Gambling 101: What is an Anytime Touchdown Scorer?

Roy Larking | Feb 26, 2025

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Growing in popularity, with each passing year, sports fans can wager on a broad range of proposition betting options. First, last, or anytime scorers are exotic bets that are available on a variety of sports. Goal scorers in hockey and soccer, plus touchdown scorers in football, are the most common scoring props. Pregame betting options, like which team will score the first and last points in basketball, or runs in baseball, are variations of standard scoring props.

What Does Anytime Touchdown Scorer Mean?

Setting the stage for the massive amount of exotic betting options available today, a touchdown scoring prop started it all. A simple YES or NO proposition, asking whether William “Refrigerator’ Perry would score a TD during Super Bowl XX, is the Godfather of all prop options. Originally a Super Bowl Sunday gimmick meant to attract recreational betting interest, anytime TD scorer blossomed into the prop betting market that is popular across a variety of sporting events today.

During the NFL regular season and playoffs, plus the Super Bowl, bettors can wager on which player will score the first and last touchdown as well as if that player will score a TD at any point in the game. How the first and last touchdowns are scored (run/pass/other) is also available.

Anytime Touchdown Scorer is simply picking a player or the defense/special teams to score a TD at any point in the game. If they score a touchdown and you bet on that player, you win your bet. If they don't and you bet on them, you lose the bet.

For instance, Devonta Smith scored a recieving TD in the 2025 Super Bowl between the Eagles and Chiefs. It came in the third quarter. He was +230 at FanDuel Sportsbook to record a TD. If you bet $10 on him, you would have won $23.

What is a First Touchdown Scorer?

A first TD scorer is betting on the player who you think will score the first TD in a game. The odds are higher on these than anytime TD scorer because you only win your bet if that player or defense/special teams scores the first TD of the game.

Jalen Hurts scored the first TD in the 2025 Super Bowl and was +600 at FanDuel. If you bet $10 on that, you would have won $60.

The key here is remembering the player has to score the first TD of the game. If they score the second TD or any TD thereafter, you lose your bet.

Making an Anytime TD Scorer Bet

There are several keys to making a bet on an anytime TD scorer.

• Have a budget and don't go over it. Bankroll management is important, especially on anytime TD scorer picks where the odds are higher.
• Diversify your picks. Don't go all in on one player. Pick a few.
• Shop for odds. Different books offer different odds on anytime TD scorer bets. Find the one with the best odds on the player(s) you target.
• Research. Understanding how often a player is targeted or touches the ball in the red zone, how a player performs against an opponent, etc. are important factors when considering who to bet on for an anytime TD.
• Avoid parlays. People love combining anytime TD scorer picks into parlays. All this does is lower the odds of your anytime TD scorer pick winning.

What is a Last Touchdown Scorer?

This is betting on which player of defense/special teams will score the final TD of a game. For your bet to win, the bet has to correctly pick who will score the last TD. Similar to first TD, this only hits if that player or DST scores the final TD of the game.

Goal Scoring Prop Betting Options

Beyond standard goal total betting options, scoring props are popular in hockey and soccer. Offered as pre-game wagers, players from both teams are listed with moneyline odds on whether they will score during a match. Bettors can wager on a player scoring the first goal, the last goal, or at any time during the game. Top offensive players are listed with low prices while fringe players are posted with longshot odds. That is illustrated in these first/last goalscorer odds.

From the English Premier League odds, Manchester City striker Sergio Agüero was the favorite as the first and last goal scorer. Bettors could wager on either or both options - plus they could tie the two together with a parlay bet. A caveat here is anytime scorer is not one of the options. If Agüero scored the second of three Manchester City goals, all wagers would be graded as losing tickets. YES (-175) chalk odds indicate Agüero is a top anytime scoring candidate.

Betting on First, Last or Anytime Scoring Props Bottom Line

Knowledge is King and a cornerstone to cashing winning wagers. While players are doing research prior to placing point spread, moneyline or game total bets, they should keep scoring props in mind. Uncovering a high scoring side that is facing a weak defense is a signal to consider a scoring prop bet. Adding excitement to the action, which can last right down to the final seconds of a contest, scoring props help enhance the viewing and sports betting experience.

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