Two teams with hopes of going deep into the postseason will close out Week 3 of the NFL season when the Detroit Lions visit the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football.
Both teams are loaded with offensive weapons, and I’ll be targeting two top receivers for touchdown scorer props in my Lions vs. Ravens predictions anytime touchdown picks for Monday, September 22.
For more coverage, take a look at our full Lions vs. Ravens picks and predictions!
Lions anytime touchdown pick
Jameson Williams (+240 at bet365)
Amon-Ra St. Brown might be the top option in the Detroit Lions' passing attack, but Jameson Williams is more than capable of breaking off some big plays for his team.
Williams already has six catches for 131 yards on the season and scored a touchdown in Week 2 against the Chicago Bears.
He's no stranger to finding the end zone for this team, either, scoring eight touchdowns last year — his most productive season as a pro to date.
He also improved as the season went on, scoring in three of his last four regular-season games and in Detroit’s playoff loss.
That added up to five touchdowns in five games for the WR. Notably, two of those came on the ground, as the Lions aren’t afraid to be creative in finding ways to get him into open space.
However, Williams is primarily in the offense to make plays as a pass catcher, and he should have opportunities against the Baltimore Ravens, who have allowed 298 yards per game through the air.
I’d like Williams at around +200, and we’re getting far more on the receiver to score on Monday night.
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Ravens anytime touchdown pick
Zay Flowers (+110 at bet365)
If you just need to pick a Ravens player to score and don’t care about the odds, then you can’t go wrong with Derrick Henry. But bettors looking for value have a much better option in Zay Flowers, who has gotten a massive amount of the usage in the Baltimore passing game.
Lamar Jackson has thrown 48 passes this year. Flowers has been the target for 20 of those, totaling 218 yards and a touchdown on 14 catches. He has more than half of the Ravens’ total receiving yards, and more than three times as many receptions as any other player in the offense.
That level of usage will inevitably result in scores. Flowers may only have had four touchdowns last year, but he’s on track to have by far the most receptions and yardage of his career, as Jackson has honed in on his top receiver in the early going.
While some of Detroit’s pass defense numbers look solid, it's allowing a poor 7.1 yards per passing attempt, and Baltimore has the talent to exploit that. Flowers will get the ball plenty on Monday night, and that makes him likely to score.
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