Ricky Dimon
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Why have only one Monday Night Football game when you can have two? Okay, in an ideal world Covid-19 wouldn’t be a thing and a normal NFL schedule would be played each week. Alas, it isn’t an ideal world and fans of Monday action on the professional gridiron are the beneficiaries. The players probably don’t like it, but fans – and bettors – are surely eating this up.
Speaking of betting, it’s time to discuss some player props worth hitting in this 5pm ET standalone game. Let’s take a look at some of the best touchdown scorer bets for Raiders vs Browns.
First touchdown scorer: Hunter Renfrow, WR, Raiders (+900)
I’m not big on 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 two extremes, as Renfrow is not one of the favorites but also isn’t a longshot. At +900, Las Vegas’ slot receiver has great value.
Renfrow has scored 5 touchdowns this season, and 3 of them have come in the last 6 games. In the last 2 contests he has received 10 targets and 14 targets, having previously never reached double digits in any game this year. The former Clemson standout turned those opportunities into 9 catches for 102 yards against the Football Team and 13 catches for 117 yards and 1 TD against the Chiefs. Cleveland has surrendered 23 passing touchdowns in 2021, so you have to like Renfrow’s chances of finding the end zone. Given all of the Browns’ Covid-19 issues (they don’t even have their head coach!), the Raiders may start fast and get their man a TD right away.
Anytime touchdown scorer: Nick Chubb, RB, Browns (+100)
Chubb has gone 2 games without scoring and he hasn’t gone 3 games without scoring this season. The relative drought is nothing to be worried about, the former Georgia standout has still found the end zone 6 times in 2021 and 4 have come in the past 6 contests. A matchup with the Raiders in which Kareem Hunt (ankle/Covid) won’t play is an ideal recipe for more success. Las Vegas is 26th in the NFL against the run and has surrendered 14 TDs on the ground. Last week against Kansas City the Raiders gave up 48 points, 132 rushing yards, and 3 rushing scores. Chubb will get plenty of carries with Hunt on the shelf and he should turn those into some big numbers.
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 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 endzone 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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