The Philadelphia Eagles put their 7-0 record on the line as they travel to Houston to take on Texans. It’s been a rough season for the Texans, who enter Thursday Night with a 1-5-1 record, and it won’t get much easier against an Eagles team that seems outstanding in every aspect of the game. The spread of this game is multiple touchdowns, so instead, let’s take a look at the bets touchdown scorer bets to be made for Thursday Night Football.
I went 2-0 on my Monday Night Football touchdown scorer best bets, so let’s try to continue that success on Thursday. With kickoff set for 8:15 pm ET on Amazon Prime Video, it’s time to take a look at the best touchdown scorer bets to be made.
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Philadelphia Eagles touchdown scorer best bet: Miles Sanders, RB (-110)
Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing
The Texans defense has one very obvious weakness: they can’t stop the run. Derrick Henry demonstrated that last Sunday as he ran wild for 219 yards and 2 touchdowns. In Week 6, Josh Jacobs ran for 143 yards and 3 touchdowns. In Week 4, Austin Ekeler ran for 60 yards and 2 touchdowns. Do you see the pattern? After Week 7, the Houston defense has allowed the most rushing yards and the 6th most rushing touchdowns of any team.
Enter Miles Sanders, who has scored 4 touchdowns in his last 4 games. Sanders has gotten at least 15 carries in 5 of the 7 games, and will likely get 15-20 touches on Thursday to exploit the Texans weakness. The Eagles running back is also a threat for a few receptions, but he likely won’t need them to score. Since the spread of Thursday Night Football is 2 touchdowns, I expect several scores from the Eagles, Sanders being one of them.
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Houston Texans touchdown scorer best bet: Dameon Pierce, RB (+160)
Odds available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing
The Eagles had one of the best defenses in the league, and then they acquired Robert Quinn to make their defensive unit even scarier. Their secondary has been exceptional as they have the 2nd most interceptions while their defensive line has the 5th most sacks. So, I don’t anticipate the Texans scoring that often on Thursday Night, and oddsmakers feel the same way as Houston is a +14 underdog, and the game total is only 45 points. With that in mind, I’ll turn to the Texan who is involved in their offense the most: Dameon Pierce. The rookie has been impressive, as he’s run for 539 yards and 3 touchdowns through the first 7 weeks, and he’ll likely receive his normal workload on Thursday, which is 15-25 carries.
Davis Mills has also been relying on Pierce in checkdowns more, as the rookie running back has at least 3 receptions in 4 consecutive games. That comes after 4 receptions in Weeks 1-3, so he’s seeing a larger role in the offense lately. If anyone can find the end zone against the Philadelphia defense, it’s Pierce.
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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, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen 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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