NFL Football Betting – Rivals Meet as Dallas Cowboys visit Washington Redskins
The Dallas Cowboys (5-4 SU, 3-6 ATS) are very happy about the return of their starting quarterback. On Sunday night they will engage in perhaps their most important game to date, as they take on the Washington Redskins (6-3 SU, 5-4 ATS) in an NFC East showdown in NFL football sports betting action that is scheduled to kick off at 8:15 PM ET at FedEx Field (natural turf) in Landover, MD.
Sunday, November 16
BetUS NFL betting odds: DALLAS -1.5, Total 43
NOTABLE STAT: Washington averages 19 points per game (26th in NFL)
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND: Dallas is 1-5 ATS in its last six games
In the BetUS NFL football betting odds, the Cowboys are listed as a 1.5-point favorite, with a posted total of 43 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* DALL has covered one of its last six games
* DALL has won 17 of its last 25 games SU
* DALL has lost four of its last six games SU
* DALL has played five of its last six games OVER the total
* DALL has lost four of its last six road games SU
* DALL has won 12 of its last 17 road games SU
* DALL has covered two of its last eight road games
* DALL has played 17 of its last 24 road games OVER the total
* WASH has won six of its last eight games SU
* WASH has played four of its last five games UNDER the total
* WASH has won five of its last seven home games SU
* WASH has played five of its last six home games UNDER the total
Also…
* WASH has covered six of the last seven meetings
* DALL has covered 14 of the last 21 meetings
* WASH has won five of the last seven meetings SU
* DALL has won 16 of the last 22 meetings SU
* Four of the last six meetings have gone OVER the total
* DALL has covered seven of the last ten meetings as the road team
* WASH has won four of the last six meetings SU as the home team
Both of these teams had last week off, and that gave Dallas some extra time to contemplate their fate. The way the NFC East is shaking down, this may not be a “must” game for the Cowboys, but it is awful close. They simply can not afford to be swept in the season series by Washington. The good news is that Tony Romo, who has sat out with a broken pinky finger, is ready to play again.
Romo might not be extra sharp, but even half of him is better than what the ‘Boys had experienced with their backups. To give you an example, they averaged 29 points a game with Romo playing, while they put up just 13.7 ppg with Brad Johnson starting. Romo threw for 8.45 yards an attempt, while Johnson was at just 5.47. And while Johnson threw just two TD passes with five INT’s, Romo had 14 TD’s with five INT’s. Dallas scored less than 14 points against St. Louis, Tampa Bay and the Giants. That will likely change.
What’s also important is the attitude that the return of Romo will put in place with this team. As such, let’s look for Terrell Owens to play with a bit more swagger, and for Roy Williams (the receiver) to be more of a part of the offense than he’s shown thus far (three catches). Felix Jones (8.9 yards a carry), with a hamstring injury, should be set to go as well. Dallas didn’t get a bad trade-off in the secondary; they lost Pacman Jones to suspension but they have picked up D’Angelo Hall, a Pro Bowler with Atlanta who got poisoned in Oakland just like everybody else.
Clinton Portis, an MVP candidate (995 yards, 5 ypc, and 121 yards in the first meeting between these two) has a bad knee, and has been held out of practice. Redskin coach Jim Zorn had declared him “50-50” to play. His presence takes a lot of pressure off Jason Campbell, who has nonetheless been sacked 23 times and threw his first two interceptions of the season last time out. We think Dallas will demonstrate some character in this critical situation. So we’re going to lay the points with the Cowboys, the 1.5-point favorite in the BetUS NFL pro football sports betting odds.
