Cowboys vs. Giants SNF Point Spread: NFL Week 1 Betting Odds, Prediction
No surprise whatsoever that the NFL opted to schedule the Dallas Cowboys, America’s Team, at the New York Giants, who play in the USA’s biggest media market, in the Sunday night game of Week 1. The Cowboys are -2.5 on the NFL odds with a total of 48.5 that is one of the week’s highest.
Cowboys vs. Giants Kickoff Time, Weather, TV, Streaming Info
Typical 8:20 ET Sunday night kick on NBC with the streaming option in the United States on Peacock. Canadian TV? Well, technically the Giants (or Jets) don’t actually play in New York City, but in East Rutherford, N.J. The forecast for Sunday night looks like lovely football weather: A few clouds from time to time. Low 66F. Winds W at 5-10 mph.
Sunday Night Football Week 1 Betting Odds, Point Spread, Trends
The NFC East might be a rare division in 2026 in which every team could win it. Could the Giants actually do so for the first time since 2022 when the last made the playoffs and had a winning record? They are +600 underdogs for a reason, but if everything clicks with second-year QB Jaxson Dart and excellent new head coach John Harbaugh it can’t be ruled out.
Dallas has missed the playoffs back-to-back seasons, first under coach Mike McCarthy and then last year under Brian Schottenheimer. If they miss again, he might not see a Year 3. But the Cowboys are +184 second-favourites in the East behind the Eagles (+122), and I do think they are a playoff team even if a wild card.
The rivals split last season, with the Cowboys taking a 40-37 OT barnburner at home early in the campaign, and the Giants rolling 34-17 at home in the season finale when neither team had anything to play for. The Cowboys basically treated it as an exhibition game, including pulling star QB Dak Prescott after halftime. This marks the ninth Week 1 game between the teams in the past 20 years.
NFL Player Odds and Props
I’ll certainly be playing Dallas running back Javonte Williams at -160 for an anytime touchdown as he’s the undisputed No. 1 guy on the team. He totalled a career-high 13 scores last year (11 rushing, two receiving). The Giants also have a good pass-rush, so they should be able to rush Dak Prescott plenty and force him into an interception at -101.
Dallas Cowboys
It’s pretty simple for Dallas: Improve the defence around a star-studded offence of QB Dak Prescott, tailback Javonte Williams and wideouts CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens, and this should be playoff team for the first time since 2024. Prescott needs five TD passes (probably not happening until Week 2 at the earliest) to tie Tony Romo for the most in Cowboys history (248). Dak made his NFL debut in a 2016 Week 1 loss to the Giants. He’s the NFL’s longest-tenured QB with one club. Prescott was third in the NFL last season in passing yards (4,552) and fourth in passing TDs. I mentioned above that Williams had 13 scores (and 1,201 yards rushing) and both Lamb and Pickens easily went over 1,000 yards receiving last year. It’s all about the defence, although the offence got some bad news this week when Pro Bowl left guard Tyler Smith was ruled out 4-6 weeks. The over is 7-0 in the Cowboys’ past seven road games.
New York Giants
The future does look rather bright for the Giants even off a 4-13 season. Then-rookie Jaxson Dart was a revelation at quarterback in 2025, although he has to learn how to slide and/or run out of bounds better on scrambles, or he will have a short career due to concussions. The team also has one of the league’s most promising young wideouts in Malik Nabers. He was a monster as a rookie in 2024 but limited to four games last year due to serious injury. He’s currently questionable for the opener. And no doubt the franchise upgraded in a big way at head coach in the offseason with John Harbaugh. Alas, New York is 0-8 all-time in Week 1 primetimes games vs. Dallas and 2-13 in season openers since 2011, worst in the NFL. But Harbaugh with Baltimore went 12-6 in Week 1s, and the Ravens had a plus-11.9-point differential in those, the league’s best. The over is 5-1 in New York’s past six.
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