Caleb Wilfinger
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The next edition of Sunday Night Football takes us to Mile High where the Denver Broncos will host the New England Patriots in a battle between a couple of longtime AFC foes. Can the Broncos keep their playoff hopes alive in the AFC, or will the Patriots play spoiler as significant underdogs?
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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Denver Broncos best touchdown scorer bet: Courtland Sutton (+155)
This is not a game where much offense is expected, which makes sense given the low total. However, there is one Denver player who has been finding the end zone a lot this season, and that’s Courtland Sutton. The SMU alum has become one of Russell Wilson’s favorite targets over the course of the season, and although he may not rack up a ton of yards every game, he does get a lot of targets. Sutton has scored in 10 out of 14 games on this season, further proving that his prop number should be closer to even money than at the current price of +155. While Sutton only averages 4 catches per game, Wilson makes those limited opportunities worth it since he consistently finds Sutton down around the goal line. Even if Denver doesn’t put up a ton of points, there’s excellent value on Sutton to find the end zone in Week 10.
New England Patriots best touchdown scorer bet: Ezekiel Elliot (+155)
My colleague Ricky Dimon write about this in his Same Game Parlay, and I couldn’t agree with him more. Ezekiel Elliot should see the majority of snaps at running back for the Patriots this season, and all 3 of his touchdowns have come in the last 9 games – including a touchdown against the Steelers 2 weeks ago. Elliot now has the privilege of facing off against a Broncos defense that has played better defensively of late, but still is awful against the run. After all, they have allowed 14 touchdowns on the ground and 25 through the air; Elliott is capable of scoring both on the ground and out of the backfield in the passing game. Given the fact that Denver has surrendered 146.9 rushing yards per game on a whopping 5.2 yards per carry, I’m eager to back Elliot at this price.
