Dallas Round-Up: Rangers AL West Run, Cowboys Preseason

NFL football betting players are getting ready for the regular season, and the Dallas Cowboys began their preseason slate with the Hall of Fame Game.  But we’re going to start with the Texas Rangers, who proved that they could hang with the best team in baseball, and they’ll continue their run through the American League East.

Texas Rangers

The Rangers began their week last Friday with a 5-1 win Oakland, but they dropped the last two games of the series against their American League West rivals.  The Rangers then had a couple of days off before they welcomed the defending World Series champion New York Yankees for a two-game set at the Ballpark.  If MLB betting players are going to take the Rangers seriously, they would like to know how they would fare against the best, and Texas definitely showed a good account of themselves, earning a split, and they would have won the second game if not for a late rally by the Yankees.  They got surprising power from the likes of David Murphy and Taylor Teagarden, who went deep twice each last week, while Murphy also led the team with eight RBIs.  Cliff Lee made two starts, winning one and taking a no-decision in an 11-strikeout performance against the Yankees, but Neftali Feliz blew a save opportunity against the Bronx Bombers, and the Rangers will need him to be steady against the best teams in the league.  This week, the Rangers are off on Thursday, then they’ll host the Boston Red Sox for three games before heading to Tampa Bay early next week for a three-game set.

Dallas Cowboys

Some college football betting players in Dallas will have been disappointed not to see rookie Dez Bryant in last week’s Hall of Fame Game against Cincinnati, but the Cowboys won a sloppy 16-7 game in which they forced four turnovers.  Tony Romo and the first-team offense looked good in their minimal playing time, but the team looked pretty solid as a whole, albeit a bit rusty, which is a given.  The Cowboys controlled the clock, holding the ball for over 36 minutes, and as we said, in the little time that their defense was on the field, they completely dominated the Cincinnati offense, holding them to 179 total yards, including a measly 43 on the ground.  The Cowboys have a short week now as they turn around and host Oakland at Cowboys Stadium on Thursday night, and with each game, the starters will play more and more, which will give you a better feel for how the Cowboys will play this year, although they’ll still be watching out for injuries.  The Cowboys are a 3-point favorite on Thursday night according to sports betting odds, so get some early preseason research in on Dallas this week.