NFL 2x2 Touchdown Scorer Predictions: Best TD Picks to Score Twice in Week 9

There are so many ways to bet on the NFL each week, and one of my favorite weekly wagers is what I call the NFL 2x2 touchdown parlay - betting two players to score twice with a massive return if you're right.

This week, I'm focusing on two of the best receivers in football to reach the end zone as part of our NFL Week 9 predictions with the 2-leg parlay returning nearly $600 on a $10 wager. Below, I break down why Rashee Rice and CeeDee Lamb are my best TD picks to score two touchdowns this week, along with the best odds for our TD parlay.

🏈 NFL 2x2 touchdown scorer predictions for Week 9

See all of our experts' NFL picks for Week 9 based on the latest NFL odds.

💰 Best NFL 2x2 touchdown scorer bets this week

🔥 Rashee Rice to score 2 TD (+650) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

After a six-game suspension to start the year, Rashee Rice has hit his stride in his return for the Kansas City Chiefs with 19 targets in his first two games back - converting that into 16 catches for 135 yards while scoring three times in the last two weeks.

Rice has reasserted himself as the main receiving threat for an already explosive offense, and he's registered the highest target share of any Chiefs pass-catcher through two games. Kansas City has also scored 28-plus points in both of those contests, and Rice didn't even play in the fourth quarter of a 31-0 blowout win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

One reason I'm targeting Rice this week is the potential for points when the Chiefs face the Bills on Sunday, a matchup featuring a total as high as 52.5 points. Buffalo also enters this matchup with a banged-up defense that will be without star safety Taylor Rapp, fellow safety Damar Hamlin and cornerback Dorian Strong, as well as star lineman Ed Oliver and linebacker Shaq Thompson.

So who will step up for the Chiefs and exploit the Bills' battered unit? My money is (literally) on Rice, who has developed into the short and intermediate passing game weapon that Patrick Mahomes relies on. I expect this game to soar over the projected total with Rice dominating on Sunday - I could even see him scoring three times.

Even if he only scores twice, a $10 bet at these +650 odds would return a $65 profit with an implied probability of 13.33%.

🔥 CeeDee Lamb to score 2 TD (+700) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Dallas Cowboys quietly boast a top-two offense in the NFL by points and yardage even with CeeDee Lamb sidelined in the early part of the season. Now Lamb has reassumed the No. 1 role over teammate George Pickens - a touchdown machine in his own right - and is proving why he's one of the highest-paid receivers in the league.

Lamb has been targeted 18 times in the two games since his return, and he's hauled in 12 of those for 184 yards and a score. He's been the Cowboys' top target in that stretch, which has my attention given how high-scoring Dallas games have been this season. Check out how many total points we've seen in Cowboys games over the last five weeks:

• 68 points vs. Broncos (Week 8)
• 66 points vs. Commanders (Week 7)
• 57 points vs. Panthers (Week 6)
• 59 points vs. Jets (Week 5)
• 80 points vs. Packers (Week 4)

What does this tell me? Each and every week, there will be points scored in Cowboys games. Dallas has been a strong team to target for Over bets and player props all season long, and that should continue on Monday Night Football against the Arizona Cardinals, whose defense has struggled against the pass this season.

I love the value on Lamb to score twice at these +700 odds, which feature a 12.5% implied probability and would turn a winning $10 bet into a $70 profit.

🚀 NFL 2x2 touchdown scorer parlay

If Rice and Lamb both score two touchdowns this week, we'd turn a $10 bet into a $590 profit at FanDuel, which is offering +5900 odds for this 2x2 touchdown scorer parlay.