Sunday Night NFC East Matchup Odds: NY Giants Visit Dallas Cowboys
Friday, December 09, 2011
by Bodog Sportsbook
Both the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys come off very different crushing losses last week, but by Sunday at around midnight the winner of their game at Cowboys Stadium will be the NFC East leader for now and in control of its own playoff destiny. Dallas is a 3-point favorite on Bodog Sportsbook NFL football betting odds.
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New York (6-6, 5-6-1) gave unbeaten Green Bay all it could handle last week, falling 38-35 on a field goal as time expired for the Giants’ fourth loss in a row. But there was plenty to build off of. Eli Manning played almost as well as the Packers’ Aaron Rodgers, throwing for 347 yards and three scores, including the touchdown that led to the tying 2-point conversion with just under a minute left. And the Giants’ running game, ranked last in the NFL, managed 100 yards on 20 carries, a very good 5.0 ypc average. Ahmad Bradshaw returned from injury to run for 38 yards and clearly made a difference. And the New York pass rush, even without DE Osi Umenyiora (out again this week), snapped out of a funk with two sacks and six quarterback hits on Rodgers.
Dallas (7-5, 4-7-1 ATS) saw a four-game winning streak come to an end with a 19-13 overtime loss on Sunday at Arizona that saw some very questionable clock management at the end of regulation by Cowboys coach Jason Garrett. Star rookie RB DeMarco Murray only had 12 carries for 38 yards – he had been a huge part of the Cowboys’ surge to first in the division. That Dallas offense will get a huge boost this week with the return of two-time Pro Bowl WR Miles Austin. He has missed the past four games with a right hamstring strain.
Look for the Cowboys defense to double-team Giants WR Victor Cruz. He has been the NFL’s top receiver the past three weeks, catching six passes for 128 yards and a touchdown against Philadelphia, nine for 157 and two scores against New Orleans and seven for 119 against Green Bay. Dallas has allowed a 100-yard receiver in the past three games after none in the first nine.
The winner here would hold the head-to-head tiebreaker but they meet again in Week 17. These two teams split last season, each winning on the road and both went over the total. The first meeting of 2010, a Giants win, was when Dallas QB Tony Romo suffered a broken collarbone that ended his season. The Giants are 9-2-1 ATS in past 11 as a road dog of 3 points or less. The Cowboys, amazingly, have covered in just three of their past 17 as a favorite. The underdog has covered in the past four in this series.
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