If you like points when watching NFL games the Dallas Cowboys are a team to keep an eye on. They are second in the league in points scored and next to last in points allowed with each of their last five games having a combined point total of at least 57 points. A profitable OVER pick this season, the Boys tangle with the Arizona Cardinals in the Week 9 edition of Monday Night Football. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. ET on November 3 from AT&T Stadium in Dallas. The game will be televised on ABC and ESPN.
Cardinals at Cowboys Preview
The bye came at a good time for the Cardinals, who had a chance to reflect on a five-game losing streak that dropped them to the basement in the NFC West. It also gave Kyler Murray time to heal after he missed the previous two games. You could say the Cards have been unlucky with their five setbacks by a combined 13 points with three to current division leaders.
Scoring was not the biggest problem in the two games Murray missed. The Cards averaged 25 points and amassed 730 total yards yet fell to Green Bay and Indianapolis failing to hold fourth quarter leads in both. The Cards did cover the spread against the NFL betting odds in those games and they got the cash in four of seven games this season.
- Four of Arizona’s losses during their current 5-game skid were to teams that entered Week 9 with at least five wins.
- The Cardinals have lost their last three and six of seven games immediately after a bye going 2-5 ATS in those games.
- Arizona has turned the ball over 7 times in its last four games boasting a turnover margin of minus-3 in that span.
- In his last two games against Dallas, Murray has four TD passes and a rushing score without turning the ball over.
With one of the worst defenses in the NFL the Cowboys have had to score a lot of points to win. They’ve been good at doing that, reaching the 40-point mark three times and averaging the second-most points with 30.8. Despite a poor outing in last week’s loss to Denver, Dak Prescott is having a big year. He leads the league’s top passing attack with the third-most passing yards completing more than 70 percent of his throws.
The inability to stop opponents has the Cowboys at 3-4-1. The unit has allowed at least 30 points five times and has yet to hold a team to less than 22 points. Only one team allows more yards per game and per play than Dallas. As a result the Cowboys have gone OVER the total in five consecutive games and in six of eight overall.
- The Cowboys are last in 3rd down defense with opponents converting 52.4 percent of the time.
- They also rank 28th in red zone defense giving up a TD on almost 69 percent of opponents' trips.
- Javonte Williams leads the NFC and is fourth overall with 633 rushing yards. He’s also third in the NFL with 8 rushing TDs.
Cardinals at Cowboys Predictions
The Cowboys are prolific on their home turf scoring at least 40 points in all three games with two wins and a tie. And Arizona’s defense isn’t going to scare Prescott, who looks to rebound after tossing two picks without a TD last week in Denver. The Cards have a chance to pad their offensive stats against a porous Dallas stop group and the bye will help reenergize them giving plenty of value to the OVER.
Cardinals at Cowboys Betting Tips
- Dallas opened -2.5 with a moneyline price of -145.
- The Cardinals are 3-1 as an underdog against the NFL betting line this season.
- The Cowboys have won 18 of their last 19 home games when playing as a favorite with 13 payouts.
- The total surfaced at 53.5, one of four Week 9 games with a total of at least 50 points.
- The OVER is 9-3 in Dallas’ last 12 home games.
Cardinals at Cowboys Head to Head and Key Stats
- The Cards have won three straight and seven of the last eight matchups going 7-1 ATS.
- Arizona has also won and covered in its last three trips to Dallas.
- The UNDER is 4-1-1 in the last five games in Dallas.
- Prescott is 1-2 in three career starts against the Cards, but he’s 5-1 on Monday nights with 14 TD passes.
