Cardinals vs. Cowboys Odds
ARLINGTON, TX (The Spread) – Two of the top teams in the NFL right now collide on Sunday at 1PM ET as the Dallas Cowboys host the Arizona Cardinals on FOX.
Dallas is 6-2 on the season, 3-2 at home and 5-3 against the spread. Arizona comes into this game at 6-1 overall, 2-1 on the road and 5-2 against the spread. Arizona has won three straight meetings with Dallas, but all three came at home.
Trends show that the home team has covered the spread in 8 of the last 9 games in this series and the Cardinals are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 trips to Dallas. The Cowboys are also 4-1 ATS in their last 5 conference games.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, Dallas is favored at home, as the Cowboys are getting odds of -3 points against the Cardinals on Sunday. The over/under total has been set at 45 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had Dallas favored by 4.5 points. The spread quickly fell to 3 and held there. The over/under total opened at 48 points, but quickly dropped to 45 and held from there.
Dallas is coming off a surprising 20-17 OT loss to the Redskins at home on Monday night. To make matters worse, Tony Romo suffered a back injury in the game and his status for Sunday is still uncertain. He is currently listed as questionable. The loss to Washington snapped a six-game win streak for Dallas. This year’s team has been led by its ground attack, which leads the NFL at 161.1 yards per game. DeMarco Murray is currently on pace for a 2,000-yard season as he has 1,054 yards and seven touchdowns through eight games. Romo has thrown for 1,998 yards and 15 touchdowns this year. The Dallas defense is led by Justin Durant, who has 49 tackles and one interception.
Arizona is coming off a big 24-20 win over the Eagles last week at home. The Cardinals have now won three straight entering Sunday’s game despite having the worst pass defense in the NFL, allowing 302.9 yards per game through the air. Offensively, Arizona is amassing 329.2 yards per contest. Carson Palmer has thrown for 1,136 yards and eight touchdowns despite missing some time with an injury. Andre Ellington has added 464 rushing yards while Larry Fitzgerald has 30 receptions for 443 yards and two scores. The defense is being led by Rashad Johnson, who has 47 tackles with two interceptions and one sack.
In terms of Injuries, Arizona tight end Troy Niklas (ankle) and cornerback Patrick Peterson (concussion) are both questionable for Sunday. Dallas tackle Doug Free (foot) and defensive end Jack Crawford (calf) are also questionable.
The Public Bets for this game are currently unavailable for this game as some sportsbooks have yet to release odds for this game due to injury issues.
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