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Sam Panayotovich
FOX Sports Betting Analyst
Does anybody want to bet the Dallas Cowboys?
It’s a valid question heading into Sunday’s matchup between the Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles at “Jerry World.” The Eagles were 2.5-point favorites on the look-ahead line, but the number re-opened at -6.5 on Sunday night after Dak Prescott suffered an injury to his right hamstring.
Philadelphia is currently as high as -7.5 in the market, with a total of 43, and that’s because Prescott isn’t the only Cowboy who’s banged up.
He’ll join defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence in street clothes for Sunday’s game, while CeeDee Lamb (shoulder) and Trevon Diggs (calf) were limited at Wednesday’s practice, and DaRon Bland (foot), Zack Martin (shoulder) and Eric Kendricks (shoulder) did not participate at all.
Yikes.
The only positive news is that defensive star Micah Parsons (ankle) is trending toward playing after missing four straight games. However, that news alone is not enough to stop the financial avalanche on the Eagles out in Las Vegas.
“Oh man, we’ll need Dallas big time,” Golden Nugget executive sportsbook director Tony Miller told FOX Sports. “We’re already at Philly -7.5, and it’s only the middle of the week. We’re still days away. It might get to -8 or -8.5. We’ll definitely be rooting for Dallas to hang inside the number.”
Did Dak Prescott ‘quit’ on the Cowboys?
Miller, a lifelong Cowboys fan, is too familiar with the team’s shortcomings. And not only is Dallas fading fast with a 3-5 straight-up (SU) record, it is worse against the spread (ATS) at 2-6.
Remember: good teams win, great teams cover.
“Coming into the season, they were knocking on the door to be a top-five team in my power ratings,” he admitted. “Now they’re bottom-five. I got excited after they blasted Cleveland in Week 1, but it’s been a free fall ever since.”
Speaking of free fall, can we talk about the Dallas…
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