Giants vs. Vikings: 2023 NFL Wild Card Weekend Touchdown Scorer Player Prop Bet Odds & Picks (Sunday)
The NFL Playoffs kick off this weekend including three matchups on Sunday. The first contest is between AFC East division rivals as the Miami Dolphins face the Buffalo Bills. Both regular season matchups were determined by three or fewer points, with each team winning at home. However, Tua Tagovailoa played in both matchups. On Sunday, the rookie Skylar Thompson will start for the Dolphins.
In the second game on Sunday, the New York Giants face the Minnesota Vikings. These two teams met in Week 16 in Minnesota, with the home team winning 27-24. The game was a close competitive battle, with the Vikings pulling out the victory on a game-winning 61-yard field goal as time expired.
To end the day, the Baltimore Ravens take on the Cincinnati Bengals in an AFC North divisional matchup. These two teams faced off last week, with the Bengals winning 27-16 as the Ravens started Anthony Brown Jr. at quarterback and sat key offensive players Mark Andrews and J.K. Dobbins. However, in the Week 5 matchup, the Ravens won 19-17, as Lamar Jackson led the team with 58 rushing yards. Unfortunately, Tyler Huntley appears on track to start this week, with Jackson still dealing with a knee injury.
Here are all of our top touchdown scorer bets for Sunday’s slate of games. And let’s take a closer look at Giants vs. Vikings.
NFL Wild Card Weekend Betting Guide >>
All props are from DraftKings Sportsbook.
Touchdown Scorer Player Prop Bet Predictions: Giants vs. Vikings
Millions of dollars will get bet on these games. However, which touchdown prop bets should you bet? Let’s take a look.
New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings
Giants First TD Scorer: Saquon Barkley (+215)
After dealing with injuries the past few years, Barkley had an outstanding 2022 season with 10 scrimmage touchdowns, leading the team. More importantly, the superstar running back scored the first New York offensive touchdown in 35.3% of the games this year. Furthermore, he has scored a touchdown in eight of the past 12 games, including the Week 16 matchup against the Vikings. Another solid option is Daniel Jones at +500. He had the second-most scrimmage touchdowns on the team this season with seven, including the first New York score of the game twice. Meanwhile, the Vikings have surrendered 18 rushing touchdowns this year. Eight of those scores were the first touchdown of the game for their opponent, two of them by quarterbacks.
Vikings First TD Scorer: Justin Jefferson (+360)
Minnesota has several star players on their offense, but Jefferson is the alpha dog of the unit. The superstar receiver had nine scrimmage touchdowns during the regular season, the second-most on the team. However, four of his scores came as the first touchdown of the game for the Vikings in nearly a quarter of the contests this season. Meanwhile, the first touchdown scored against New York has been by a wide receiver in 41.2% of the games this year, including three of the past six contests. Dalvin Cook at +280 is another solid bet, as he led the team with 10 scrimmage touchdowns this season, including three as the first score of the game for the Vikings.
Anytime TD Scorer: T.J. Hockenson (+215)
Before he got traded to the Vikings, Hockenson had three receiving touchdowns this season. However, he had three touchdowns in 10 games with Minnesota. More importantly, two of them came in the Week 16 matchup against the Giants, including the first touchdown of the game for the team. The veteran tight end had 13 receptions on 16 targets in that contest. Hockenson had eight or more targets in four straight matchups before last week’s game, where he rested most of the second half. Meanwhile, the Giants gave up six receiving touchdowns to tight ends this season, with a third of them coming over the past three weeks.
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