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With the College Football Playoff National Championship taking center stage next week, the upcoming showdown between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals marks the conclusion of Monday Night Football for the 2022 season. And what a finale it should be. Buffalo is looking to maintain its inside track on the #1 seed for the AFC playoffs, while defending conference champion Cincinnati has won 7 in a row to move to the brink of the AFC North title.
With kickoff set for 8:30 pm ET on ESPN, it’s time to take a look at the best touchdown scorer bets to be made.
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Best Buffalo Bills touchdown scorer bet: Gabe Davis, WR (+200)
I have kind of been on the Gabe Davis bandwagon since his 4-touchdown, 201-yard outburst against Kansas City in a heartbreaking divisional-round loss last year. And why not? The third-year receiver out of UCF has recorded 7 TDs during this 2022 campaign, including 2 in the last 4 games and 3 in the last 7. He has been targeted at least 6 times on 9 occasions and figures to get plenty of opportunities on Monday night with Cincinnati cornerback Eli Apple likely matched up with Stefon Diggs for the most part. That would leave rookie CB Cam Taylor-Britt assigned to Davis. At +200 odds, Davis has great value.
Be sure to check out our full Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals predictions
Best Cincinnati Bengals touchdown scorer bet: Tee Higgins, WR (+170)
I also have this prop in my +1131 Bills vs Bengals Same Game Parlay, and I will happily double down on it. Tee Higgins has scored a touchdown in 4 straight games, so getting him this far into plus money is a bit of a steal. The former Clemson star has been targeted at least 8 times in 5 of the last 6 contests and has made at least 7 receptions on 4 of those occasions. The Joe Burrow-to-Higgins connection is clicking right now and it is no coincidence that Cincinnati is on an absolute roll in the second half of the season (9-1 SU in its last 10 outings). Buffalo cornerback Tre’Davious White will probably be shadowing Ja’Marr Chase for the majority of the proceedings, so don’t be surprised if Higgins finds the end zone for a fifth consecutive game.
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 Tom Brady throws a touchdown pass to Mike Evans, wagers placed on Evans as an anytime touchdown scorer will cash. However, those placed on Brady 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 endzone himself, either as a runner or a pass-catcher.
In the age of the mobile quarterback, QBs such as Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen 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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