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Redskins Visit Dallas in Crucial Week 6 Matchup

Raise your hands if you thought that that the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys would be a combined 3-6 this year and both would still be in the hunt for the NFC East crown. Liars!

Washington Redskins (1-3) at Dallas Cowboys (2-3)
When: 8:30 PM ET, Sunday, October 13, 2013
Where: Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Broadcast: NBC
Redskins vs. Cowboys Betting Lines from betonline.com
Washington Redskins +5½ -110 +210 Ov 53 -110
Dallas Cowboys -5½ -110 -250 Un 53 -110
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The Skins off their bye look to kickstart what has been a disappointing season against a Dallas Cowboys team that certainly did some good things last week but fell victim to the all-too-familiar Tony Romo mistake. A win Sunday by either team is crucial – the playoffs hang in the balance already for both early in the 2013 season.

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The Washington Redskins had their bye come at precisely the right time. Clearly out of sorts, Robert Griffin II and company will hope to have worked out a few kinks in order to return to the form that saw them win their division last year. Are Robert Griffin’s early season struggles a case of a Sophomore Slump or did he just need an extra week to gain more confidence in his surgically repaired knee? Time will tell.

The Skins got their only win of the year against Oakland – hardly confidence-inspiring! But the fact remains that they have one of the best young pivots in the game -1,202 yards and six touchdowns and they have Alfred Morris in the backfield – a combo any team would love to have each and every weekend.

Something is different with this team this year however – the running game has been unflattering due to Griffin’s ineffectiveness rushing the ball and Morris’s 296 yards and 2 TDs. Common belief is that the offensive issues will work themselves out. But all the offense in the world will not mean a thing unless the horrendous defensive play of the Skins turns itself around. [soliloquy id=”82219″]

Defensively, the Redskins are on pace to have one of the worst defenses in the history of the league. They are allowing 440 yards per game and are giving up an average of 28 points per game. To say that the D is a big concern is a huge understatement especially when the Dallas Cowboys who put up 48 points on Denver last week await.

The Dallas Cowboys played about as well as anyone could have imagined for 58 minutes last week – they are the only team to even come close to the Denver Broncos all year. Dallas has a stellar offense that can keep up with the best. Need proof? Tony Romo passed for over 500 yards and five touchdowns last week and has 1,523 yards and 13 touchdowns on the season, proving that he is the correct starting quarterback for this team.

Dez Bryant has been an absolute stud this year with 29 catches for 423 yards and six scores while DeMarco Murray has boosted the run game with 399 yards and two scores. Mistakes continue to plague this team but if you believe in karma, you have to think the Boys will be paid back this week.

The Dallas defense has been up and down and could reasonably be blamed for the loss last week against Denver. But this unit has looked better than the 51 points they gave up last week and truth be told – the Dallas offense, when scoring like they do will lead this team to a win more often than not.

Betting Prediction:

• WAS are 1-5-2 ATS in their last 8 games in Week 6.
• Under is 15-5-1 in WAS last 21 games in October.
• DAL are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 vs. NFC East.
• DAL are 5-16 ATS vs. a team with a losing record.
• Over is 21-8 in DAL last 29 games in October.
• WAS are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 meetings.
• Underdog is 23-7 ATS in their last 30 meetings.

The Dallas Cowboys are 0-6 ATS in their last six games against the Washington Redskins but it is hard to remember when the Dallas offense was clicking as it is right now. With the brutal Redskins defense on tap, look for Romo and the boys to continue their offensive onslaught this week and for the Skins offense to bog down in typical fashion at various points of the game.

This has all the makings of an NFC East shootout – I have to take the better offense in this one. It smells like a 28-20 game!

Pick: Dallas Cowboys -5 1/2

By DaveB

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