The NFC West has been the NFL’s best division this season, and now it’ll get an opportunity in the national spotlight, as the Seahawks and the Cardinals will square-off on Thursday Night Football to kick start Week 4.
Speaking of starts, in this article, we care most about who will be starting the scoring. There are lots of interesting names on the list for first touchdown scorer props, including Trey Benson (+550), now the starting RB in Arizona, who suddenly finds himself with the game’s shortest odds.
Is Benson a good bet? Or should the public be looking elsewhere? Let’s dive into the numbers.
Seahawks vs. Cardinals First Touchdown Scorer Prop Bets
Zach Charbonnet First Touchdown Scorer (+1000)
It just feels like there’s some value here. Zach Charbonnet is technically listed as questionable for tonight’s contest, but the running back was also a full participant in Monday and Tuesday’s practice sessions. All signs point towards Charbonnet making his return to action in Week 4. If that’s the case, we should be back to a relatively split committee approach between he and Kenneth Walker III (+650). Now, Walker is technically the starter and he did score a pair of touchdowns last Sunday, so I don’t have too much of an issue with the Michigan State product having shorter odds — but maybe not this much shorter. Remember, when both backs were active in Week 1 and Week 2, it was Charbonnet who had more red zone carries than his teammate. It was also Charbonnet that found the end zone with a goal line attempt against the 49ers in the season’s opening contest. Like I said, this prop simply feels a little off.
Kyler Murray First Touchdown Scorer (+1300)
The Cardinals’ red zone options are an interesting mix at the moment. You have the aforementioned Benson, who is filling in for the injured James Conner, one of the most established goal line backs in the NFL. Then you have Trey McBride (+950), a man who famously does not score touchdowns. When push comes to shove, I expect Kyler Murray will now have to take a little more high-leverage responsibility onto his own plate. Murray is no stranger to the end zone. While he’s never quite recaptured his scrambling acumen from 2020 — a season where he racked up 11 rushing touchdowns — Murray’s 31 career rushing TDs are tied for the fifth-most among active quarterbacks. Murray’s also registered at least six carries and 30 rushing yards in all three contests so far in 2025, so his legs are clearly apart of the offense’s game plan.
