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Dallas Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle is helped up as we look at our anytime touchdown scorer predictions for Sunday Night Football
Dallas Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle is helped up. Photo Credit: Andrew Dieb-Imagn Images.

A tough start to our anytime touchdown scorer predictions for Week 5 will hope to turn the corner during the Sunday Night Football battle between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Our Mike Spector makes the case for Dallas with his Cowboys vs. Steelers prediction with Pittsburgh a slight home favorite by the Sunday Night Football odds.

Yet, our NFL betting experts lean toward the Steelers' offense with their touchdown parlay for SNF.

We'll look to finish the day in the black with a couple of value picks for SNF while Rod Villagomez offers his first touchdown scorer predictions.

Anytime touchdown scorer picks Week 5: Sunday Night Football

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Cowboys anytime touchdown scorer pick: Rico Dowdle, RB ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Best odds: +215 via Caesars | Implied probability: 31.75%

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We hit on Dowdle during Thursday Night Football in Week 4 against the New York Giants. His first touchdown of the season came as a receiver while maintaining his usual usage with 45% of the snaps.

That was the third straight week in which Dowdle paced the Cowboys' backfield in playing time, except for fullback Hunter Luepka.

Yet that score did little to change Dowdle's touchdown odds at Caesars. Its +215 odds would return a profit of $21.50 on a winning $10 bet. That's far better than the potential $16 profit off the +160 odds available at BetMGM. 

The Steelers defense has been strong against the rush, but it's a little more attackable by pass-catching backs with a 94.7% catch rate and 6.53 yards per target allowed to the position. Dowdle can beat them either way. 

Steelers anytime touchdown scorer pick: Scotty Miller, WR ⭐⭐⭐

Best odds: +1100 via Caesars | Implied probability: 8.33%

We're shooting for the moon with this one and hoping that Steelers QB Justin Fields will do the same.

Miller leads the Steelers with 15.5 yards per target through four games. Though his longest catch of the campaign through four weeks is a modest 20-yarder, I expect him to have his chance against a Cowboys defense susceptible to big plays.

Don't go crazy, as only a $10 bet is needed to fetch a profit of $110. Just be sure to place this bet with Caesars as BetMGM sets the market floor with +700 odds for Miller to hit the end zone.

Anytime touchdown scorer predictions Week 5

Cardinals vs. 49ers anytime touchdown scorer prediction: Greg Dortch, ARI, WR ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Best odds +330 via FanDuel | Implied probability: 23.26%

There's no question rookie Marvin Harrison Jr. is the Cardinals' No. 1 target in the passing game. He's registered four scores across his last three games while receiving 28 targets and making 15 catches.

But his anytime touchdown scorer odds are offered at a high of +160 via Caesars to reflect that usage.

There's value in Greg Dortch with these +330 odds to score his first touchdown of the season. The slot receiver is tied for second on the team with 21 targets, and tight end Trey McBride is questionable for Sunday.

The Cardinals are 7-point road underdogs and should be forced into a pass-happy game script. I expect Dortch to pick up a bit of extra usage after catching his first two red-zone targets of the season.

Packers vs. Rams anytime touchdown scorer prediction: Tutu Atwell, LAR, WR ⭐⭐⭐

Best odds +260 via BetMGM | Implied probability: 27.78%

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Tutu Atwell catches a pass.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Tutu Atwell catches a pass. Photo Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images.

It may have taken injuries to both Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp, but Atwell is enjoying a fourth-year breakout.

The 2021 second-round pick is on pace to soon set a new career best with 223 receiving yards through four games. He's averaging 20.3 yards per reception with a 73.3% catch rate, but Atwell has yet to reach the end zone.

I like his chances of doing so Sunday. The Rams are 3-point home underdogs ahead of a game getting an Over/Under of 49 against the Packers. Green Bay's defense has been much stronger against the run than the pass, and a healthier Jordan Love following last week's loss to the Vikings should help push Matthew Stafford and the Rams to pass plenty.

Bills vs. Texans anytime touchdown scorer prediction: Josh Allen, BUF, QB ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ❌

Best odds +120 via Caesars | Implied probability: 45.45%

Allen and the Bills are coming off their first loss of the season, and he produced his worst statistical game of the campaign by many measures.

I'm expecting him to call his own number often, as he has so many times before when the Bills need a bounce-back performance.

He'll get the chance to succeed in doing just that during this battle of AFC division leaders. The Texans have allowed 7.0 yards per carry to opposing QBs through four weeks. 

Philip Wood offers a full breakdown of this matchup with his Bills vs. Texans player prop bets.

Ravens vs. Bengals anytime touchdown scorer prediction: Justice Hill, BAL, RB ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ❌

Best odds: +330 via DraftKings | Implied probability: 23.26%

Hill has been the clear second fiddle to Derrick Henry in the Ravens' rushing attack. He's still played 35-54% of the snaps weekly and is averaging a career-best 7.9 yards per touch. The Ravens' 54.98 rush-play percentage also ranks second in the NFL, with Henry, Hill, and QB Lamar Jackson all contributing to that number.

The Bengals have given up four rushing touchdowns to running backs and a league-worst 95.0% catch rate to the position. Hill's first touchdown of the season came on a red-zone reception last week, and his touches are regularly split between the running and passing games.

A winning $10 bet at these +330 odds would return a profit of $33. Other NFL prop betting sites are pricing this pick as low as +270 for a $27 potential return.

I'm doubling down on the first leg of our touchdown parlay for Week 5.

Andrew Brennan offers his Ravens vs. Bengals player prop bets for Sunday afternoon's marquee game.

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