Cardinals vs. Cowboys MNF Point Spread: NFL Week 9 Odds, Prediction
The Cowboys are -3 with a total of 53.5 points on the Week 9 NFL odds.
Monday Night Football Point Spread and Betting Analysis
Note that this is the last NFL game before the trade deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 4, and while the NFL deadline is not nearly as exciting as the Major League Baseball, NBA or NHL versions, there is a lot of chatter out there that this could be a busy one.
The Dallas Cowboys’ defence is one of the worst in the NFL, especially after trading All-Pro pass-rusher Micah Parsons on the eve of the season to Green Bay. That unit was torched again in Week 8 and owner/GM Jerry Jones addressed it and the trade deadline immediately after.
“If I saw a proposition for us to help this team, no matter what this score was today, then I would look at it on the merits of helping the team,” Jones said. “I would completely look at the merits for both next week or the weeks after [and the longer term]. No, today would not affect a decision on trading for a player. … I don’t know what’s realistic. Could one better player — if we didn’t pay too big a price to have a better player on defense to possibly help? Are we one player away on defense? I think we’re not.”
Jones is right, the Cowboys are nowhere near one player away on defence from being an NFC contender. The offence is Super Bowl-calibre. One break for Arizona here in that it comes off a bye week but also has been a major disappointment.
Including one playoff matchup, Dallas leads this series 56-35-1 but has lost the past three. They last played in September 2023 in the desert, and Arizona won 28-16. The Cardinals are 7-1 ATS in the past eight meetings.
Arizona Cardinals
After winning eight games last year, many NFL experts pegged Arizona as a team to take a playoff leap this year but it has all gone wrong as the Cards come out of their bye week on a five-game losing streak and with coach Jonathan Gannon’s seat very warm. Thing is, the Cardinals were competitive in each of those, not losing any by more than four points in any. And the big question for this one is the status of starting QB Kyler Murray, the former Heisman winner and No. 1 overall pick. He has missed the past two with a foot injury. Murray has been just OK this year, completing 68.3 per cent of his throws for 962 yards, six TDs and three picks for a rating of 88.6. He’s not really running as much as he used to, either, with 29 carries for 173 yards and a TD, but that’s also due to the injury. Veteran journeyman Jacoby Brissett has played well in his place. The Cards are 1-6 SU in their past seven away, but 11-1 ATS in their past 12 vs. NFC East foes anywhere.
Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys were pummelled in Denver on Sunday in Week 8, 44-24, as we told you about that terrible defence above. It was the second time this season Dallas allowed more than 40 points, fourth time it allowed more than 400 yards (426), fourth time an opponent had at least 25 first downs, and the second time the Cowboys allowed four touchdown passes. Denver had 179 yards rushing, averaging 6.4 yards per carry. So that was the fifth time coordinator Matt Eberflus’ unit allowed more than 6.2 YPC and the fifth time it gave up more than 144 rushing yards. The former Chicago Bears head coach might not be the defensive coordinator much longer. The Cowboys have given up 250 points, the third most in team history through the first eight games of a season. They were without their top three safeties in Week 8 due to injury and then lost cornerback Alijah Clark during it. At home, though, Dallas is unbeaten this season (one tie) and has scored at least 40 points in each game. Only Indianapolis ranks better overall in total and scoring offence than the Cowboys (384.1 YPG, 30.8 PPG). They just have to score at least 30 to win most games this year if not more. The Over is 5-1 in their past six.
NFL Prediction: Who Will Win Cardinals vs. Cowboys?
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