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NFL Week 2 touchdown scorer props
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NFL Week 2 touchdown scorer props

It's time to jump into the value-hunting pool once again and find us some NFL touchdown scorers for Week 2. While there are some obvious names to like here, namely Antonio Gibson and Michael Pittman, there's no fun in betting guys at those odds.

My betting structure:

  • .5u on each player straight
  • 1u total on a Round Robin (3s x 4)
  • .25u on a lotto parlay

These are official plays, but the parlays and round robins are designed to be fun for some Sunday viewing. Don't go crazy with your own bankroll on a ton of parlays. That's how you get into trouble.

Let's get to the NFL Week 2 spots!

Ashton Dulin (+450 MGM)

I've been eyeing Ashton Dulin all week, and now with reports that receiver Alec Pierce is out and Michael Pittman is questionable (UPDATE: The Colts say Pittman won't play Sunday), I'm really loving the value on Dulin to score on Sunday.

The Colts will be facing a Jaguars team that just allowed four touchdowns to Commanders receivers. The Jacksonville secondary has been an issue for a few years now, and based on Week 1 it very much remains a problem area for the team.

Dulin was quite involved in the Colts' first game, seeing six targets from Matt Ryan while playing 35% of the snaps. He turned that role into three catches for 46 yards, and the real encouraging metric was seeing Dulin targeted twice inside the red zone.

Moving up to WR3 on Sunday with rookie Pierce out, and against a soft secondary, Dulin is my favorite value play of the day.

J.D. McKissic (+350 FD)

Antonio Gibson is -110 or worse to score on every book this weekend, so naturally we turn to his backup. McKissic played 40% of the offense's snaps in Week 1, and had three catches and three carries. 

The workload isn't tremendous, but the opponent is as good as it gets for running back scores.

Last season Detroit was third in touchdowns allowed to running backs, with 18. They followed that up by allowing four rushing touchdowns to Philadelphia in Week 1, three to the running back positions. All three runners scored for the Eagles, and all it takes is McKissic getting a few snaps and opportunities to find the end zone.

Durham Smythe (+750 FD)

The Ravens allowed the sixth-most touchdowns to tight ends last season and the only Jets score of Week 1 was from their tight end. If this is a potential vulnerability prepared to run it back for another season, then I have to target the starting TE who faces them.

That's the beauty of this play. Based on snap counts and targets, there's no denying that it's Durham Smythe who is the starting TE for Miami, not Mike Gesicki. It appears due to his lack of run blocking, Gesicki's role has downgraded in this Dolphins offense.

Smythe saw two targets to Gesicki's one, so while neither was heavily involved in the offense, I can't pass up this +750 play in a spot that looks good for the position.

Donovan Peoples-Jones (+260 MGM)

The Jets are a great defense to target in a multitude of ways. I did very much consider Kareem Hunt here at +155, the Jets let up 23 touchdowns to running backs in 2021, by far the most in the league. That's a great bet, but I want some better odds.

Donovan Peoples-Jones appeared to immediately slot in as Jacoby Brissett's favorite target. He was targeted 11 times in Week 1, one of which came in the red zone. He caught six balls for 60 yards and was on the field for just about the same amount of time as Amari Cooper.

With Sauce Gardner likely to be on Cooper, DPJ is going to draw the softer matchup and should be able to get open.

New York let up three WR touchdowns last week and have been a terrific defense to target for long passes. Peoples-Jones is very much a vertical threat and could deliver us a touchdown on the back of a big play.

Together, these four parlayed on FanDuel comes in at +54980. Good luck this Sunday!


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