Sunday Night Football in Week 8 features a clash between two rivals battling for NFC East supremacy...who are we kidding, the NFC Least is the worst division in the NFL (maybe ever?) with the Philadelphia Eagles sitting in first place with a record of 2-4-1 while the Dallas Cowboys, in the midst of a disastrous season, are just behind them at 2-5.
But hey, it's still football Sunday and another NFL betting option to sink your teeth into, so we might as well bring you our best picks and predictions for the Cowboys vs. Eagles on Sunday, November 1, with kickoff at 8:20 p.m. ET.
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles betting preview
Weather
Sunday night should see the skies clearing for this primetime NFC East matchup, with temperatures dipping into the mid-40 with winds blowing WNW up to 20 mph. Be sure to monitor the gametime conditions with our NFL weather info.
Key Injuries
Cowboys: Zack Martin G (Probable), Sean Lee (Questionable), Chidobie Awuzie CB (Questionable), Andy Dalton QB (Out), Trysten Hill DT (Out), Dak Prescott QB (Out), Tyron Smith T (Out), La'el Collins T (Out), Blake Jarwin TE (Out), Joe Looney C (Questionable).
Eagles: Dallas Goedert TE (Probable), Malik Jackson DT (Probable), Zach Ertz TE (Out), Lane Johnson T (Probable), DeSean Jackson WR (Out), Miles Sanders RB (Out), Isaac Seumalo G (Out), Brandon Brooks G (Out), Alshon Jeffery WR (Out), Jason Peters G (Probable), Jalen Reagor WR (Probable).
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Betting trend to know
The Cowboys are 0-7 ATS in their last seven games overall. Find more NFL betting trends for Cowboys vs. Eagles.
Against the spread (ATS) pick
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a season-ending injury in Week 5 and it looks like backup Andy Dalton won't be able to play on Sunday after suffering a concussion last week. That puts the Dallas offense in the hands of rookie Ben DiNucci, who was drafted in the seventh round out of James Madison.
DiNucci took 12 snaps after Dalton went down last week and looked just as uncomfortable as a blind 16-year-old being handed the keys to their dad's pickup truck. Truth is, the Cowboys offense couldn't get anything going with Dalton anyway and their defense is nothing short of terrible, surrendering a league-high 34.7 points per game.
The Eagles aren't exactly "good" but they are somewhat competent and have a decent stop-unit that ranks 12th in the NFL in yards allowed.
The Cowboys have become America's favorite team to laugh at and are coming off a 25-3 mauling at the hands of a mediocre Washington squad. Back Philly on the spread.
PREDICTION: Philadelphia -9 (-110)
Over/Under pick
We don't want to seem like we're hating on DiNucci too much with our predictions so let's point out that Dalton was even worse last week. The former Bengal completed just 9 of 19 passes for 75 yards and an interception before getting knocked out of the game by Washington linebacker Jon Bostic.
For all the criticism Dak Prescott gets, it's been obvious the last couple of games (Dallas also mustered only 10 points the previous week versus Arizona) that the Cowboys offense is far worse without their franchise QB. Don't expect Dallas to be able to move the ball against a solid Eagles stop-unit that ranks 10th in the league by holding foes to 5.3 yards per play.
As for the Eagles attack, it's been inconsistent, to say the least. Quarterback Carson Wentz has completed 58.6 percent of his passes this season with 10 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. A stat line like that may have looked good when Joe Namath was tossing the pigskin but it's awful for 2020.
It doesn't help that Wentz has a banged-up offensive line to work behind and his three best weapons, tight ends Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert along with running back Miles Sanders, are all injured. Even against a defense as bad as the Cowboys, the Eagles will be hard-pressed to drag this total Over.
PREDICTION: Under 43 (-110)
Player Prop
Wentz might not be slinging the ball efficiently this season but he's getting plenty of opportunities to air the ball out despite his mistakes. Wentz is averaging 39.7 pass attempts per game and has thrown at least 35 passes in six of seven contests this year.
That makes the Over on his total pass attempts of 34.5 seem very tempting. In case you're worried that a negative game script has led to those pass attempts, keep in mind that he threw at least 43 passes in a win last week, 47 passes in a tie against the Bengals and 40 passes in the season opener against Washington, a game Philly led until the fourth quarter.
PREDICTION: Carson Wentz Over 34.5 pass attempts (-115)
Cowboys vs Eagles betting card
- Philadelphia -9 (-110)
- Under 43 (-110)
- Carson Wentz Over 34.5 pass attempts (-115)
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