First Touchdown Scorer Predictions for Thursday Night Football Week 7
The New Orleans Saints limp into Thursday Night Football to face the Denver Broncos. Can the wounded team find a win at home?
On Wednesday, the Saints announced wide receiver Rashid Shaheed will have surgery on his meniscus and be out for Thursday night’s game. He joins fellow wideout Chris Olave, tight end Taysom Hill, and quarterback Derek Carr on the injured list. It's no wonder they're underdogs in the Thursday Night Football odds.
This leaves rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler to make his second career start with very few weapons at his disposal.
The Broncos and their rookie signal-caller, Bo Nix, are 3-3 this year and have won three of their last four games. They are only a game behind the Los Angeles Chargers in the loss column for second place in the AFC West.
As we make our Week 7 NFL predictions and to accompany our Broncos vs. Saints prediction, this week’s first touchdown picks pinpoint two rookies: one who emerged as a threat last week and another who has led his team from the season's first snap.
First touchdown scorer predictions Thursday Night Football: Week 7
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Broncos first touchdown scorer prediction: Bo Nix, QB ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Best odds: +1000 via BetMGM | Implied probability: 9.09%
Denver has rushed for four touchdowns this season, and Nix accounts for three. The rookie has crossed the goal line first for his team in two games this year, with one registering the first touchdown of the game for either team.
His Broncos face a Saints defense that represents the tenth worst in terms of rushing touchdown percentage (46.67%).
Nix is the second option on the ground in the red zone, carrying the ball on 12 of his team’s 35 rushing attempts inside the 20-yard line. All three of his touchdowns on the ground have come from close range. He should also be slinging the ball a lot, as Andrew Brennan breaks down in his Broncos vs. Saints TNF prop bets.
Caesars has Nix at +700 to find the end zone first on Thursday night. A $10 wager there will net you $70, whereas that bet on BetMGM will bring back $100.
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Saints first touchdown scorer prediction: Bub Means, WR ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Best odds: +1500 via FanDuel | Implied probability: 6.25%
A New Orleans wide receiver has been responsible for the Saints’ first touchdown in four of their six games this season. However, none of those put the first points on the board in their contest.
Means has been moved up considerably on the depth chart with Shaheed and Olave ruled out this week. The rookie scored his first career touchdown last week, catching 5 of his 8 targets for 45 yards along the way.
Denver has surrendered the first touchdown of the game in four of its six matchups this season, including its last two. Three of the four have been passing plays.
Everyone will be on Alvin Kamara (+450) this week to score the first touchdown. However, the veteran running back logged the first six-point play for the Saints once this season, which also happened to be the game's first score against the Cowboys. Our Anytime Touchdown Scorer predictions also have another Saint you might want to target to find paydirt before the final whistle.
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