Caleb Wilfinger
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The next edition of Sunday Night Football takes us to Jacksonville for a battle between a couple of offenses that should put up plenty of points in a crucial AFC tilt. This is one of the more important games of the season as it relates to seeding in the AFC and the conference as a whole. Can the Ravns stay hot and inch closer to securing the top seed in the AFC? Or can Trevor Lawrence and company bounce back from a 2-game losing skid to pick up the biggest win of their season?
I don’t have a prediction on the side for this matchup, but I do have a couple of touchdown scorer bets for the proceedings. Here are my touchdown scorer best bets for Sunday’s matchup.
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Baltimore Ravens best touchdown scorer bet: Lamar Jackson (+210)
Given his production on the ground all season long, the value on Lamar Jackson in this matchup is too good to pass up. Baltimore is a terrific rushing offense and it all starts with Jackson as the centerpiece of the Ravens ground game. Jackson just played a brilliant game a week ago in an overtime victory against the Rams, and and a decent part of that was due to the success he had on the ground. Baltimore generally trusts its quarterback to make plays with this legs in key moments, and I’d expect that trend to continue on Sunday, especially in a game where the forecast is calling for rain and wind. Jackson has been averaging nearly 10 attempts per contest over the last 4 games, and he already has 5 rushing touchdowns this season. Look for the Ravens most valuable player to call his own number on more than one occasion in the red zone in this massive AFC tilt.
Jacksonville Jaguars best touchdown scorer bet: Travis Etienne (+110)
As I alluded to in the previous writeup, the weather in this game is expected to be dubious as best, with rain and wind in the forecast. That opens up the option of the ground game for a Jaguars offense that could stand to be a bit more reliant on Travis Etienne out of the backfield. His production has been inconsistent this season, averaging just 3.7 yards per carry for the campaign. However, he’s still found the end zone 10 times on the year, with touchdowns in each of his last 2 games against the Bengals and Browns. Even with the Ravens boasting one of the better defenses in the league, I expect Etienne to have a workload of at least 15 carries and 4 receptions out of the backfield. Expect Etienne to take the pressure of Lawrence — who is still nursing a high ankle sprain — and I like the value we’re getting on him to find the end zone.
