a dangerous element of their offense. With Huntley (hopefully) back under center, I think he can scramble to find the end zone.
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Cincinnati Bengals touchdown scorer best bet: Tyler Boyd, WR (+320)
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The slot receiver played a big part in Cincinnati’s win in Week 18, and I expect his role to only grow during Wild Card Weekend. Tyler Boyd recorded 51 yards in the win over the Ravens last week, and it appears Joe Burrow has identified Baltimore’s weak link: defending the slot. It was a mix of Kyle Hamilton and Daryl Worley defending the slot last Sunday, and the results were not good. They allowed 8 receptions on 15 targets for 78 yards, and the biggest benefactor of that was Boyd. He ran 97% of his routes from the slot and I expect to see that again on Sunday.
It became clear that Cincinnati respected Baltimore’s rushing defense, as the Bengals ran only 20 times all game. Joe Mixon had only 11 attempts, which is 4 less than his season average. If Cincinnati keeps the ball in the air, Boyd should be targeted down the middle of the field several times — which should lead to big gains, and if we’re lucky, a touchdown. The bottom line is Boyd will play a large part in the Bengals’ offensive game-plan on Sunday, so at bigger than 3/1 odds to score it’s worth a play from me.
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Anytime Touchdown Scorer FAQs
What does “anytime touchdown scorer” mean?
Anytime touchdown scorer is a popular player prop bet that NFL bettors can wager on throughout the season. But what is it, and how do you win?
As the name suggests, placing a wager on the anytime touchdown scorer market is when you tip a particular player to score a touchdown during a game. This can be a rushing or receiving touchdown for an offensive player, or you can wager on a team’s defense/special teams to score a touchdown by interception return and fumble return or kickoff and punt returns.
If your player or defense scores a touchdown, you win! The odds will differ from player-to-player depending on the sportsbooks’ calculated probability of that player scoring.
Does anytime touchdown scorer include passing touchdowns?
Not for a quarterback, no. A player must get into the endzone, himself, in order to qualify as an anytime touchdown scorer. If a quarterback throws a touchdown pass, only the player who caught it counts as the scorer. If Joe Burrow throws a touchdown pass to Ja’Marr Chase, wagers placed on Evans as an anytime touchdown scorer will cash. However, those placed on Rodgers as an anytime touchdown scorer will not (unless he also runs for a TD). See below for more on what the anytime touchdown scorer market means for quarterbacks.
What does anytime touchdown scorer mean for a QB?
For a wager on a QB to be an anytime touchdown scorer to cash, he must follow the same rules as a running back, tight end, or receiver. He must get into the end zone himself, either as a runner or a pass-catcher.
In the age of the mobile quarterback, QBs such as Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Kyler Murray are often seen rushing in for a touchdown on any given Sunday. And don’t forget the occasional Philly Special, either. QBs can sometimes catch passes for TDs, too.
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