NFL Thanksgiving Anytime & First TD Scorers: Bears vs. Lions (Week 13)
Thanksgiving Week is here, meaning there are three NFL games on Thursday. The day kicks off with an NFC North matchup between the last-place Chicago Bears and first-place Detroit Lions. Meanwhile, the New York Giants face the Dallas Cowboys in the second game of the day in a matchup between backup quarterbacks. Then, Thanksgiving football wraps up with a matchup between the Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers.
Millions of dollars will get bet on these games. However, which touchdown prop bets should you bet? Let's take a look at my favorite touchdown bets for Bears vs. Lions.
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Thanksgiving Games Touchdown Scorer Prop Bets: Bears vs. Lions
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Bears vs. Lions
Bears First TD Scorer: Roschon Johnson (+500)
The Bears have a solid 1-2 punch at running back. D'Andre Swift is the lead guy, while Roschon Johnson is the goal-line rusher. The second-year running back has six rushing touchdowns despite having only 48 attempts, leading the team in overall scores.
More importantly, Johnson has scored in 55.6% of his games this season, including in three of the past five contests. Furthermore, Johnson had the first Chicago touchdown in back-to-back games. Meanwhile, the first touchdown scored against the Lions has been a rushing one in five consecutive matchups.
Lions First TD Scorer: Jahmyr Gibbs (+270)
Hopefully, David Montgomery can play against his former team on Thanksgiving. Yet, I like Jahmyr Gibbs to score the first Detroit touchdown, even if the veteran plays. The second-year star has 11 touchdowns this season, scoring at least once in 72.7% of the games.
Furthermore, Gibbs has at least one touchdown in five of the past six contests. More importantly, Gibbs has scored the first Lions touchdown in 27.3% of the games, including last week. Last year, he had the team's first touchdown in both matchups against the Bears.
Anytime TD Scorer: Amon-Ra St. Brown (-110)
Unfortunately, Amon-Ra St. Brown had a quiet performance against the Indianapolis Colts last week, totaling 62 receiving yards. More importantly, the superstar saw his touchdown streak come to an end. The former USC star has nine receiving touchdowns this season, the second-most in the NFL. He had two receiving touchdowns in Week 11.
Furthermore, St. Brown scored at least once in eight consecutive games before last week's matchup. Meanwhile, the Bears have surrendered seven receiving touchdowns to wide receivers over their past six games, including two to Jordan Addison last week.
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