NFL Football Futures Betting - Dallas to Turn Corner?
BetUS Sportsbook has its Super Bowl sports
betting odds on display, and the Dallas
Cowboys are currently the clear favorites
to win the NFC title and get a berth in
the Big Game. In fact, at this moment,
you would have to lay a price on Dallas
if you bet them to win the NFC East, even
though the Super Bowl champion Giants are
in the same division. Are the Cowboys indeed
the class of the conference? We will examine
that case today.
First let's look at the odds to win the
NFC and NFC East divisions, as they appear
in BetUS Online Sportsbook:
BetUS NFL Futures Odds
To Win NFC East
DALLAS COWBOYS
-150
New York Giants +250
Philadelphia Eagles +400
Washington Redskins +650
To win
the NFC Championship
DALLAS COWBOYS +350
Green Bay Packers +900
New York Giants +700
New Orleans Saints +900
Philadelphia Eagles +750
Seattle Seahawks +1200
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +1400
Washington Redskins +1600
Minnesota Vikings +1000
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Arizona Cardinals
+1800
Carolina Panthers +2000
Detroit Lions +2200
Chicago Bears +1600
San Francisco 49ers +2800
St. Louis Rams +2500
Atlanta Falcons +6500
Tony Romo got a
big new contract last season, but the Cowboys
are 0-2 in the playoffs with him as the
starting quarterback. Romo isn't really
the problem, but the Cowboys knew they
had to make a few moves in the off-season
to get them not only to the next step,
but possibly over the top. With offensive
coordinator Jason Garrett and Romo together
for another season, the Cowboys retain
continuity in their offense, but one need
- a threatening receiver to complement
Terrell Owens on the other side - has not
been addressed, so Dallas will rely on
the development of Patrick Crayton and
on veteran Terry Glenn, who missed most
of the season with injuries.
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The offensive
line is solid with standouts like Flozell
Adams and Andre Gurode, and tight end Jason
Witten is one of the league's best. The
Cowboys lost running back Julius Jones,
who left as a free agent to Seattle, but
Jones was outliving his usefulness, with
Marion Barber, who eventually made it to
the Pro Bowl, taking most of the important
snaps. Now the Cowboys have added a potential
big-play back, Felix Jones, with a first-round
pick. Jones averaged nine yards a carry at
Arkansas, and will be used not only as a
situational player but as a return man as
well. Tashard Choice, a very productive runner
at Georgia Tech, was drafted in Round 4,
and will add depth. Marcellus Bennett, an
outstanding tight end at Texas A&M, will
give the Cowboys a change of pace behind
Witten.
Defensively, this team has the capability
to be better than it was last year. Dallas
sent five of its starters to Hawaii for the
Pro Bowl; three of those were secondary people
- Terrence Newman, Ken Hamlin and Roy Williams.
A trade was made with the Tennessee Titans
to bring aboard suspended cornerback Pacman
Jones, although his participation is in doubt
until he gets clearance from the commissioner's
office. While Jones could be a starter in
the defensive backfield, the Cowboys will
not be in bad shape if he can't play, because
not only does Anthony Henry return, but Dallas
spent one of its first-round choices on South
Florida's Mike Jenkins, a potential shutdown
corner with tremendous quickness. Another
intriguing addition to the defense could
be Zach Thomas, who was released by the Dolphins
after the arrival of Bill Parcells. Thomas,
a graduate of Texas Tech, has taken seven
trips to the Pro Bowl, but he has injury
concerns, aside from suffering numerous concussions.
The special teams are a huge strength. Newcomers
Felix Jones, Pacman Jones and Jenkins are
explosive return men, and Mat McBriar (punter)
and Nick Folk (kicker) are among the best
in the business. The Cowboys are not going
to lose too many games through poor special
teams play.
Coming off a holler guy like Parcells, the
insertion of Wade Phillips as head coach
and Garrett as offensive coordinator seemed
to find the right temperament level for this
team last season. And the Cowboys responded,
winning 12 of their last 13 games. But the
loss to the Giants in the playoffs indicates
there still is a hump to get over. For that
reason, the overachievers from the Meadowlands
deserve consideration as division front-runners
coming into the season. But Dallas is well
ahead of teams like the Eagles and Redskins
in the NFC East, so if they don't win the
division, they will make the playoffs as
a wild card.
JAY'S PREDICTION FOR 2008:
Dallas Cowboys -- 11-5, 2nd place, NFC East
(-150 to win NFC East, +350 to win NFC,
+900 to win Super Bowl)
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