Monday Night Football takes us to Mexico City, as the NFL wraps up the international games of the season. From the United Kingdom to Germany to Mexico, the sport of football continues to grow across the world. For this matchup it will be a surging San Francisco 49ers team against an injury-plagued Arizona Cardinals squad.
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.
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San Francisco 49ers touchdown scorer best bet: Brandon Aiyuk, WR (+185)
Available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing
Brandon Aiyuk has cemented himself as the leading receiver on the 49ers. He has 35 targets in the last 4 weeks, which has resulted in 3 touchdowns. A benefit to picking Aiyuk to score is that he is used constantly, no matter the down. He has become a favorite target of Jimmy Garoppolo, and when San Francisco gets into the red zone you can expect Aiyuk to get several looks. Aiyuk has 10 red-zone targets this season, which is the 2nd most on the team. He will be facing a Cardinals secondary that ranks 29th in pass yards allowed, 30th in completions allowed and 27th in passing touchdowns allowed. I expect Christian McCaffrey to continue to play a large role in the Niners’ offense, but when Jimmy G airs it out Aiyuk should be his main weapon.
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Arizona Cardinals touchdown scorer best bet: James Conner, RB (+100)
Available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing
There are a lot of question marks surrounding the Cardinals’ offense for Monday Night. Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins are questionable with hamstring injuries, so we could see Colt McCoy for a 2nd straight week. With that in mind, I’ll choose a Cardinal that will be getting the ball regardless of if Murray will play. James Conner missed several weeks with an injury in the first half of the season, but we finally saw a glimpse of the old Conner in last week’s game against the Rams. He had 21 carries for 69 yards and 2 touchdowns and was a focal point of the Arizona offense with Murray out. Conner is also a threat to catch passes, so we could see a few check-downs to him that led to big gains. Once the Cardinals get into the red zone, I anticipate Conner getting the majority of the touches.
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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 Murray, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen 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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