We’ve been waiting all week and it’s finally here. Sunday Night Football will feature Jimmy Garoppolo and the 49ers against Russell Wilson and the Broncos. The 49ers lost Trey Lance to injury last week, so it’s Jimmy G time again in San Francisco.
With kickoff set for 8:20 pm ET on NBC, it’s time to take a look at the best touchdown scorer bets to be made for this matchup on Sunday Night Football.
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San Francisco 49ers touchdown scorer best bet: Deebo Samuel, WR (+115)
I’ll happily take this at plus money. Deebo Samuel has 1 touchdown through the first two weeks, but it was a rushing score and not a reception. However, it doesn’t matter how he scores as long as he scores. And considering Samuel is used as a rusher several times in the red zone and as their #1 option, he offers excellent value to score. He has shown the speed to be able to beat the safety in the secondary and the linebacker when he’s rushing to the side, so all it takes is one play in which he breaks free for the score.
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Denver Broncos touchdown scorer best bet: Courtland Sutton, WR (+195)
Although Courtland Sutton has not found the end zone yet this season, it hasn’t been for a lack of trying. Sutton has been targeted 6 times in the red zone this season, tied for the 4th-most in the NFL. He’s caught 3 of those targets but has not been able to add 6 points to the score. Regardless, Sutton has been one of Wilson’s favorite targets through the first two weeks of the season, and it’s surely only a matter of time before they connect for a touchdown. He’s seeing a large enough number of targets in the red zone for me to consider him the Broncos’ best touchdown scorer bet.
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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 Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, 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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