Caleb Wilfinger
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Wild Card weekend is here and we have a showdown between two well-matched NFC teams in store for Sunday, with the New York Giants taking on the Minnesota Vikings.
With kickoff set for 4:30 pm ET on FOX, it’s time to take a look at the best touchdown scorer bets to be made for this intriguing matchup.
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Minnesota Vikings best touchdown scorer bet: Justin Jefferson (+110)
Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing.
This game has the highest total on the board and for good reason. Both defenses are weakest in the secondary, and the Vikings were certainly able to exploit the Giants’ secondary woes in the first meeting between these teams. It’s been a difficult few weeks for Justin Jefferson, as the top wideout in football has just 5 receptions for 53 total yards over the last 2 games. However, this matchup against a beleaguered New York secondary should be a welcome change for Jefferson, considering that he went off for 133 yards on receptions against this same team 3 weeks ago. With 24 catches in the last 2 home games, plus a touchdown in 6 of the Vikings 9 home games this season, Jefferson should see plenty of targets throughout the contest, especially in the red zone. I’m backing the Offensive Player of the Year frontrunner in this one.
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New York Giants best touchdown scorer bet: Saquon Barkley (-120)
The Giants are back in the playoffs for the first time since the 2016 season, and a large part of their success is due to the play of Saquon Barkley. Barkley is performing at an extremely high level, generating the majority of the Giants’ offense on the ground and racking up 10 rushing touchdowns in 16 games played this season. Against Minnesota on December 24, Barkley was excellent once again, tallying 84 yards on 14 carries, good for 6 yards per carry. He also had 8 catches against this poor Vikings defense, a trend that I could see continuing in this week’s matchup. Considering Barkley’s workload should be high and I expect plenty of points from both teams on Sunday, this number for Barkley to find the end zone still has good value.
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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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