Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Chiefs will be making an amazing sixth straight appearance in the AFC Championship on Sunday afternoon. Standing in their way of another trip to the Super Bowl is the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore finds itself on this stage for the first time since it won the Super Bowl in the 2012 season. '
The Pickswise team has been on fire with their touchdown scorer prop picks throughout this NFL season, so let's keep the momentum going! Here are my best TD scorer bets for Sunday, and also be sure to check out our full Chiefs vs Ravens predictions.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling, WR, KC (+750 at DraftKings)
I think at least 1 longshot has a great chance to score a touchdown for Kansas City on Sunday, and Valdes-Scantling may be just the guy to capitalize. Travis Kelce stepped up against Buffalo in the divisional round, but Baltimore – and safety Kyle Hamilton specifically – is very good at defending tight ends. Wide receiver Kadarius Toney is out. Justin Martin has pretty much evaporated from the Chiefs' offense in recent weeks. Fellow WR Mecole Hardman has fumble-itis and can no longer be trusted – especially in the red zone. Someone has to pick up the slack for the passing game, so who not Valdes-Scantling? MVS has been extremely effective in the playoffs throughout his career. In 2022 he scored in each of the 2 AFC playoff games en route to the Super Bowl and produced 116 yards in the conference title game against Cincinnati. In the 2020 NFC Championship with Green Bay he had 115 yards and a touchdown during a loss to Tampa Bay. Last weekend Valdes-S cantling was targeted 4 times and made 2 catches of 30+ yards. It was his second-highest yardage total of the 2023 campaign. Mahomes will undoubtedly have faith in MVP as a key target in the passing game this weekend.'