Week 1 Free Preview: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys

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Head Coach Jason Garrett and the Dallas Cowboys are favored by a touchdown when they take on Coach Pat Shurmur and the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium. This NFC East matchup will get underway at 4:25 p.m. ET and fans can catch the action by tuning in to FOX.

Betting Preview: New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys

The Giants come into this Sunday NFC matchup as the underdog and are currently getting 7 points. The Giants are also receiving +230 moneyline odds while the Cowboys are -280. If one team catches a lucky break early it’ll create a solid live betting scenario. Vegas has placed the over/under (O/U) at 45.5 points.

The game’s total has swung lower after initially being set at 46.5. The opening line of -7 hasn’t shifted.

Including the playoffs, the Cowboys finished 11-7 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Giants went 5-11 last year. Against conference foes, the Giants were 4-8 SU while the Cowboys were 9-3 SU against National Football Conference teams. Both teams were 1-3 SU against non-conference competition in 2018.

The Giants averaged 264.8 passing yards per game and 89.5 rushing yards per game against their four out-of-conference opponents last year. They was able to put up 17.3 points per game against those teams while giving up 21.8 per contest. Against NFC competition, they averaged 25.0 points-for, 27.1 points-against, 278.8 pass yards per game and 107.7 rush yards per game.

When facing off against non-conference competition, the Cowboys threw for 210.0 yards per game and rushed for 122.0 per game on their way to 17.5 points per matchup. When facing NFC opponents, the offense recorded 22.4 points per game by averaging 253.8 pass yards and 122.9 rushing yards. The Cowboys defense gave up 19.3 PPG to non-conference foes and 20.6 PPG to teams in conference.

New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys NFL Pick

SU Winner: Cowboys, ATS Winner: Cowboys, O/U: Over

Betting Trends

  • Both of these teams recorded 13 rushing touchdowns last season.
  • The Giants logged 4.7 yards per carry last season while allowing 4.3 yards per rush attempt to opponents.
  • The Cowboys rushed for 4.5 yards per carry last season and gave up 3.8 yards per rush attempt to opponents.
  • The New York offensive line allowed 47 sacks last season. Their defense created 30 sacks.
  • Dallas O-line allowed 56 sacks last year. Their defense logged 39 sacks
  • New York logged 23 passing touchdowns last season.
  • Dallas converted 22 passing touchdowns last season.