The Eagles (+2.5) are ready to welcome the Dallas Cowboys (-2.5) to Lincoln Financial Field. This important NFC East game will begin at 4:25 p.m. ET and FOX will broadcast the action.
Betting Preview: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys
In this Sunday NFC matchup, Dallas is tabbed as the favorite and is currently giving up 2.5 points. The Cowboys are also receiving -140 moneyline odds while the Eagles are +120. If one squad can find paydirt early it would result in a decent betting opportunity in-game. Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 47.5 points.
The game’s opening line was 1. The O/U has not changed after it was initially posted at 47.5.
The Cowboys are down 6.4 units so far and 8-6 against the spread (ATS). The team has posted an O/U mark of 9-5.
The Eagles are down 4.3 units this season. The team is 5-9 ATS and has an even O/U record of 7-7.
The Cowboys are 7-7 straight up (SU), including 4-0 SU against NFC East opponents. The Eagles are 7-7 SU overall and 3-1 SU versus divisional foes.
The Cowboys are coming off a resounding 44-21 win over the Rams last week in which Dak Prescott completed 15-of-23 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns. Ezekiel Elliott (117 yards on 24 rushes, two TDs) and Tony Pollard (131 yards on 12 carries, one TD) led the ground attack while Jason Witten (four receptions, 36 yards, one TD) and Elliott (three catches, 43 yards) manned the receiving duties in the win.
Philadelphia is coming off of a 37-27 win over Washington in Week 15. Carson Wentz completed 30-of-43 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns. Miles Sanders (122 yards on 19 rush attempts, one TD) spearheaded the running game as Scott (seven receptions, 39 yards) and Greg Ward (seven catches, 61 yards, one TD) led the receiving attack in the win.
In terms of offensive play-calling, each team sports a similar run-pass ratio on the season. Dallas has run the ball on 43.3 percent of its offensive possessions while Philadelphia has an overall rush percentage of 42.4. The Cowboys have produced 134 rush yards/game (including 165.8 per game against East opponents) and have 17 touchdowns on the ground this year. The Eagles are totaling 121.4 rush yards per game (128.3 in conference) and have 12 total rushing TDs.
The Cowboys offense has averaged 309.6 yards in the air overall (292.5 per game versus conference opposition) and has 26 passing scores so far. The Eagles have produced 246.8 pass yards per game (274 against NFC foes) and have 25 total pass TDs.
Dallas has let opponents rush for an average of 103.6 yards and throw for 239.6 yards per game. The Philadelphia D has allowed 255 yards per game to opposing passers and 90.4 yards per game to opposing runners. The Cowboys are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 6.04 to opponents, while the Eagles have given up a 6.61 ANY/A.
Offensively, Prescott has already put up 4,000 passing yards on the year. He’s connected on 313-of-470 attempts with 25 passing scores and 11 interceptions. Prescott has a pristine 7.98 adjusted net yards per pass attempt, including 8.08 over the last two games.
In the home locker room, Carson Wentz has completed 301-of-477 passes for 3,106 yards, 23 TDs and seven INTs. Wentz’s ANY/A stands at 6.02 for the year and 6.71 over his past two games.
Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles Free NFL Tip
SU Winner: Cowboys, ATS Winner: Cowboys, O/U: Under
Betting Trends
- The Cowboys offense has produced 12 pass plays of 40+ yards, while the Eagles have put up five such plays.
- The Dallas defense has allowed four pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Philadelphia has given up 13 such plays.
- The Dallas offense has created nine rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while Philadelphia has created five such runs.
- The Cowboys defense has allowed seven rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Eagles have given up nine such runs.
- Each team defense has produced 36 sacks this year.
- Dallas, as a team, has averaged 5.2 yards per carry across its last three contests and 5.1 over its last two.
- Philadelphia has averaged 4.6 yards per carry over its last three outings and 4.6 over its past two.
- Over its last three matches, Philadelphia is 1-2 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
- The Over/Under for Dallas’ last game was set at 48. The over cashed in the team’s 44-21 win over the Rams.
- Over its last three matches, Dallas is 1-2 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
- The Over/Under for Philadelphia’s previous outing was set at 38. The over cashed in the 37-27 triumph over Washington.
