Avoiding the Scandinavian with 2.Qf3?

Usually, if white wants to avoid the Scandinavian Defence after 1.e4, d5, they play 2.Nf3 (Tennison Gambit), 2.D4 (Blackmar-Diemer Gambit), or 2.E5 (allowing black to achieve a position similar to the french but with the bishop on the outside of the pawn chain).

Occasionally, however, I see the move 2.Qf3 being played. And after 2... dxe4 3.Qxe4 , Nf6 we reach a kind of inverted Scandinavian.

Intuitively it feels like this must be a mistake for white. It's like they take on all of the drawbacks of the Scandinavian i.e. bringing their queen out early only to have it chased away, while enjoying none of the rewards. 

Is there something I'm missing about white's plan here? Or is it just a completely bogus line?

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"is it just a completely bogus line?" ++ Yes.
There is no need for white to avoid the Scandinavian.

it doesnt even equalize. this line with the queen ending up on e3 is just plain better for black. Quite an achievement from starting out of an scandinavian so early xD

If you that persistent on deviating. play 2.nc3, although if black is stubborn and plays ...dxe4 3.nxe4 qd5,  insisting on independence with 4.d3 or 4.ng3 is not that promising. Not only is it close to equality but more importantly, black sort of gets what he wants anyways. 

instead,, i suggest play 2.nc3 and if black insists on qd5 play, transpose back to regular scandinavian and play for early g3.  These lines still retain 1st move advantage and have a different "safer" flavor than the mainstream stuff.

After a little bit of playing around with it, I think that 2.Qf3 is terrible.  After 2...dxe4 3.Qxe4 Nf6, black gets considerably better development.  I don't see any compensation for white.  In fact, it looks like a bad version of the Scandinavian for black.  The engine hates it too.

I have the best advice: play 1. d4.

There's no need for white to avoid the Scandinavian Defense, but there is a need to avoid 1. e4.
The Scandi is so 2018, come on, get hip and stick with the fads.

having to abandon one of the best and most versatile white openings over a secondary defense like the scandinavian is a nuclear option. In all likelyhood , there is bound to be a defense with black that would annoy you as a a 1.d4 player as much as the forcing scandinavian for white (my guess something like the budapest).

there may be a grain of truth in that e4 players often need to cooperate a little more with black's preference in game trajectory to keep first move advantage compared to `1.d4 (or even 1.c4 and 1.nf3 for that matter) but abandoning e4 entirely because of 1.d5 just doesnt seem right. There is bound to be a sideline in 2.exd4 that white should tolerate.

4.Qf3!? is an interesting enough move as well, given by Keilhack in his Nc3 book. But I'm sure you knew that already.

4.qf3 is cool if black doesnt know the best reply. Unfortunately 4...nc6! puts the whole sideline in question.