Another week, another snoozefest on Thursday Night Football, as the Denver Broncos welcome the 2-6 Las Vegas Raiders to Empower Field at Mile High.
Thankfully, I have Raiders vs. Broncos' touchdown picks to help you stay awake as long as possible for this November 6 matchup.
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Raiders anytime touchdown pick
Brock Bowers (+190 at bet365)
So, I think it's safe to say the Las Vegas Raiders missed Brock Bowers. The star TE finally returned from injury in Week 9, and all he did was put up a 12/127/3 stat line against the Jags.
The Denver Broncos defense will assuredly be a step up from that of JAX, but Vegas has enough weapons on offense to find a score or two.
At +190, I can't pass up on Bowers. He led the Raiders in targets last week with 13, and now that Jakobi Meyers is out of town, Geno Smith will have to rely on the young stud even more.
Pat Surtain is also yet to practice this week, which could leave a big hole in Denver's secondary for a second straight game. Yes, the Texans failed to score a touchdown, but that was with backup QB Davis Mills at the helm for the majority of the game. The offense looked more fluent in CJ Stroud's limited snaps.
I also think this game won't be as close, with Smith having to throw to 40 times yet again. Bowers is too good to contain all game long, and he and Geno will link up in the end zone for the fourth time in two games.
Broncos anytime touchdown pick
Troy Franklin (+165 at bet365)
The last time the Broncos played at home, they put up 44 points against the Cowboys... and the Raiders aren't going to do much better.
Denver should finish with multiple TDs, and Troy Franklin will have one of them. The sophomore receiver has clearly created a good relationship with QB Bo Nix, as he leads the team in targets and is just one reception behind WR1 Courtland Sutton.
The last time Franklin played a secondary this bad, he caught six balls for 89 yards and two TDs against the Cowboys. While Vegas isn't as terrible, it's still giving up 224 yards per game through the air, along with 1.4 passing scores. Its hands will be full with both Franklin and Sutton causing mayhem.
Both receivers are getting a similar workload, but Franklin's price is +165 compared to Sutton's +140. I personally don't think they should be 25 points off one another, and I'll happily go with the better price between two WRs who will likely each find paydirt on TNF.
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