St. Louis vs Dallas NFL Football Spread/Handicapping
Both of these teams split their first two games and both have realistic (sort of) aspirations of making it to the playoffs. Whichever wins this one will certainly be on their way, especially St. Louis, who will not only collect a road win but prove they are capable of beating a decent team outside of their own division.
St. Louis Rams (1-1) vs. Dallas Cowboy (1-1)
Sunday September 22
Cowboys Stadium – Arlington, TX
1:00PM
Moneyline: Dallas -200, St. Louis +170
Spread: Dallas -3.5
O/U: 47.5
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Dallas continues to play Jekyll and Hydde as their win against the Giants made you think they might be ready to break through but then they drop a game to what is really a mediocre Kansas City team (though maybe the Chiefs are better than I give them credit for).
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Both of these teams have something to prove but Dallas gets the edge at home. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
St. Louis
The St. Louis Rams are kind of a conundrum. They are 1-1 thanks to their newly prolific passing attack which is fifth in the NFL thanks to new weapons acquired in the offseason TE Jared Cook and WR Tavon Austin. However, their own pass defense has not been great and as a result they are near the bottom of the league in points allowed after two games. T
his does not bode well this week as they will be facing one of the league’s better passing attacks in Dallas. The Rams have been super solid against the run but it won’t matter if they can not stop Tony Romo and a dangerous set of receivers.
The Rams have not covered in either of their games this season, generally a sign that they are underperforming preseason expectations.
Dallas
Things can change pretty quickly in Dallas with the excitement of their week 1 victory over the Giants quickly turning into “here we go again” talk after losing to the Chiefs the following week. It was a game they probably should have won but they fumbled the ball twice and scored just a single touchdown despite out-gaining the Chiefs.
So far Dallas has struggled to establish any sort of running game and their defense appears to be no better than last year even though they swapped coordinators and systems bringing in Monte Kiffin and his textbook Tampa 2, 4-3 alignment.
These factors are putting a lot of pressure on QB Tony Romo and that is exactly what the Cowboys were trying to avoid with some of the moves they made this offseason. The Cowboys have been cashing tickets with a 2-0 ATS record but it looks like this is another mediocre type team.
Still I like them in this spot. I am not convinced the Rams are a good team but I do know the Cowboys should be able to score points on Sunday.
Spread Pick: Dallas -3.5
O/U Pick: Over
Score Prediction: Dallas 31 – St. Louis 24
