Best TCU vs. North Carolina Anytime Touchdown Scorer Predictions, Odds for College Football Week 1 Tonight

My TCU vs. North Carolina touchdown scorer predictions help wrap up our college football predictions for Week 1 as I predict who hits pay dirt in Bill Belichick's Tar Heels debut. Kickoff from Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill is set for 8 p.m. ET tonight (ESPN).

The Horned Frogs are a 3.5-point betting favorite, and the high Over/Under of 56.5 points suggests we will see a few different touchdown scorers in this matchup. I'm targeting players on both sides as part of our college football picks. 

🏈 TCU vs. North Carolina touchdown scorer predictions

College football touchdown scorer odds subject to change.

• Eric McAlister to score anytime TD (+120 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Gio Lopez to score anytime TD (+120 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐
• Jordan Dwyer to score anytime TD (+162 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐

💰 Best TCU vs. North Carolina touchdown scorer bets

Here are my favorite TCU vs. North Carolina touchdown scorer bets and picks based on the best college football odds for Week 1.

🔥 Eric McAlister to score anytime TD (+120) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Eric McAlister is TCU’s top returning receiver, and he and quarterback Josh Hoover connected for five touchdowns last season.

McAlister is a big-play threat who averaged 19.5 yards per reception last year. I expect TCU to attack the Tar Heels through the air early and often, as North Carolina ranked outside the top 45 in passing defense success rate last season, which is why my TCU vs. North Carolina prediction is betting against Belichick.

Hoover has an implied probability as high as 69.23% based on FanDuel’s -225 odds to throw multiple touchdown passes, so we are getting great value on one of them to go to his most trusted wideout. A $10 winning wager at DraftKings would return $12 in profits.

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🔥 Gio Lopez to score anytime TD (+120) ⭐⭐⭐

Tar Heels quarterback Gio Lopez is one of the most mobile quarterbacks in the country, and he ran for 547 yards (before lost yardage to sacks) last season.

Lopez is under center behind a completely rebuilt offensive line whose average size is 6-foot-6 and 322 pounds. Since TCU’s most experienced unit is its secondary, I expect North Carolina offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens to utilize Lopez’s legs a lot, especially in the red zone.

There is a big discrepancy in value between the Lopez’s +120 anytime touchdown odds at bet365 versus the shortest -110 odds (that carry a 52.38% implied probability) at competing top sports betting sites. Through the +120 odds at bet365, bettors would net $12 in profits on a winning $10 wager.

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🔥 Jordan Dwyer to score anytime TD (+162) ⭐⭐⭐

Jordan Dwyer is a transfer from Idaho who does not have the rapport with Hoover yet that McAlister does. But he still totaled close to 1,200 yards with the Vandals, and he should benefit from the defensive attention that North Carolina will pay to McAlister.

North Carolina only brought back three of 16 defensive players who saw at least 200 snaps last year. And while all three were defensive backs, the secondary was still a liability and a big reason the Tar Heels allowed 34-plus points in five of seven losses last year.

Dwyer backers will find the best value for his anytime touchdown odds at bet365, where bettors would net $16.20 on a winning $10 wager compared to the $13 at +130 odds on the low end of the market.

We're also targeting the wideout's receiving yards prop in our TCU vs. North Carolina player props.

📈 TCU vs. North Carolina anytime TD scorer odds

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📉 TCU vs. North Carolina anytime TD scorer odds update

The anytime touchdown scorer odds for our featured players all got a little bit worse as of Monday afternoon. McAlister is now +115 to score (moved from +120), Lopez is now +105 at FanDuel (was +115 at bet365), and Dwyer is now +150 at DraftKings (was +162 at bet365).

📺 TCU vs. North Carolina game info

• When: Monday, Sept. 1
• Kickoff: 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Kenan Stadium (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
• How to watch: ESPN

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❓College football betting FAQs

What are the best TCU vs. North Carolina touchdown scorer picks?

My best TCU vs. North Carolina touchdown scorer picks involve Eric McAlister (+120), Gio Lopez (+120), and Jordan Dwyer (+162).

How do college football touchdown scorer bets work?

There are multiple different ways to make your college football touchdown scorer predictions. You can wager on a player to score an anytime touchdown, which pays out if they reach the end zone at any point for a touchdown. You can also bet on a player to score the first or last touchdown, multiple touchdowns, or to score in a particular half or quarter for larger payouts.

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