In this week’s edition of Monday Night Football, we head to Green Bay, Wisconsin. Newly-acquired Baker Mayfield and the Los Angeles Rams take on Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in what should be a classic winter-weather game at Lambeau Field. The forecast predicts for a temperature around 15 degrees with a chance of snow later in the night.
With kickoff set for 8:15 pm ET on ESPN, it’s time to take a look at the best touchdown scorer bets to be made.
Los Angeles Rams touchdown scorer best bet: Cam Akers, RB (+185)
Available at DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing
The Rams look a lot different without Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp and Allen Robinson on the field. However, that has created an opportunity for Cam Akers — and he has taken advantage of pretty much every snap. Akers has scored 3 times in the last 2 games to go along with 102 rushing yards on 29 carries. He has solidified himself as the lead back for Los Angeles, and that means he should once again receive about 15 carries. Mayfield is still developing chemistry with his wide receivers, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Rams lean on Akers while Mayfield goes through his growing pains. Mayfield had a completion with 9 different receivers last week in his Rams debut, which makes it hard to identify whom Mayfield will target more than others. Akers has scored in 2 consecutive games, so I’ll back Akers to find the endzone once again.
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Green Bay Packers touchdown scorer best bet: Aaron Jones, RB (+145)
Available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing
I expected to see Aaron Jones’ odds to score have a minus in front of it. And that’s true at DraftKings (-120), but FanDuel has his odds 65 cents higher — a remarkable difference. Jones will likely get 10 to 15 carries along with around 5 receptions and will be a key factor in the Packers’ offense. Although AJ Dillon has seen a higher usage rate in the last few weeks, Rodgers has made it clear that he wants to see Jones have a larger impact in the game. In the red zone, Jones has seen more than double the amount of targets than Dillon this season — which makes Jones an attractive choice to score. As mentioned earlier, the forecast calls for freezing temperatures in Green Bay, so the Packers may opt to rely more on the running game until the Rams prove they can stop it.
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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 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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