Caleb Wilfinger
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We have a fascinating showdown between two very different teams in store on Thursday Night Football this week, with the Las Vegas Raiders taking on the Los Angeles Rams.
With kickoff set for 8:15 pm ET on Amazon Prime, it’s time to take a look at the best touchdown scorer bets to be made for this Thursday Night Football matchup.
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Las Vegas Raiders touchdown scorer best bet: Josh Jacobs (-140)
Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing.
It’s no secret that Josh Jacobs is having the best season of his career to this point. The Raiders top running back is averaging 5.4 yards per carry and nearly 109 yards per game this fall. Seeing as he’s getting about 21 carries per contest, Jacobs is a consistent figure within the Raiders offense, especially given his success every week. With 10 touchdowns on the year, his production doesn’t shy away in the red zone either. Seeing as the Raiders are likely to be ahead in this game for the majority of the contest, Jacobs should be given plenty of opportunities to find paydirt. Given that Jacobs has at least one touchdown in 6 of his last 8 games, I expect that trend to continue once again on Thursday.
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Los Angeles Rams touchdown scorer best bet: Cam Akers (+145)
Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing.
The Rams offense has been an absolute mess this season. Los Angeles is one of the worst teams in football, and it starts with their ineptitude on offense. However, the Rams running game might have turned around in last week’s loss to the Seahawks. The reliance on the ground game can only increase with Los Angeles’ major questions at the quarterback position. With no starter confirmed at the moment, it’s likely that we see a heavy dose of Cam Akers, much like last week. In that game against Seattle, Akers tallied 17 carries and found the end zone twice. Look for a similar game script for this offense on Thursday.
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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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