Dallas Cowboys – Betting Advice & Insight

COWBOY CORNER – WEEK 17

NFL Week 17: Philadelphia Eagles @ Dallas Cowboys

Sunday, January 3, 4:15 p.m. ET

5Dimes Odds (5Dimes Reviews): Cowboys -3

Cowboys offense vs Eagles defense

Very quietly, the Cowboys offense is improving on a weekly basis but nobody seems to notice.

While Roy Williams never developed into that No. 1 receiver everyone was hoping he would be, Miles Austin clearly is. And with the defensive attention being focused on him, internet betting cappers are seeing the Cowboys exploit the middle of the field more often.

Tight end Jason Witten had his third 100-yard receiving game on Sunday and considering how weak the Eagles linebacking corps has been this season, the Cowboys should have an advantage over the middle all day long.

Meanwhile, the much-maligned quarterback, Tony Romo, finally threw his first interception in four games (167 attempts) and has a quarterback rating of 100 or more in four of his last five games. Throw in the running game, which should be particularly effective against the Eagles, and the Cowboys should have a good game if they continue to avoid mistakes.

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Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles Preview

NFL week 17, the Dallas Cowboys will play host to another NFC East division rival, the Philadelphia Eagles. Both the Cowboys & Eagles are playing their best football of the season right now. The Philadelphia Eagles have won 6 straight and clinched a playoff berth. The Dallas Cowboys have won 2 straight and clinched their playoff berth, first the boys beat the Saints when no one gave ‘em a chance and last week they shut out the Redskins. The winner of this weeks game will clinch the NFC East Division. Let’s compare the teams and see how they matchup on paper.

History
Last Meeting:
Week 9 – Cowboys 20 @ Eagles 16

Last Season:
Week 2 – Cowboys 41 vs Eagles 37
Week 17 – Cowboys 6 @ Philadelphia 44

Advantage: Cowboys, the boys are 2 and 1 in the last 3 meetings and are playing at Cowboys Stadium.

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Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma State vs Ole Miss

The 2009-2010 ATT Cotton Bowl will oddly enough not be held at the Cotton Bowl, which kind of makes it the unCotton Bowl, doesn’t it? As a resident of Dallas I have come to realize that what Jerry Jones wants Jerry Jones usually gets, and what he wanted is the Cotton Bowl at Cowboys Stadium.

This year the Oklahoma State Cowboys will square off against the Ole Miss Rebels at Cowboys Stadium in this year’s ATT Cotton Bowl.

Oklahoma State Cowboys
The Oklahoma State Cowboys ended their season 9 – 3 overall and 6 – 2 in the Big 12 conference, which was good enough for 2nd place in the Big 12 South Division. As you can see from their offensive and defensive numbers, this team plays like a Real money poker player. They are up and down, with huge swings from game to game, and were able to win 9 games based on having very good talent on offense. Below are their offense and defense averages:
Cowboys Offense: 30.2 Points Per Game
Cowboys Defense: 21.8 Points Per Game

Ole Miss Rebels
The Ole Miss Rebels finished their season with an 8 – 4 record going 4-4 in the SEC which was good enough for 3rd place in the SEC West Division. Below are their offense and defense averages:
Rebels Offense: 30.3 Points Per Game
Rebels Defense: 18.6 Points Per Game

Both Mississipi and Oklahoma State look pretty evenly matched on offense when you look at the averages, but the Rebel defense gives up about 3 fewer points per game. Vegas has set the point spreads, picking the Ole Miss Rebels by 3. The Over Under for the game is set at 50.5. Neither of the point spread nor the over / under look very appealing.

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Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins Preview

The Dallas Cowboys won in December and we are all back on the bandwagon (myself included) after holding on to beat the New Orleans Saints. The game would have been a lock, but Nick Folk missed another chip shot that would have put the Cowboys up by 10. So instead we all had to bite are nails while Drew Brees and the Saints tried to tie the game up, but the Dallas defense was up to the task. This week the Cowboys told Nick to Folk off and have replaced him with Shaun Suisham who was cut from the Washington Redskins after missing a kick against the Saints in week 13. Have no fear though he is 18 of 21 on the season unlike Folk who is 18 of 28. And all of you Romo haters out there, you must realize that the jedi powers have returned, seriously would you want to even play real money poker with him right now? I think not.

This Week
The Cowboys will play the hated Washington Redskins at FedEx Field, and it will be interesting to see which Redskins team shows up on Sunday. Will it be the team that was blown out by the Giants or the team that lost to New Orleans by only 3? The Dallas Cowboys need to win regardless, because if they lose the win over New Orleans will be meaningless. Hopefully the Cowboys can play the way they did last week, which is the best I have witnessed for a long time.

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Sports Betting – Texas Teams Roundup

Sports Betting – Texas Teams Roundup

Dallas Mavericks (20-9, 1^st in Southwest)

It was a bit of hectic week for the Dallas Mavericks, who got a big scare when their star forward Dirk Nowitzki took out a couple of Houston Rockets forwards Carl Landry’s teeth. Unfortunately for Nowitzki, he didn’t just knock out Landry’s teeth, they were stuck in his elbow. Originally, it looked like it might be a very serious injury but less than a week later, Nowtizki was back in the lineup against the Portland Trail Blazers. A lot of internet sports betting sharps quickly bet up Dallas but they ended up losing 85-81 at home.

Nowitzki’s elbow is extremely sore and there is a chance of infection, but the good news for Mavericks fans is that he’s back in the lineup.

Dallas Stars (16-10-11, 4^th in Pacific)

When sportsbooks like 5Dimes (5Dimes Reviews) opened up the regular season point totals for the Dallas Stars, some local fans were disappointed with how low they were.

As we look at the standings nearing the halfway point of the season, the reality is that the odds makers were about right.

The Stars are 4-2-4 in their last 10 games and while the point total is alright thanks to the totals from the overtime losses, the reality that can’t be skirt is that in a league where overtime losses wouldn’t count for anything, the Stars would be 16-21.

Sports handicapping experts know that with a new coach, a new system and finding a new look, the Stars were bound to go through some growing pains. This could be a team that finds its stride in the second half of the season but right now, they are just looking for some consistency.

Texas Rangers (Offseason)

In the midst of the offseason, one of the biggest pieces of news for the Texas Rangers is that they will have new ownership. Owner Tom Hicks is going to sell the majority share of the team to Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan.

The deal is not final yet, but the main thing that internet gambling sharps want to see is that the course will stay the same.

It’s not that the Rangers are a World Series contender quite yet but they do appear to be a team heading in the right direction. Last year’s 87-75 record was very encouraging and the fans want to know that the course will stay the same.

So far, Ryan and Greenberg have said all the right things.

Cowboy Corner – Week 16 Betting Advice

COWBOY CORNER – WEEK 16

Week 16

Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins

Sunday, December 27, 1:00 p.m. ET

Sports Handicapping Favorite: NO LINE

Cowboys offense vs Redskins defense

The Dallas Cowboys offense shredded the New Orleans Saints last week and with an extra day to prepare for the feeble Redskins, the Cowboys should have plenty more success. Playing back-to-back road games is tough for any team but considering the Cowboys have one more day to prepare and the Redskins have one less day to prepare (they played on Monday Night Football), the Cowboys likely won’t have much trouble.

They’ll take a good look at the blueprint the New York Giants left them from Monday night. The Redskins defense was picked apart and the Cowboys will aim to do a lot of the same.

While most sports betting pundits just want to blindly rip Tony Romo because it’s the month of December, the reality is that he has played great in recent weeks. Romo has four straight games with a quarterback rating of 100 or better.

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The Romo Era: Dallas Cowboys Record in December and January

A lot of research went into this post (that was meant to drop last week), so this one’s pretty lengthy.

THE ROMO ERA – RECORD IN DECEMBER/JANUARY

2006 – Romo takes over for Bledsoe in Week 7 against the Giants, knocking off the undefeated Colts at home in Week 11. Last year of the Tuna.

Dallas Cowboys: 7-4 entering December.

Week 13 – Win @NYG 23-20. The Martin Gramatica game. Cowboys move to 8-4, four-game winning streak. (NYG: 6-6 after loss)

Week 14 – Loss v. NO 42-17. My Tony Romo jersey (throwback version of course) leaves the shelves of the gift shop. Drew Brees throws for like a million yards. 8-5. (NO: 9-4 after win)

Week 15 – Win @ATL 38-28. DeMarcus Ware runs in a fumble for a touchdown. T.O. scores 2. 9-5. (ATL: 7-7)

Week 16 – Loss v. PHI 23-7. Offense does nothing. Philly wins division (basically) in Texas Stadium. 9-6. (PHI: 9-6)

Week 17 – Loss v. DET 39-31. Not the 0-16 version, but pretty damn bad. Kitna comes in and kills the defense. Playoff spot is unchanged. 9-7. (DET: 3-13)

2006 December record: 2-3. Playoffs made, L @ Seattle. (Need I say more?)

2007 – A bit of a tough year to look at the December record for a couple of reasons. One – the Cowboys beat the Packers on Thursday night (Favre knocked out, Rodgers plays well, but ‘Boys win) November 29. So the rest of the league played in December that week. Also, the last week of the season was meaningless. (A Wade excuse, I know, but when Romo plays only a quarter, the Dallas Cowboys probably aren’t going win if Tony Romo doesn’t play the whole game.)

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Beware of D-Ware: Dallas Cowboys beat New Orleans Saints 24-17

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.

An INNNNNNNNNNN-credible win tonight by the Dallas Cowboys. One of the best games I can remember. At the end of course. Not exactly when Nick Folk missed that field goal and ended his career, but at the end, that feeling of euphoria was unlike any feeling after a Cowboys game since maybe the Bills game in 2007.

DeMarcus Ware. Most important athlete in the Metroplex except for maybe Dirk. But tonight was a performance that I won’t be forgetting anytime soon.

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Sports Betting – Dallas, Texas Teams Roundup

Dallas Mavericks (19-7, 1^st in Southwest)

While no one paid much attention to the Dallas Mavericks in the sportsbook when they were leading the Southwest Division after November, they are finally starting to garner some national praise now that they are still in the lead in late December.

Even so, most pundits still believe that the San Antonio Spurs will win the division, the Mavericks have been doing their part so far by winning 19 of their first 26 games.

The Mavs have won five straight and won comfortably on Wednesday, something they haven’t done consistently this year. The Mavs have had some trouble holding on to big leads. A prime example was the 21-point first half lead against New Orleans on Monday that they let slip away. They eventually won by just four points.

The good news, though, is they are 8-1 this year in games decided by five points or less.

Dallas Stars (14-9-10, 4^th in Pacific)

The Dallas Stars were road warriors in the first month of the season but now all of the sudden the magic is gone.

It took eight road games for the Stars to lose their first contest in regulation but recently, they’ve been doing a lot more losing away from home. Those who wager on sports have seen the Stars lose five of their last six games on the road.

There hasn’t been a significant change in philosophy or talent to spark the change, which makes them an enigma right now.

Dallas is struggling. They have notched points in five of their last six games but they only have two wins in their last seven games.

One culprit that can be blamed recently – just on Wednesday – is the penalty kill. Those gambling online should note that the Stars had killed off 42 of their last 44 prior to giving up two power play goals to Carolina en route to a 5-3 loss.

Texas Rangers (Offseason)

It was supposed to be a quiet offseason in Texas given the ownership conundrum but the Rangers were anything but that at winter meetings.

The Rangers shipped off Kevin Millwood and $3 million to the Baltimore Orioles for Chris Ray and Ben Snyder, then used the savings from the deal to sign Rich Harden to a one-year, $7.5 million contract.

Harden comes with the injury risks but he has the upside to be a No. 1 starter as he previous was in the West with the Oakland Athletics.

The simple sportsbook 101 shows that Millwood was just 62-63 in 125 starts with Texas while Harden was 43-24 over that same span.

DeMarcus Ware Neck Injury Update

DeMarcus Ware suffered a neck injury in the 4th quarter of the Cowboys game with 11:28 left in the game. The extent of DeMarcus Ware’s injury is not known yet, but it appeared to be pretty severe. Ware was carted of the field with his head immobilized on a stretcher by EMS. DeMarcus Ware’s injury was caused when he was speed rushing around the end of the Chargers offensive line and ran head first into Chargers’ offensive lineman Brandyn Dombrowski’s leg and sprained his neck pretty badly.

Check back as more information on DeMarcus Ware’s injury becomes available this article will be updated.

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