The Packers take on the Bears in the final NFL Wild Card Round game on Saturday, January 10. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET from Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill. Packers-Bears will be streamed on Prime Video.
For our Packers vs Bears anytime touchdown picks, we're targeting Luther Burden and Jayden Reed.
Continue below for my Packers vs Bears anytime touchdown preview for Wild Card Saturday night.
Packers vs Bears Anytime Touchdown Props
- Luther Burden Anytime Touchdown (+270; BetMGM)
- Jayden Reed Anytime Touchdown (+250; bet365)
Packers vs Bears Anytime Touchdown Picks
Luther Burden Anytime Touchdown (+270)
By Sean Koerner
I'm going to go with my guy Luther Burden here at +250.
Rome Odunze missed the last six weeks of the season for the Bears, which allowed Burden to really break out for Chicago's offense down the stretch — averaging 81 receiving yards on 5.2 receptions per game across the last four games of the regular season.
Bears head coach Ben Johnson seemed a little bit hesitant to throw Burden in the mix early in the season. However, even with Odunze set to return for Saturday's game, I can't imagine Burden returning to the 50% route run rate we saw from him pre-Odunze injury; I think he'll stay in the 65% range, maybe even higher.
Burden is already a stud in this league as a rookie, and he's only going to get better. He's averaging 2.7 yards per route run on the season, which only trails Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba in that department.
If you can get a player this good north of +270, you lock it in and don't overthink it.
Pick: Luther Burden Anytime Touchdown (+270)
Jayden Reed Anytime Touchdown (+250)
The Packers ended the season on a losing streak, but it's a clean slate for them in the NFL playoffs. QB Jordan Love is back and I'm feeling good about targeting Packers pass-catchers. For this game, I quite like Jayden Reed.
Reed hasn’t scored since Week 1, but he's gotten a lot of playing time since returning from injury in Week 14. In that stretch, he has the same route participation rate as Romeo Doubs; Reed also has the second-most targets on the Packers behind Christian Watson.
Reed's odds are long because he tends to lines up in the slot (73% rate) and won’t be on the field in 2-WR formations.
Still, I'm unfazed because the Bears have been brutal against receivers, with 20 passing TDs allowed (ranked 30th) and the third-most TDs in the NFL to slot receivers.
Pick: Jayden Reed Anytime Touchdown (+250)
Editor's Note: An anytime touchdown parlay is not a formal recommendation. These touchdown picks have value as straight bets.
