Ravens vs. Bengals: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend Touchdown Scorer Player Prop Bet Odds & Picks (Sunday)
The NFL Playoffs kick off this weekend including three matchups on Sunday. The first contest is between AFC East division rivals as the Miami Dolphins face the Buffalo Bills. Both regular season matchups were determined by three or fewer points, with each team winning at home. However, Tua Tagovailoa played in both matchups. On Sunday, the rookie Skylar Thompson will start for the Dolphins.
In the second game on Sunday, the New York Giants face the Minnesota Vikings. These two teams met in Week 16 in Minnesota, with the home team winning 27-24. The game was a close competitive battle, with the Vikings pulling out the victory on a game-winning 61-yard field goal as time expired.
To end the day, the Baltimore Ravens take on the Cincinnati Bengals in an AFC North divisional matchup. These two teams faced off last week, with the Bengals winning 27-16 as the Ravens started Anthony Brown Jr. at quarterback and sat key offensive players Mark Andrews and J.K. Dobbins. However, in the Week 5 matchup, the Ravens won 19-17, as Lamar Jackson led the team with 58 rushing yards. Unfortunately, Tyler Huntley appears on track to start this week, with Jackson still dealing with a knee injury.
Here are all of our top touchdown scorer bets for Sunday’s slate of games. And let’s take a closer look at Ravens vs. Bengals.
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Touchdown Scorer Player Prop Bet Predictions: Ravens vs. Bengals
Millions of dollars will get bet on these games. However, which touchdown prop bets should you bet? Let’s take a look.
Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Ravens First TD Scorer: J.K. Dobbins (+425)
The Ravens backfield has been a merry-go-round this season because of injuries. However, Dobbins has been the best player of the bunch, averaging 5.7 yards per rushing attempt this year. He has three scrimmage touchdowns this season despite playing only eight games. More importantly, Dobbins scored the first touchdown in Week 14 for the Ravens, his first game back from a knee injury, and in Week 4. Furthermore, the first Baltimore touchdown has been a rushing score in nearly half of the games this season. Without their superstar quarterback, the Ravens will need to lean on their running backs more than usual.
Bengals First TD Scorer: Joe Mixon (+270)
While he had a down year by some metrics, Mixon had nine scrimmage touchdowns this season, the second-most of his career. The star running back led the team in touchdowns despite missing two games. More importantly, he scored the first Cincinnati touchdown in nearly a quarter of the games he played this season, including last week against the Ravens. Furthermore, the first touchdown by the team has been by a running back in 37.5% of the games this year. Meanwhile, the first touchdown given up by the Ravens has been to a running back in 35.3% of the games this season, including two straight and four of the past seven contests.
Anytime TD Scorer: Ja’Marr Chase (-105)
Despite missing four games this year with a hip injury, the second-year receiver led the team with nine receiving touchdowns. Chase is one of the most explosive wide receivers in the NFL, scoring at least one touchdown in 58.3% of the games this year. Furthermore, he has at least one touchdown in five of his past seven games, scoring two touchdowns in two of those matchups. Moreover, the superstar receiver has 22 receiving touchdowns in 29 career regular season games. Meanwhile, Chase has two touchdowns in four career matchups against the Ravens, including a 26-yard score last week.
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