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First Touchdown Scorer Predictions for Sunday Night Football Week 14

Rodrigo Villagomez

Last Updated: December 8, 2024 11:19 AM EST • 2 min 25 sec read.

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston catches a pass against the Atlanta Falcons as we offer our first touchdown scorer predictions for Sunday Night Football in Week 14.
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Quentin Johnston catches a pass against the Atlanta Falcons. Photo by Brett Davis via Imagn Images

The nightcap on Sunday has the Los Angeles Chargers (8-4) traveling to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) at 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC).

My first touchdown scorer predictions for Sunday Night Football take a chance on a couple of longer-odds players with strong track records of finding the end zone.

Scoring will not be easy for either team this week as each faces a top-ten defense for touchdowns allowed per game and total points per game. I was still able to find value on the board, given some key injury concerns as well as a shocking scoring trend that could be exploited.

The below picks are part of our SNF coverage, including the Chargers vs. Chiefs prediction and Chargers vs. Chiefs player props.  

First touchdown scorer predictions Sunday Night Football: Week 14

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Chargers first touchdown scorer prediction: Quentin Johnston, WR ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Best odds: +1700 via Caesars | Implied probability: 5.56%

Despite rookie sensation Ladd McConkey leading the Chargers in targets (81) and receiving yards (815), Quentin Johnston’s six receiving touchdowns are leading the way in that category.

Johnston has struggled over the last two weeks, catching only two of his nine targets for 12 yards and no touchdowns. However, the embattled wideout found the end zone in three straight games prior to his dry spell.   

The Chargers rushing attack took a huge hit when J.K. Dobbins was ruled out due to injury, so much so that they generated just 56 rushing yards against the Atlanta Falcons last week. On top of that, McConkey is a game-time decision with his own injury concerns. 

This is an excellent opportunity for Johnston to find his groove and get back into the end zone, which would turn a $10 bet into a $170 profit.

Chiefs first touchdown scorer prediction: DeAndre Hopkins, WR ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Best odds: +1200 via BetMGM | Implied probability: 7.69%

DeAndre Hopkins has become a key part of the Kansas City passing attack since joining the Chiefs in October, earning 15% of the team’s total targets over the last six games. 

The long-tenured wideout is tied with tight end Noah Gray for the third-most targets in Kansas City. He’s also been a threat inside the 20-yard line, earning 26% of the Chiefs’ red zone targets in his brief time with the team.

He has crossed the goal line three times since coming over from the Tennessee Titans, the second-highest tally in Kansas City behind Gray and fellow wide receiver Xavier Worthy. 

The Chiefs have not scored a rushing touchdown in their last four games. It will be tough to pick one up this week against a Chargers defense that has allowed only three rushing touchdowns to running backs all season, further enhancing the appeal of this pick.

A winning $10 bet would profit $120.   

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Rodrigo Villagomez
Rod has been a contributing author at Sportsbook Review for the last two years specializing in NASCAR and NFL prop betting. He has been writing and podcasting professionally for almost 20 years, spending the last four years in the sports gambling space. Rod has made several appearances on the SiriusXM Fantasy Sports channel. He’s appeared multiple times on the Fantasy Alarm Show with Howard Bender as well as several times over the last two years during the FSGA Draft Week. He is a published author in the academic world with an article on steroids in baseball featured in the Bedford Reader textbook. Rod loves to find non-traditional bets which has led him to dive into the world of defensive and kicking props in football among others. His love of motorsports has translated into several winning weeks of both NASCAR and Formula 1 bets. Rod is a fan first and aims to provide betting picks that are not only profitable but will provide the maximum entertainment value during the sweat. Ultimately, he tries to remember that watching sports should still be fun and anything else is icing on the cake.