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It will be an NFC West rivalry showdown when the Los Angeles Rams host the Arizona Cardinals on Monday. That’s right; we have Monday Night Football, playoff edition. It’s the first time ever for such an occasion and hopefully the Rams and Cardinals will commemorate it with a thrilling game.
Star power is oozing out of this matchup left and right. The Cardinals, of course, are led by Kyler Murray (unfortunately they don’t have DeAndre Hopkins because of a knee injury). Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has no such issue, as his top receiver – Cooper Kupp – is good to go.
Which individual stars will come up big under the spotlight and find the endzone on Monday night? Let’s take a look with our best touchdown scorer prop bets for Cardinals vs Rams.
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First touchdown scorer: James Conner, RB, Arizona Cardinals (+1000)
I’m not a big fan of favorites in this market, because the first touchdown scorer is generally a crapshoot (there are some exceptions like Derrick Henry, when he was healthy). You can almost always find better value with longer odds. In this case I am sort of going in between the 2 extremes. Conner is not one of the favorites but also isn’t an outrageous longshot. At +1000, Arizona’s dominant red-zone running back has great value.
Conner scored 15 touchdowns during the regular season and he scored at least one in 10 of the last 13 games. Just ask the Rams how good this guy is around the goal line. Conner delivered 4 TDs against them in 2 regular-season contests. All 4 of those came on the ground, but the Pittsburgh product is also becoming a threat in the passing game. All 3 of his receiving touchdowns have come in the last seven games. Arizona put up the first TD in the first meeting between these two rivals and scored the first points – albeit with a field goal – in the rematch. If the Cardinals start fast again, look for Conner to be the man responsible.
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Anytime touchdown scorer: Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams (-138)
When you can get Kupp this close to even money, it’s an opportunity you can’t pass up. He is coming off an absolutely ridiculous regular season in which he caught 145 passes for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns. The 28-year-old out of Eastern Washington hauled in 13 of 15 targets for 123 yards and a TD in the second game against Arizona. The Cardinals allowed 30 passing touchdowns during the regular season; only 7 teams surrendered more. There is no reason to think that Kupp won’t score at least once on Monday night.
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 end zone, 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 Tom Brady throws a touchdown pass to Mike Evans, wagers placed on Evans as an anytime touchdown scorer will cash. However, those placed on Brady 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, Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray, 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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