The NFL playoffs are here. With 7 teams in each conference once again participating in the postseason festivities, wild-card weekend is “super” wild-card weekend. It extends into Monday night, when round one will wrap up with a showdown between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But it all begins on Saturday, when the primetime game pits the Los Angeles Chargers against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
With kickoff set for 8:15 pm ET on NBC, it’s time to take a look at the best touchdown scorer bets to be made for Los Angeles vs Jacksonville.'
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Best Los Angeles Chargers touchdown scorer bet: Austin Ekeler, RB (-155)'
You can never say that anyone is an absolute lock to score, but Ekeler is definitely more of a lock than -155 odds would suggest. Ekeler has found the endzone in 4 consecutive meaningful games (not including the regular-season finale against Denver, which didn't have any playoff implications). In those 4 contests the star running back delivered a total of 6 touchdowns, scoring twice at the expense of both the Colts and Rams. Ekeler finished the regular season with 18 TDs, 13 on the ground and 5 via receptions. Although he failed to score against Jacksonville in Week 3, the 27-year-old did have 8 receptions on 8 targets. Ekeler had 107 catches overall and the Jaguars allowed the most targets to opposing RBs, second-most receptions and second-most receiving yards. This is a great matchup for Ekeler, so I expect him to score at least once.