Week 18 of the NFL season is the most fun week to project, although if it's fun to bet is to be determined.
On the Fantasy Flex podcast, NFL analysts Sean Koerner and Chris Raybon gave out their favorite players to watch for each game on the 16-game slate. These are players worth targeting not just in DFS, but also in the Anytime Touchdown market.
Given the uncertainty around playing time for a number of teams this week, odds weren't listed for many players at the time of the podcast's recording. That said, it's important to check out our NFL Prop Projections page before making your bets. Our NFL prop projections are powered by Koerner, the most accurate fantasy football ranker in the industry in 2023 (and 2015-2017, for that matter). There, you can see the best odds for each player as well as the edge based on our projections against the market.
That said, here are Koerner's and Raybon's favorite picks for Saturday's NFL Week 18 games.
NFL Anytime Touchdown Bets Saturday
| Browns Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+19.5 -110 | 41 -112o / -108u | +1300 |
| Ravens Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-19.5 -110 | 41 -112o / -108u | -2800 |
Rashod Bateman
Chris Raybon: We're buying low on Rashod Bateman, who has only one catch in each of his last two games for the Ravens.
On the season, Bateman is second on the Ravens in touchdown catches against man coverage, and the Browns' defense plays man coverage at a very high rate.
Elijah Moore
Chris Raybon: I think we could see some Elijah Moore in the backfield for the Browns with basically their entire backfield banged up.
This is a buy-low spot on a guy who's been really struggling to get the ball otherwise, and Cleveland might look for opportunities to get the ball in his hands.
It will also help that we'll have Bailey Zappe under center for Cleveland instead of Dorian Thompson-Robinson.
A Bateman/Moore Anytime Touchdown parlay at DraftKings is 16-1. Click here to instantly add this parlay to your betslip at DraftKings.
| Bengals Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-2 -108 | 48 -108o / -112u | -130 |
| Steelers Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+2 -112 | 48 -108o / -112u | +110 |
Joe Burrow
Sean Koerner: Andrei Iosivas has normally been our go-to guy in this spot, but we're not showing a ton of value on him this week.
Joe Burrow is among the biggest edges on our prop tool for the Bengals at +1100. He has more rushing upside than people realize, and we saw that last week after Chase Brown left the game with injury.
I make Burrow around 10-1 to score a touchdown.
Calvin Austin III
Sean Koerner: Calvin Austin III and Pat Freiermuth are offering the biggest edges for Pittsburgh, but I think Austin in particular has sneaky value.
His playing time wasn't impacted by the return of George Pickens. Instead, it was Van Jefferson who saw the biggest drop. Austin still ran a route on 80% of Russell Wilson's dropbacks.
All four of Austin's touchdown were in games that Pickens played, and the fact that he also returns punts only helps his cause.
A Burrow/Austin Anytime Touchdown parlay at BetMGM is 25-1. Click here to instantly add this parlay to your betslip at BetMGM.
