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Lions vs. Packers: Sunday Night Football Touchdown Scorer Prop Bets (Week 18)

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To close out Week 18 and the regular season, we have a matchup between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers. Millions of dollars will get bet on this game. However, which touchdown prop bets should you bet? Let’s take a look.

All props are from DraftKings Sportsbook

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Lions vs. Packers: Sunday Night Football Touchdown Scorer Prop Bets (Week 18)

Detroit Lions First TD Scorer: Brock Wright (TE): (+1900) & Shane Zylstra (TE): (+2000)

Wright and Zylstra each have four receiving touchdowns this season, the second-most on the team. The tight-end duo has scored the first Detroit touchdown in three straight contests. Furthermore, a tight end has scored the opening touchdown for the Lions in 37.5% of the games this season. In the Week 9 matchup, Zylstra had the first Detroit touchdown between these two teams. More importantly, both touchdowns by the Lions in that game came from a tight despite the unit having only three receptions in the contest. Meanwhile, the Packers have surrendered seven receiving touchdowns to tight ends this year, the 10th-most in the NFL. At these long odds, bettors should place a small bet on both tight ends.

Green Bay Packers First TD Scorer: Robert Tonyan (TE): (+1000)

A tight end has scored the first Green Bay touchdown in two straight weeks. In the Week 9 matchup between these two teams, the Packers tight end unit had nine receptions on 10 targets. Meanwhile, Detroit has been awful at slowing down tight ends this season. They have surrendered 11 receiving touchdowns to the position this year, the most in the NFL. Furthermore, the first touchdown scored against the Lions has been by a tight end in three of the past five contests. Tonyan had the first offensive score and the only receiving touchdown last week against the Miami Dolphins. Don’t be surprised if he has a repeat performance Sunday night.

Anytime TD Scorer: Jamaal Williams (RB – DET): (-125)

Bettors who want to take a safer route should bet on Williams to score the first Lions touchdown at +250. The veteran running back has scored the first Detroit touchdown in 37.5% of the games this season, but the last time was in Week 13. However, Williams has 15 rushing touchdowns this year, the most in the NFL. Furthermore, he is second in the league in offensive touchdowns. The veteran running back has scored two or more touchdowns in nearly a third of the contests this season. Meanwhile, the Packers have surrendered 12 rushing touchdowns to running backs this year, the 10th-most in the NFL. Bettors shouldn’t be shocked to see Williams find the end zone at least once in this contest.

Anytime TD Scorer: AJ Dillon (RB – GB): (+110)

The third-year running has been on fire lately when it comes to finding the end zone. Over the past five games, Dillon has six rushing touchdowns, scoring at least once in every contest. Furthermore, he has averaged 13 rushing attempts per game during Green Bay’s four-game winning streak. By comparison, Dillon had more than 13 rushing attempts in a game only twice over the first 12 games this season. Meanwhile, the Lions have given up 15 rushing touchdowns to running backs this year, the third-most in the NFL. Two weeks ago, the Carolina backfield had almost 300 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Detroit. Expect Dillon to push his touchdown streak to six straight games.

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