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Anytime Touchdown Scorer Predictions Week 18: Picks & Odds for Saturday

Esten McLaren

Last Updated: January 7, 2024 1:49 PM EST • 4 min 33 sec read.

Week 17 was a tough go for our anytime touchdown scorer predictions, but we'll look to finish the regular season with a bang while looking for the best NFL odds.

An 0-for-4 performance with our anytime touchdown scorer predictions during Week 17 leaves us at plus-10.45 units for the 2023-24 NFL season heading into the Week 18 finale.

With many of the league's best playoff-bound (or already eliminated) stars sitting out this week, there are plenty of lofty numbers across our best NFL betting sites to help us close out the regular season in style.

Our Week 18 picks started 0-2 on Saturday as we continue into Sunday's full, season-ending slate. Expect a big shake-up to the Super Bowl odds, as well.

Here are our best anytime touchdown scorer predictions for the NFL's Week 18 based on the odds from our best sports betting apps.

Anytime touchdown scorer predictions Week 18: Sunday

Bills vs. Dolphins anytime touchdown scorer prediction: Dalton Kincaid, BUF, TE (+300 via Caesars) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Buffalo Bills rookie tight end Dalton Kincaid is coming off a season-high 87-yard performance against the rival New England Patriots last week. Now, we're targeting him to finish his rookie campaign with his third touchdown of the season, all while helping the Bills beat another AFC East rival and clinch the division crown.

Kincaid outsnapped veteran Bills tight end Dawson Knox last week and in two of the team's last four games. In Week 18, the duo faces a Miami Dolphins team with three touchdowns allowed to opposing tight ends over the past four weeks. We're also expecting some favorable regression for Kincaid, as he has caught eight of 11 red-zone targets this season but without a touchdown inside the opponents' 20-yard line.

Kincaid is projected for 0.3 touchdowns during Sunday Night Football. Our odds converter translates that 30% implied probability to odds of +235, making anything above that number from our NFL prop betting sites worth a play. We're rushing out for the market-best +300 odds via Caesars for our best value. Use our Caesars promo code: SBRBONUSDYW to get the best possible price.

For more action during Sunday Night Football, see C Jackson Cowart's Bills vs. Dolphins prediction, and Andrew Brennan's Bills-Dolphins NFL player props and Josh Allen vs. Tua Tagovailoa player props.

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Vikings vs. Lions anytime touchdown scorer prediction: Jahmyr Gibbs, DET, RB (+125 via Caesars) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ✅

Jahmyr Gibbs is a popular NFL player props target this week. The rookie 12th overall pick of the Detroit Lions enters Week 18 with 915 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on the ground. He has 1,231 yards from scrimmage and 10 total touchdowns.

That's all entering the regular season finale for the playoff-bound Lions in which they're 3.5-point favorites against the rival Minnesota Vikings. The 46-point betting total is also one of the highest on Sunday's slate in what should be a mostly competitive game, at least early on. That gives the Lions an implied team total of 25 points at home.

Gibbs is given a 60% implied probability of accounting for six of those points with his 0.6 projected touchdowns between the ground and passing attacks. Our odds converter translates that implied probability to odds of -150. Anything above that number would be playable, but we're getting tremendous value via these +125 odds from Caesars.

Even if Gibbs doesn't play a full game, he should be able to cash this pick early against a Vikings defense that has allowed four scores to running backs over the last four weeks. Their 446 rushing yards allowed to the position in that time also ranks fifth-worst in the NFL.

Gibbs also had two touchdowns against the Vikings just two weeks ago.

Our C Jackson Cowart is on Lions running back Craig Reynolds to also score on Sunday with his Vikings vs. Lions NFL player props.

Anytime touchdown scorer predictions Week 18: Saturday

Texans vs. Colts anytime touchdown scorer prediction: Dalton Schultz, HOU, TE (+250 via BetMGM) ⭐⭐⭐ ❌

Houston Texans tight end Dalton Schultz continues to dominate the snap count for the team's positional group. Though he caught just two of four targets for a meager 19 yards in QB C.J. Stroud's return to the lineup against the Tennessee Titans last week, he's had success against the Indianapolis Colts this season, and all five of his touchdowns on the campaign have come with the rookie signal-caller leading the offense.

Schultz shares the Texans' team lead with five red-zone receiving scores this season and is projected for 0.3 touchdowns on Saturday. The Colts' defense has given up two of its three touchdowns allowed to tight ends for the season across the last four weeks.

We're again able to take advantage of an outlier odds offering, this time from BetMGM, with DraftKings setting the market low with odds of +150 for Schultz to find the end zone. You can get the best odds via our exclusive BetMGM bonus code: SBRBONUS.

See C Jackson Cowart's Texans vs. Colts prediction and Sean Tomlinson's Texans vs. Colts NFL player props for more on this pivotal all-AFC South matchup.

Steelers vs. Ravens anytime touchdown scorer prediction: George Pickens, PIT, WR (+250 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ❌

Pittsburgh Steelers second-year receiver George Pickens has found new life with Mason Rudolph at the helm of the offense. After his play and work ethic were questioned for much of the 2023 season, Pickens has caught 11 of 17 targets over the last two weeks for 326 yards, and he had a two-touchdown game against the rival Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 23.

He'll now get his second crack at a Baltimore Ravens defense he torched for 130 yards and a touchdown while catching six of 10 targets from QB Kenny Pickett in Week 5.

The Ravens have allowed five touchdowns to opposing wide receivers across their past four games. That's before a Week 18 game for the AFC's No. 1 seed in which cornerback Marlon Humphrey (groin) won't play and safety Kyle Hamilton (knee) should be rested, despite his return to practice this week.

Pickens and the Steelers should be going all out on Saturday in an attempt to secure a playoff berth against their resting division rival. The wideout is projected for 0.3 touchdowns, which our odds converter translates to odds of +235. Most of our NFL prop betting sites are offering odds below that number, so be sure to attack FanDuel's outlier market high.

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Esten McLaren
Esten is the Senior Publishing Editor for SportsbookReview.com. He has been in the sports betting industry since the legalization of mobile sports betting in New Jersey, and with SportsbookReview prior to the launch of sports betting in Ontario. Esten's previous stops include the USA TODAY network, including GolfWeek. He previously worked in the fantasy sports industry, with FNTSY Sports Network, theScore, and USA TODAY. Esten graduated from the College of Sports Media with a diploma in Radio and Television Sports Broadcasting after acquiring a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Guelph. He has appeared on FNTSY Sports Network, VSiN, and VSiN's Long Shots podcast, where he correctly called Will Zalatoris as the winner of the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship. Esten is a big proponent of the entertainment side of sports betting and loves to dip his toes into the novelty and alt-markets while chasing long shots with reduced wagers on golf outrights and futures markets. He's also been known to sprinkle some lunch money on touchdown-scorer parlays with two notable hits still funding his bankroll. Esten looks at sports betting much like golf and advises beginner bettors to compete against themselves rather than being concerned with what others may or may not be doing based on social media claims.