College Football First & Anytime TD Scorers: Conference Championships (2024)
We only have a handful of games this weekend because it is that time of year-conference championship weekend. As fun as watching Texas take on Georgia, Clemson vs. SMU, etc. will be, betting on NCAAF first and anytime touchdown scorer props can make the experience even better.
As close as the betting lines are, bettors may be more comfortable betting on whether their favorite player(s) will score a touchdown, the first touchdown, or multiple touchdowns. Why these markets? Because everyone scores, win or lose....unless they get shut out, of course.
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Saturday’s Best NCAAF First & Anytime Touchdown Scorer Bets
Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook | Odds for player to score the first touchdown in parentheses.
Big 12: Iowa State vs. Arizona State
- Carson Hanson, RB, ISU +105 (+700)
- Rocco Becht, QB, ISU +195 (+1200)
- Cam Skattebo, RB, ASU– 2TDs +150 (+295)
In a game like this, where not only the conference title but also a berth in the National Championship Playoff is on the line, teams are going to put their faith in the guys who got them there.
For Iowa State, that’s running back Carson Hanson and quarterback Rocco Becht. The duo combined for 18 of the Cyclones’ 24 touchdowns this season (Hanson-11, Becht-7). Hanson scored nine of his 11 spread across five of his last seven games.
Iowa State uses a platoon, but Hanson appears to have become the lead back towards the end of the season. What makes Becht appealing is that he became more consistent down the stretch, carrying the ball seven or eight teams in each. Oh-and he scored one in each of his last three.
For Arizona State, the go-to guy is running back Cam Skattebo. He will likely touch the ball 25+ times in this game. He had 20+ carries in eight games, scoring in six games with multiple touchdowns in four of them. If Iowa State’s defense makes you worry and you want to go with his anytime odds (-330; bet $330 to win $100), you can.
Big Ten: Penn State vs. Oregon
Gabriel did not run as much this year as he did in past seasons. He had just 57 carries on the season, but seven of them were for touchdowns, including one in three of his last five games (he had 12 at Oklahoma last season).
As a six-year senior, the moment will not be too big for Gabriel. He’ll want to leave his mark on the game, and it would not be shocking to see him do it with a game-winning trot into the end zone in the fourth quarter.
Tez Johnson was Gabriel’s favorite target this season, finishing the year with 19 more receptions than the second-best receiver despite missing a pair of games down the stretch. Johnson has scored in six of the last seven games he played in, including last week against Washington.
We expect Gabriel will look his way a little more often (he only had three catches last week but still got in the end zone). In a game of this importance, Gabrel will lean on his veteran receiver and hit him in the end zone at least once.
ACC: Clemson vs. SMU
Klubnik is not a dual-threat quarterback in the same vein as Alabama’s Jalen Milroe, but he can be effective in the run game. He has 29+ yards rushing in every game but two this season and scored seven rushing touchdowns across five different games, including two of the last three.
He had two in the loss to South Carolina last weekend. SMU has allowed ten rushing touchdowns this season, but we still like Klubnik to make a play and get one in this game.
As for SMU’s Smith, he scored in nine of 12 games this season for the Mustangs, with multiple touchdowns in four games and at least one in his last five (his anytime touchdown scorer odds are -240). We expect him to get plenty of work against a Clemson defense that is not as good as it looks on paper.
He will more than likely get one (although we don’t like those odds), could certainly get 2+ (we like this as a value play), and scored the first touchdown in two games this season.