Cowboys Host Redskins in Must Win Game for Both

Cowboys and Skins Both Two Games out of Wild-Card

The Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys meet on Thursday Night Football at AT&T Stadium in Dallas. NFL Network and NBC will have your coverage at 8:25 pm EST. Both teams are two games out of the last playoff spot that the Atlanta Falcons hold. The problem is that Arizona and Green Bay hold identical 5-6 records and the Lions are 6-5. Then the Seahawks are tied with the Falcons at 7-4 for the final spot. Atlanta holds the head to head tiebreaker over the ‘Hawks. Oddsmakers opened the Cowboys as -2.5-point favorites versus the Redskins, while the game’s total opened at 44. The line now has the Skins’ as 1.5-point favorites. The total has climbed to 47.

Cowboys Have to be More Consistent

Dallas lost its last outing, a 28-6 result against the Los Angeles Chargers on November 23. The Cowboys failed to cover in that game as a +1-point underdog, while the 34 combined points took the game UNDER the total. Ezekiel Elliott rushed for a season-high 150 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the early season Cowboys win. He led the Cowboys in a 33-19 victory.  Elliott was fueling the Dallas offense in the win over Washington the way he did for much of the 2016 season. The Cowboys won the NFC East last season. Elliott is now three contests into a six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal-conduct policy. The Cowboys are 0-3. Elliott’s replacement is former Redskin Alfred Morris. He is averaging 5.8 yards per carry. Morris is averaging just over 12 carries per game and hasn’t topped 100 yards without Elliott in the lineup. Factors outside of Morris’ ability have limited the running back. The Cowboys have found themselves playing from behind a lot of the time. Dallas’ deficits can be partially attributed to the absence of linebacker Sean Lee. He left the Atlanta game early with a hamstring injury. Lee hasn’t played in seen the field since.

Redskins In Same Boat as Cowboys

The Redskins were a 20-10 winner in their most recent outing at home against the New York Giants. They covered the -7-point spread as favorites, while the total score (30) made winners of UNDER bettors. Washington has split their last four games. They were competitive in losses to the Vikings and Saints. Last week Kirk Cousins passed for 242 yards and two touchdowns. Rookie running back Samaje Perine may be finding his stride as an NFL running back. Perine rushed for 100 yards on 24 carries in the win over the New York Giants last week. He followed up his 117-yard output on 23 attempts against the New Orleans Saints the week before.  

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Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	23.45	11	24.55	21
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	227.60	17	246.83	22
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	124.40	10	121.17	25
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	22.55	15	25.09	24
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	214.00	23	281.80	29
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	133.83	9	139.00	30

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NFL Betting Trends

Washington Redskins
Washington is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington’s last 8 games
Washington is 12-4 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington’s last 10 games on the road
Washington is 15-7 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Dallas
Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
Washington is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games when playing Dallas
Washington is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Washington is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Dallas

Dallas Cowboys
Dallas is 6-12 ATS in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas’s last 5 games
Dallas is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas’s last 6 games at home
Dallas is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
Dallas is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games when playing Washington
Dallas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Washington
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dallas’s last 6 games when playing Washington
Dallas is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games when playing at home against Washington
Dallas is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Washington

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