Philadelphia (6-6) at Dallas (7-5)
When: Sunday, December 9th 2018
Where: AT&T Stadium,
Dallas, Texas
Time: 4:25 ET | TV: FOX
Opening Odds: Dallas -3/42.5
With the Washington Redskins struggling and down to their third quarterback, the NFC East looks like its coming down to the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. Those two rivals will meet for the second time this season in what could determine who wins the division. Dallas currently holds a one-game lead and a win would put them two up with three to go and would have the season sweep of Philadelphia, who they beat back at Lincoln Financial Field in early November. The Cowboys are the hottest team in the NFC, riding a four game winning streak that started with a 27-20 win in Philadelphia on November 11th. Dallas is coming off a huge win against the Saints last Thursday night and will have had a 10-day layoff. The Eagles are coming in off a short week after a Monday night victory over the Redskins at home to record their first winning streak of the season. Quarterback Carson Wentz has thrown for 542 yards in the past two games and seems to have a new favorite in the recently acquired Golden Tate. The favorite in this series is 5-1 against the spread in the last six, and the road team is 11-3 ATS in the last 14 games. The Eagles have played well in Dallas, going 5-2 ATS in the last seven games in Texas.
Wentz threw for a season-high 360 yards to go along with a pair of touchdown passes to tight end Zach Ertz in the first meeting with Dallas. Ertz went nuts in that game, catching 14 passes for 145 yards and could become the fourth tight end in NFL history to record at least 100 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in a single season with seven catches and 22 receiving yards on Sunday. Tate made his presence felt with seven receptions for 85 yards and a score against Washington and will be facing the Cowboys for the second time this season, catching eight balls for 132 yards and two touchdowns on September 30th while with Detroit. The Eagles rank 10th against the run, but 26th versus the pass with their banged-up secondary.
Ezekiel Elliott rumbled for 151 yards and added six catches for 36 yards in the first meeting with Philadelphia, beginning a stretch of four games in which he totaled 666 scrimmage yards (469 rushing, 197 receiving) and five touchdowns. Elliott has recorded 476 scrimmage yards in three encounters against the Eagles since entering the league. Dak Prescott completed a season-best 85.7 percent of his passes (24-of-28) for 249 yards in last Thursday’s upset of New Orleans. Prescott has a new favorite target in Amari Cooper, connecting with him eight times in back-to-back weeks. Fellow wideout Cole Beasley (team-leading 48 receptions) is dealing with an injured foot that had him limited in practice this week, and has just three catches for 14 yards over his last two games.
Right now, the Dallas defense is playing outstanding and the offense is getting stronger thanks to finally giving the ball to Elliott more. The Eagles have won back-to-back games, but the defense is still an issue with this team and the Cowboys should be able to exploit that on Sunday.
Pick: Cowboys -3
Betting Trends:
- Eagles are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games in Week 14.
- Eagles are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win of more than 14 points.
- Eagles are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
- Eagles are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games after accumulating more than 250 yards passing in their previous game.
- Eagles are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
- Eagles are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games when playing on Sunday following a Monday night game.
- Eagles are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win.
- Eagles are 1-4 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
- Eagles are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. NFC.
- Cowboys are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
- Cowboys are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. NFC.
- Cowboys are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. NFC East.
- Cowboys are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win.
- Cowboys are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS win.
- Cowboys are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Cowboys are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games on fieldturf.
- Cowboys are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games in December.
- Cowboys are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games after allowing less than 150 yards passing in their previous game.
- Cowboys are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing less than 250 total yards in their previous game.
- Cowboys are 4-12-2 ATS in their last 18 games in Week 14.
- Cowboys are 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games after allowing less than 15 points in their previous game.
- Under is 5-1 in Eagles last 6 games overall.
- Under is 5-1 in Eagles last 6 games when playing on Sunday following a Monday night game.
- Under is 4-1 in Eagles last 5 games following a straight up win of more than 14 points.
- Under is 4-1 in Eagles last 5 vs. NFC.
- Over is 20-6 in Eagles last 26 road games.
- Under is 6-2 in Eagles last 8 games after accumulating more than 350 total yards in their previous game.
- Over is 12-4 in Eagles last 16 games on fieldturf.
- Under is 6-2 in Eagles last 8 games after accumulating more than 250 yards passing in their previous game.
- Over is 5-2 in Eagles last 7 games following a ATS win.
- Over is 12-5 in Eagles last 17 games in December.
- Over is 7-3 in Eagles last 10 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 13-6 in Eagles last 19 vs. NFC East.
- Under is 5-0 in Cowboys last 5 games after allowing less than 15 points in their previous game.
- Under is 4-0 in Cowboys last 4 games after allowing less than 150 yards passing in their previous game.
- Under is 11-1 in Cowboys last 12 games in December.
- Under is 10-1 in Cowboys last 11 games following a straight up win.
- Over is 4-1 in Cowboys last 5 home games.
- Under is 8-2 in Cowboys last 10 games following a ATS win.
- Under is 7-2 in Cowboys last 9 games after allowing less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game.
- Under is 9-3 in Cowboys last 12 vs. NFC.
- Over is 8-3 in Cowboys last 11 games after allowing less than 250 total yards in their previous game.
- Under is 15-6 in Cowboys last 21 games overall.
- Favorite is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings.
- Road team is 11-3 ATS in their last 14 meetings.
- Eagles are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 meetings in Dallas.
