Thursday Night Football brings us to the Windy City, where the Chicago Bears will host the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks are laying 4 points, with the total set around 42. As we focus on tonight’s action, who are our experts going with as anytime touchdown scorers? We’ll discuss their guide to betting on NFL anytime touchdown scorers!
Seahawks-Bears Anytime Touchdown Scorer Bet for Thursday Night Football
Picks by Danny Burke
As usual, we’ll kick off our anytime touchdown picks with the chalkiest option.
Zach Charbonnet comes at a steep price to score a touchdown tonight, currently listed at -150. However, the is well justified.
The Chicago Bears defense has struggled mightily against the run, allowing 1.2 rushing touchdowns per game, 4.7 yards per carry and ranking 28th in rush EPA per Play allowed.
With Kenneth Walker sidelined due to injury, Charbonnet will again take over as the starting running back. In his previous start filling in for Walker against Arizona, he delivered a dominant performance, rushing 22 times for 134 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 6.1 yards per carry.
Over his last four games, Charbonnet has scored four total touchdowns and is in a stellar spot to add to that tally against one of the league’s weakest run defenses.
Best Thursday Night Football Anytime Touchdown Scorer: Zach Charbonnet (-150) at Hard Rock Bet
Let’s move on to an alternative option with a bit more of an exciting payout.
Our plus-money pick focuses on veteran receiver Keenan Allen. Betting on a Bears receiver for an anytime touchdown has been tricky – they either struggle to score or it’s a toss-up as to who ends up in the end zone.
Since Thomas Brown took over play-calling duties in Week 11, Rome Odunze leads the team in red zone targets with 11, converting four receptions into two touchdowns. Close behind is DJ Moore, with 10 targets, seven catches and one touchdown. Meanwhile, the future Hall of Famer Keenan Allen has been targeted times, catching four es and scoring three touchdowns.
Allen has made the most of his red zone opportunities during the second half of this season. Despite receiving fewer targets overall, he leads the team in red zone receiving touchdowns with five and has seven total touchdowns this season.
On Thursday, Allen will face a Seattle Seahawks defense that has struggled more against the than the run. Seattle allows 1.6 ing touchdowns per game (2.3 over their last three) compared to just 0.7 rushing touchdowns per contest (0.3 over their last three).
Despite Allen’s recent scoring surge, his odds are still very attractive. While Odunze and Moore have seen more red zone targets, Allen consistently delivers when it counts most.
Best Thursday Night Football Anytime Touchdown Scorer: Keenan Allen (+230) at Circa
