Cowboys-Lions has Thursday Night Game of the Year written all over it. Both teams are in must-win territory. America’s team has knocked off the last two super bowl champions over their last two games, while the Lions were upset on Thanksgiving Day. With a total of 54.5 points, there’s 8 players with shorter odds than 2/1 to score a TD. Let’s dive into our Cowboys vs Lions anytime TD scorer best bets for TNF. You can also find out our expert NFL picks for EVERY GAME this season.
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Cowboys vs Lions anytime touchdown scorer best bet: Dak Prescott (+650)
Odds available at Bet365 at time of publishing
A win on Thursday Night would have Cowboy fans murmuring Super Bowl aspirations. The rest of the schedule features home games against the Vikings and Chargers, as well as a meeting with the Giants to conclude the season. A run of productive games would have Dak Prescott right in the middle of the MVP conversation – No better way than to run a touchdown in on primetime.
Prescott has been limited on the ground this last few seasons, but he’s rushed for two touchdowns thus far. As a team, they rank in the top half of the NFL in redzone touchdown percentage. Thursday includes a matchup against a depleted Lions defense that is allowing a touchdown on 63% of drives that enter the redzone. I’m willing to take a flyer on Prescott to score a TD at +650 odds with a Cowboys implied team total of 26 points – Top 5 on the slate.
Cowboys vs Lions anytime touchdown scorer pick: KaVontae Turpin (+550)
Odds available at FanDuel at time of publishing
I’m going to continue the fun on the Cowboys side with a shot at KaVontae Turpin finding the endzone at +550 for our second Cowboys vs Lions TD scorer. Turpin has game-breaking speed, which ultimately saved the Cowboys season on Thanksgiving. He jumped on a George Pickens fumble in the redzone, which later resulted in a crucial Brandon Aubrey field goal. He’s playing upwards of 35% of the offensive snaps since the bye week – An indication that the Cowboys like what they see when they spread the offense out.
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