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Sam Panayotovich
FOX Sports Betting Analyst
Are you ready for Dak Prescott against Lamar Jackson?
Of course you are.
The Baltimore Ravens visit the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday afternoon on “America’s Game of the Week.” You can watch the two perennial playoff contenders at 4:25 pm ET on FOX and the FOX Sports App.
Dallas opened as a 1-point home favorite with a total of 47.5, but the favorite has flipped, and the total is climbing slowly but surely. DraftKings Sportsbook is currently dealing Baltimore -1, O/U 48.5.
It’s not surprising to see early money come against the Boys.
“I downgraded Dallas a point and a half after they got smashed by New Orleans,” longtime Las Vegas oddsmaker Kenny White told FOX Sports. “Their defensive line got manhandled. It’s not so much the points they allowed, it’s the 430 yards of offense with a ton of those on the ground.
“Nobody saw that coming. A friend of mine called me last Sunday. He’s a ticket writer and loves being in the book around all the action on weekends. He called me and said he hadn’t written one ticket on the Saints.
“The Cowboys aren’t in my top 10 right now.”
Meanwhile, the Ravens are already behind the eight-ball at 0-2, which is never ideal when your offensive line is a work in progress and your defense is trying to replace linebacker Patrick Queen and edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney, not to mention defensive coordinator Mike MacDonald.
White isn’t abandoning ship yet.
“I only dropped Baltimore a half point after last week’s loss to Vegas, and they’re still the fifth-best team in my ratings,” he said. “Just two real close losses. You can’t knock them for losing to Kansas City at Arrowhead.
“These teams are both playing extremely fast. I monitor pace and tempo and Baltimore is the sixth-fastest right now. Dallas is the eighth-fastest. I think we get some points on Sunday. Pay attention to that total.”
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