Week 9 of the 2022 NFL season will wrap up with Monday Night Football between the Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints. It's a big game for both teams, as Baltimore (5-3) is looking to hold off challengers in the AFC South while New Orleans (3-5) tries to stay within striking distance in the NFC South.
With kickoff set for 8:15 pm ET on ESPN, it’s time to take a look at the best touchdown scorer bets to be made.
Favored to score: Alvin Kamara, RB, Saints (-110)
The real Alvin Kamara is back. Last week wasn't exactly his 2021 Christmas barrage of 6 touchdowns, but he found the endzone 3 times during a 24-0 rout of Las Vegas. Kamara gave a fiery speech to his struggling team prior to that performance and afterward sounded extremely motivated to keep the momentum going. I'm not sure if the Saints as a whole will keep it going, but Kamara himself has a good chance to do so. With Michael Thomas sidelined, the star running back must continue stepping up as the leader and primary playmaker of the offense.
Slight underdog: Chris Olave, WR, Saints (+170)
Thomas' absence obviously makes Olave more of a focal point, as well, and Jarvis Landry is questionable. The rookie out of Ohio State is one of the few – and perhaps only – reliable receivers in the Saints' stable of pass-catchers right now. Olave has scored in 2 of the past 4 contests and he has been targeted 21 times in the past 2. I have seen this number at +145 in some places, and I would play it down to that (but not any lower). At +170 it has especially good value.