Dallas Cowboys vs Jacksonville Jaguars Betting Picks & Predictions
Dallas is on the road playing Jacksonville at the TIAA Bank Field stadium on Sunday, 12/18/2022 @ 1:00pm EST. Dallas -6 was the opening favorite and current line is Dallas
Game outlook
Dallas is on the road playing Jacksonville at the TIAA Bank Field stadium on Sunday, 12/18/2022 @ 1:00pm EST. Dallas -6 was the opening favorite and current line is Dallas -4.
This is probably one of the more intriguing games to bet this week, as we know there is always a tax on the Cowboys due to how much the public bets on them. This line opened at Dallas -6 and has already dropped to -4.5 in the past 2 days. The Jaguars are taking in a lot of money, so we have to wonder if people are overreacting to last week's performance. The Cowboys struggled to beat the Texans and failed to cover a colossal -17.5 spread, while the Jaguars handily beat the Titans. While Jacksonville is a much better team than Houston, do we really care if the Cowboys can't beat them by a touchdown? Of course Vegas is trying to entice the general public to bet on the Cowboys. In this game, novice bettors will expect the Cowboys to win by at least a touchdown, so more money will come in on them. Is that enough to move the line? We'll have to see.
Only the Cowboys' offensive line is a legitimate concern from a football perspective. Even though Tyron Smith is returning, losing Terence Steele means an aging Jason Peters will start at right tackle, which could make it hard for Dak Prescott to stay in the pocket. In order to expose the Jaguars' 30th-ranked pass defense, Dallas might need to implement some designed roll-outs.
Dallas Betting
With a power ranking of 1, Dallas is ranked #4 in offense (scoring an average of 27.75 per game), #3 in defense (allowing an average of 17.17 points to be scored against them per game) and are 10-3 (8-5 ATS) this season.