Panthers-Packers first-TD picks: Hubbard, Watson — SkimNews
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- Panthers enter Week 8 Thursday Night Football after a blowout Week 7 loss to the Buccaneers, while the Packers’ loss to the Lions came on the last kick.
- Chuba Hubbard is the featured Panthers first-touchdown pick at $0.13; with Rico Dowdle gone, he regained the lead-back role and has 459 rushing yards, 112 receiving yards and six total touchdowns.
- Christian Watson is the Packers first-touchdown pick at $0.10; he has 595 receiving yards and six touchdowns through eight weeks but has failed to score in each of his last two games.
- Josh Jacobs carries the highest listed first-touchdown price at $0.15, while the featured Packers selection is priced at $0.10.
- Kalshi offers code CBSSPORTS55 for a $55 bonus after at least $25 in trades, subject to terms and state-by-state legality.
- Jordan Love is looking for Christian Watson when things break down; the betting analysis nonetheless favors Watson’s $0.10 price over Josh Jacobs or Matthew Golden.
- CFTC regulates prediction markets, while Kalshi offers trading breaks, a voluntary opt-out and personalized funding limits; event-contract trading carries substantial-loss risk.
Why it matters: For prediction-market traders, the central trade-off is between two first-touchdown picks priced at $0.13 and $0.10: Hubbard has six total touchdowns and a regained lead-back role, while Watson has six receiving touchdowns but none in his last two games. A $55 Kalshi bonus after $25 in trades adds a concrete incentive to participate.
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