Two of the most popular NFL bets this season are First Touchdown Scorer and Anytime Touchdown Scorer.
Every week during the NFL season, our experts will give you their prediction on which player they think will score the first TD in every game.
These prop bets can be difficult to predict, but they are a fan favorite among many NFL bettors.
What is a first touchdown scorer bet?
To win this bet, you must correctly pick the player to score the first touchdown in the game — the first player who receives a touchdown pass or crosses the goal line with the ball.
A touchdown scorer is defined as the player in possession of the ball in the end zone and not the player who throws the TD.
What is an anytime touchdown scorer bet?
To win this NFL bet, you must correctly pick a player who will score a touchdown. Similar to first touchdown bets, the player is the one who crosses the end zone himself, not the QB who throws to that player.
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First & Anytime Touchdown Scorer Predictions & Bets for Week 7
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Patriots @ Bears 1st TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Corey Kiner (RB, Patriots) is our pick for the first TD scorer bet (+6000)
According to the Fantasy Points Data Suite, Kiner leads New England's backfield in yards per carry (4.5), success rate (51.6%), and rush yards over expectation (7.5). Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson have been inefficient, averaging under 4.0 yards per carry and posting negative rush yards over expectation. Kiner had a backfield-high 57 rushing yards last week, and both of his backfield mates fell short of 40. Mike Vrabel praised Kiner's hard running in Week 6 and talked about riding the hot hand. If Vrabel believes the hot hand has transitive properties across weeks and mixes in on New England's opening drive, his odds to score the game's first touchdown will look like a screaming value.
Patriots @ Bears TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Colston Loveland (TE, Bears) is our pick for the anytime TD scorer bet (+190)
Loveland has the most red-zone targets (5) and end-zone targets (4) on the Bears in Caleb Williams‘ three starts. Luther Burden (3), Kalif Raymond (2), and D'Andre Swift (2) are the only others with multiple red-zone targets in those games. Furthermore, Loveland's 4 end-zone targets are 1 more than all his teammates combined. Loveland rebounded from a slow start by hauling in 6 receptions for 65 yards and 1 touchdown last week, and Williams clearly trusts him in scoring territory.
Steelers @ Saints 1st TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Tyler Shough (QB, Saints) is our pick for the first TD scorer bet (+2000)
Shough's 4 rush attempts inside the 5-yard line tie for the team lead with Kendre Miller, and his 2 rushing touchdowns tie for the team lead with Miller and Alvin Kamara. The Saints have run 19 plays inside the 5-yard line this year, attempting 12 runs and posting a -12.1% pass rate over expected (PROE). Shough scored a touchdown on a tush push last week, alleviating concerns about his goal-line usage with his left-hand injury.
Steelers @ Saints Anytime TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Darnell Washington (TE, Steelers) is our pick for the anytime TD scorer bet (+300)
Washington scored his second touchdown of the year last week, and he had another end-zone target that fell incomplete. The big-bodied tight end leads the Steelers in end-zone targets (5) and is tied for second in red-zone targets (5) and touchdown receptions (2). In addition, the Saints are second in single-high coverage rate (65.5%) since Week 4, and Washington's 24% target rate against single-high on 71 routes against it this year leads the Steelers among their healthy players with at least 50 routes. The Saints are beatable by tight ends, allowing the eighth-most yards per target (8.58) and 3 receiving touchdowns to the position this year.
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Dolphins @ Jets 1st TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Braelon Allen (RB, Jets) is our pick for the first TD scorer bet (+650)
Breece Hall opened the week with a DNP in practice, setting the stage for another Allen bell-cow role. That said, even if Hall returns, Allen could be used as a bulldozer at the goal line. Among 33 running backs with at least 50 rush attempts this year, Allen is 12th in success rate (52.7%) and 15th in stuff rate (44.6%). Comparatively, Hall has a 49.0% success rate and 47.1% stuff rate. The Jets are a good bet to run in scoring territory, with a -26.2% PROE and a 75% rush rate on 8 plays inside the five-yard line.
Dolphins @ Jets Anytime TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Malik Washington (WR, Dolphins) is our pick for the anytime TD scorer bet (+360)
Washington is Miami's top pass-catching weapon, leading the team in target share (27.7%), target rate per route (26%), first-read rate (29.8%), air yard share (32.1%), receptions per game (4.6), and tied for first in end-zone targets (2). He also has a 50.7% slot rate and has even aligned in the backfield 7.4% of the time. The Jets have allowed only 7.05 yards per target and 3 receiving touchdowns to outside wideouts and 8.57 yards per target and 3 receiving touchdowns to slots.
Bengals @ Ravens 1st TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Zay Flowers (WR, Ravens) is our pick for the first TD scorer bet (+1000)
It remains unclear if Lamar Jackson will return this week, so keep that in mind if betting Flowers. The odds are fine if Tyler Huntley starts, but they're more alluring if Jackson returns. Flowers is a one-person wrecking crew, with a 29.9% target share, 34% target rate per route, 36.4% first-read rate, 34.1% air yard share, 6.4 receptions per game, 94.2 receiving yards per game, 3.86 Y/RR, and 2 receiving touchdowns in five games. He's also tied for the team high in red-zone targets (5). Flowers also has a 55.7% slot rate, which is noteworthy because DJ Turner's season high for slot snaps is 2.
Bengals @ Ravens Anytime TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Tee Higgins (WR, Bengals) is our pick for the anytime TD scorer bet (+145)
Higgins has scored only 1 receiving touchdown this year, and his 2 red-zone targets and 1 end-zone target, albeit resulting in his only receiving touchdown, are behind Ja'Marr Chase's and Mike Gesicki's marks. Still, Higgins has previous red-zone rapport with Joe Burrow, and he leads the team in air yard share (41.5%) and target share (22.8%) this season.
Browns @ Titans 1st TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Tony Pollard (RB, Titans) is our pick for the first TD scorer bet (+525)
The Browns rank 20th in rushing yards allowed per game (98.7) and 28th in yards allowed per carry (4.59) to running backs this season. They've allowed only 1 rushing touchdown to running backs, but that doesn't align with the rushing yardage and yards per carry surrendered. Pollard has handled 87 of Tennessee's backfield's 113 rush attempts (77%) this season. Pollard has scored only 1 rushing touchdown, but the Browns could be a get-right spot.
Browns @ Titans Anytime TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Denzel Boston (WR, Browns) is our pick for the anytime TD scorer bet (+220)
Tennessee's coverage tendencies mesh nicely with where Boston excels. The Titans have coverage rates of 80.8% zone and 57.9% two-high this season and 79.2% and 53.3% since Week 4, respectively. Meanwhile, Boston leads the Browns in yards per route run (2.39) against zone on 137 routes and against two-high coverage at 3.33 Y/RR on 87 routes. Boston is also tied for the team high in receiving touchdowns (3), and his 6 end-zone targets are 2 more than the rest of the team has combined.
Buccaneers @ Panthers 1st TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Jalen Coker (WR, Panthers) is our pick for the first TD scorer bet (+950)
The Panthers play a pass-heavy brand of football, and the Buccaneers have a pass-funnel defense. Carolina ranks third in PROE (8.4%) this year, and Tampa Bay has faced the fourth-highest PROE (6.6%). Coker has a schematic advantage and can exploit a pass-funnel defense. The Bucs have an 81.5% zone and a 65.1% single-high coverage rate this year. Meanwhile, Coker has ripped zone coverage for a 30% target rate per route and 3.23 Y/RR on 73 routes and barbecued single-high coverage for a 28% target rate per route and 2.93 Y/RR on 74 routes. Coker has scored 2 receiving touchdowns and has 2.4 expected receiving touchdowns in four games this season.
Buccaneers @ Panthers Anytime TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Tetairoa McMillan (WR, Panthers) is our pick for the anytime TD scorer bet (+175)
Multiple pass-catching weapons can eat against the Bucs. McMillan hasn't been as good against zone or single-high coverage as the aforementioned Coker, but he's also been quite good. T-Mac has tallied a 26% target rate per route and 3.06 Y/RR on 126 routes versus zone and a 21% target rate per route and 1.92 Y/RR on 122 routes against single-high coverage this season. In addition, the Bucs have the fourth-highest blitz rate (43.5%), and McMillan is Bryce Young's go-to man against the blitz, with team highs in target share (23.3%) and air yard share (40.4%) on 58 routes against the blitz this year. T-Mac has 2 receiving touchdowns and 2.2 expected receiving touchdowns this year, and 1 of those touchdowns came against the blitz.
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49ers @ Falcons 1st TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Christian McCaffrey (RB, 49ers) is our pick for the first TD scorer bet (+310)
McCaffrey has a chance to get in the end zone on the ground or through the air against the Falcons. CMC is coming off a season-high 26 opportunities (16 rush attempts and 10 targets), converting those into a season-high 117 scrimmage yards and 2 touchdowns. McCaffrey has reached the end zone in five straight games, doing so multiple times in two of those contests. On the flip side, the Falcons have ceded 5 rushing touchdowns and 2 receiving touchdowns to running backs in six games this year.
49ers @ Falcons Anytime TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
George Kittle (TE, 49ers) is our pick for the anytime TD scorer bet (+130)
CMC won't be the only one needed to step up in Mike Evans' absence. Fortunately, Kittle has shown no ill effects from surgery to repair his Achilles. Instead, he has a 21.1% target share, 26% target rate per route, 26.1% first-read rate, 22.4% air yard share, 4.3 receptions per game, 56.2 receiving yards per game, 2.44 Y/RR, 5 receiving touchdowns and 4.4 expected receiving touchdowns through six weeks. Moreover, Kittle leads the 49ers in red-zone targets (10) and is tied for the team lead in end-zone targets (4). The Falcons have allowed 4 receiving touchdowns to tight ends this year, permitting 1 to Pat Freiermuth, 2 to Darren Waller, and 1 to Loveland.
Giants @ Texans 1st TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Woody Marks (RB, Texans) is our pick for the first TD scorer bet (+440)
Marks should be a bell-cow back this week. The second-year pro handled 15 of the backfield's 21 rush attempts (71.4%) and had a 60% route participation rate, and Jawhar Jordan, who is now on the practice squad injured list, was the only other running back to carry the ball or run a route for the Texans in Week 6. Marks should get a hefty workload against a defense that has yielded 106.3 rushing yards per game, 4.76 yards per carry, 3 rushing touchdowns, 3.5 receptions per game, 21.5 receiving yards per game, and 3 receiving touchdowns to running backs this season.
Giants @ Texans Anytime TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Nico Collins (WR, Texans) is our pick for the anytime TD scorer bet (+135)
Collins is Houston's alpha wideout in a suddenly crowded room. He's also a stylistic fit to beat the Giants. Since Week 4, the Giants have played man coverage at the second-highest rate (39.8%) and blitzed at the second-highest rate (50.0%). Collins has a 29% target rate per route and 2.98 Y/RR on 246 routes against man coverage since 2024. He also has a 22.2% target share, 25% target rate per route, 22.9% first-read rate, 43.0% air yard share, 7 receptions, 109 receiving yards, 2.73 Y/RR, and 1 receiving touchdown (on an end-zone target) on 40 routes against the blitz this season.
Broncos @ Cardinals 1st TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
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Rams @ Raiders 1st TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Puka Nacua (WR, Rams) is our pick for the first TD scorer bet (+575)
Nacua has been obscene without Davante Adams. In three games that Adams was sidelined last year, Nacua had an 81.3% route participation rate, 28.3% target share, 33% target rate per route, 41.9% first-read rate, 9.0 receptions per game, 116.0 receiving yards per game, 6 red-zone targets, 2 end-zone targets, 4 receiving touchdowns, and 2.9 expected receiving touchdowns.
Rams @ Raiders Anytime TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Brock Bowers (TE, Raiders) is our pick for the anytime TD scorer bet (+140)
The Rams rank third in receiving yards allowed per game (29.8) and first in yards allowed per target (4.16) to tight ends this year, and they've held them to only 1 receiving touchdown. Don't let that dissuade you from Bowers' anytime touchdown prop. Bowers has only a 16.4% inline rate compared to 1.4% in the backfield, 34.2% wide, and 47.9% in the slot. Bowers is basically a wide receiver. Despite missing two games, Bowers leads the Raiders in target share (24.7%), first-read rate (35.4%), air yard share (35.4%), receptions per game (7.0), and receiving yards per game (95.5), and he's tied for the lead in red-zone targets (7), end-zone targets (4), and receiving touchdowns (3).
Packers @ Lions 1st TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Jahmyr Gibbs (RB, Lions) is our pick for the first TD scorer bet (+340)
Gibbs is a genuine bell-cow running back this season. He's averaging 27.6 opportunities and 149.4 scrimmage yards per game. The explosive, do-it-all running back has scored 7 rushing touchdowns and 2 receiving touchdowns in five games this season, reaching paydirt in each game, and doing so multiple times in three of five contests. Gibbs has a dreamy matchup this week. The Packers have allowed the second-most rushing touchdowns (9) and 1 receiving touchdown to running backs this year.
Packers @ Lions Anytime TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Tucker Kraft (TE, Packers) is our pick for the anytime TD scorer bet (+185)
There shouldn't be a shortage of touchdowns to go around in a likely shootout, so value hunting for someone a little lower down the board is appealing. Kraft fits the bill. The tight end has only 1 receiving touchdown but 2.7 expected touchdowns this season. Kraft also has 6 red-zone targets and 2 end-zone targets. The 25-year-old tight end has a mouthwatering Week 7 matchup. The Lions have allowed an NFL-high 9 receiving touchdowns to tight ends this year, despite having a bye last week. They've also permitted the sixth-most yards per target (8.79) to them, suggesting their struggles against tight ends aren't merely bad touchdown luck. Remarkably, the Lions have allowed touchdowns to multiple tight ends in four of five games, and the Panthers were the only team that didn't get a tight end in the end zone against them.
Chiefs @ Seahawks 1st TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Kenneth Walker (RB, Chiefs) is our pick for the first TD scorer bet (+450)
The revenge narrative for Walker, the Super Bowl LX MVP, isn't why he's featured here. Instead, K9's obscene start to his Chiefs career is why he gets the nod. Walker's 760 scrimmage yards are only behind Bijan Robinson's 785, despite the Chiefs having their bye in Week 5. Walker didn't score a touchdown against the Colts in Week 4, but he's scored precisely 2 touchdowns in his other four games. The sledding is tough for running backs against the Seahawks, but Seattle has allowed 6 touchdowns (4 rushing and 2 receiving) to the position, and J.K. Dobbins and RJ Harvey each punched in a rushing score last week.
Chiefs @ Seahawks Anytime TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
Rashee Rice (WR, Chiefs) is our pick for the anytime TD scorer bet (+210)
We'll monitor Rice's status, and if he's trending toward missing another game, we'll replace him with another pick. Yet, if Rice suits up, he has a theoretically good matchup, at least through the schematic lens. The Seahawks play zone coverage at the NFL's highest rate (88.7%) and two-high coverage at the sixth-highest rate (58.7%) this year. Rice has a 21% target rate per route and 2.45 Y/RR on 58 routes against zone and a 21% target rate per route and 2.45 Y/RR on 42 routes against two-high coverage this season.
Cowboys @ Eagles 1st TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
CeeDee Lamb (WR, Cowboys) is our pick for the first TD scorer bet (+700)
The Cowboys have the NFL's most pass-happy offense, ranking first in PROE (9.8%). Lamb, even sharing an offense with George Pickens, is comfortably the top pass-catching weapon for Dallas. Lamb leads the Cowboys in target share (27.6%), target rate per route (32%), first-read rate (38.6%), air yard share (39.2%), receptions per game (8.0), receiving yards per game (96.2), yards per route run (2.68), red-zone targets (9), end-zone targets (7), touchdowns on end-zone targets (4), receiving touchdowns (4), and expected receiving touchdowns (4.7). He also has a 35.8% slot rate, and it would make sense for Brian Schottenheimer to crank that up even higher this week. The Eagles have allowed 8.68 yards per target and 1 receiving touchdown to perimeter wide receivers and 8.77 yards per target and 5 receiving touchdowns to slots.
Cowboys @ Eagles Anytime TD Scorer Bet Prediction:
DeVonta Smith (WR, Eagles) is our pick for the anytime TD scorer bet (+190)
Wide receivers have carved up the Cowboys for the sixth-most yards per target (9.28) and 6 receiving touchdowns (tied for the ninth-most) this year. Smith was unfazed by Jalen Hurts' absence last week and was a target hog in Tanner McKee's first start of the season. Smith led the team in target share (26.7%), target rate per route (35%), first-read rate (35.3%), air yard share (51.8%), receptions (7), receiving yards (75), and yards per route run (2.21). Most importantly, Smith had the team's only red-zone target, an end-zone target that resulted in a touchdown.