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Anytime Touchdown Scorer Predictions for MNF: Picks for Bears, Vikings, Falcons & Raiders

Esten McLaren

Last Updated: December 16, 2024 10:25 AM EST • 3 min 51 sec read.

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts (8) gets yards after the catch as we look at our anytime touchdown scorer predictions for Monday Night Football.
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts (8) gets yards after the catch. Photo by Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images.

We have a Monday Night Football double feature to cap off the NFL's Week 15.

The Minnesota Vikings host the Chicago Bears at U.S. Bank Stadium for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff as 7-point favorites. The Las Vegas Raiders welcome the Atlanta Falcons for an 8:30 p.m. kickoff at Allegiant Stadium, with the Falcons as 6-point road favorites.

We conclude our NFL Week 15 predictions with my best anytime touchdown scorer predictions for MNF, with a pick for all four teams taking the field tonight.

Anytime touchdown scorer predictions for Monday Night Football: Bears vs. Vikings

Our NFL player prop odds tool can help you find the latest touchdown scorer odds among the legal sportsbooks in your region on each of these picks.

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Bears anytime touchdown scorer prediction: D'Andre Swift, RB ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Best odds: +150 via FanDuel | Implied probability: 40%

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The Bears are 7-point road underdogs against a playoff-bound division rival, but our Mike Spector expects a closer game with his Bears vs. Vikings prediction. If that's to be true, I expect Swift to be a major part of any offensive success for Chicago.

Swift continues to dominate playing time within the Bears' backfield. He played a season-high 79% of the snaps last week but finished with just 40 yards from scrimmage on 15 total touches. That was his lowest output since Week 1, and he racked up 65 total yards against Minnesota in Week 12.

The Vikings are strong against the run with just 3.97 yards per carry allowed. However, they've given up eight total touchdowns to running backs, with two via the passing game. I like the versatile Swift to find his way against the Vikings as he has five plays of 30-plus yards as a rusher or receiver this season.

That explosiveness will be a factor if the game gets out of hand as oddsmakers expect.

Vikings anytime touchdown scorer prediction: Aaron Jones, RB ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Best odds: -110 via FanDuel | Implied probability: 52.38%

The market-best -110 odds from our NFL prop betting sites are well below what I generally like to target for touchdown scorer picks. But they're a lot better than the -141 odds from Caesars for the same pick.

Jones scored in three straight games coming into Monday, with two as a rusher and one as a receiver. He accrued at least 15 touches in seven of his last eight games and will be the lead back once again against a Bears team with 13 touchdowns and 1,504 rushing yards allowed to his position.

Jones had 106 rushing yards and a touchdown in the 30-27 overtime win against Chicago a few weeks ago. Our Gary Pearson is backing the Over on Jones' rushing yards tonight with his Bears vs. Vikings player prop picks.

Anytime touchdown scorer predictions for Monday Night Football: Falcons vs. Raiders

Falcons anytime touchdown scorer prediction: Kyle Pitts, TE ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Best odds: +340 via FanDuel | Implied probability: 22.73%

In the words of television's Michael Scott, I'm ready to get hurt again.

Though Pitts scored twice against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 8, he has just seven catches for 89 total yards across his last five games. The Falcons lost the last four of those contests and their NFL playoff odds hang in a precarious position.

But we have a classic case of a movable object meeting a stoppable force on Monday. The Raiders have allowed seven touchdowns to tight ends at an 8.64 yards per target average. A winning $10 bet would return a $34 profit if Pitts can take advantage of this generous defense.

Raiders anytime touchdown scorer prediction: Jakobi Meyers, WR ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Best odds: +200 via FanDuel | Implied probability: 33.33%

While the Raiders are set to start their third quarterback through 15 weeks, the one constant amid their 2-11 season has been Meyers.

He has 66 receptions, 96 targets, and 743 yards through 11 games played to rank second on the team in all three stats behind only rookie tight end Brock Bowers. He received double-digit targets in four of his last five games and topped 100 yards twice in that span.

I like him to finally score his third touchdown of the season against a Falcons defense that has allowed a league-high 20 TDs to receivers. The same defense has surprisingly contained tight ends relatively well, so limiting Bowers could force a few extra balls in Meyers' direction.

Anytime touchdown scorer odds for MNF

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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.