Eagles vs. Cowboys Point Spread: NFL Week 14 Odds, Prediction
The Sunday nighter is easily the best game of Week 14 as two of the top teams in the conference are set to meet in a divisional matchup between the NFC East’s Cowboys and Eagles. The Cowboys rolled to another dominant home performance in last week’s 41-35 win over Seattle, while Philadelphia is looking for a bounce-back performance after a humbling 42-19 home loss against the 49ers.
Dallas opened as a 3.5-point favourite to win on the NFL odds, with the total set at 52.0.
NFL Point Spread and Betting Analysis
The Eagles took the first meeting between the teams this season, downing the Cowboys 28-23 in Week 9 for the sixth straight Over in the all-time series. Quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 207 yards and two TDs while running in another score on the ground. Dallas’ Dak Prescott answered with 374 passing yards and three TDs while CeeDee Lamb amassed a career-high 191 receiving yards.
Philadelphia has a league-best 10-2 record this season, including a strong 5-1 record on the road. They’re also paying bettors at 7-3-2 against the spread overall and 4-1-1 ATS on the road. The Eagles enter Week 14 with four Overs in their last five games.
The Cowboys are a perfect 6-0 at home this season, outscoring opponents by an average of over 25 points per game in that stretch. They’re nearly as dominant as a cover option, going 8-4 ATS overall, including 5-1 ATS at home. Dallas has hit the Over in five of their last six games overall and five of six at home in 2023.
This game could also serve as a separator in the MVP race as Prescott is favoured to win, while Hurts has the third-best odds.
Philadelphia Eagles
Hurts had another solid outing in last week’s loss as he threw for 298 yards and a touchdown while running in a second touchdown on the ground. A.J. Brown and Devonta Smith were Hurts’ favourite targets. Brown finished with 114 receiving yards and Smith had 96 receiving yards and a touchdown. Brown’s 1,164 receiving yards on the season is fourth-most in the NFL, while D’Andre Smith’s 783 rushing yards is also fourth-most in the league. Hurts’ 12 rushing TDs is second behind Miami’s Raheem Mostert.
While Philadelphia’s offence is clicking at a high rate, the defence needs to step up. The Eagles have given up at least 30 points in three of their last five games and they’re allowing an average of 260 passing yards per game this season, the fourth-worst mark in the NFL.
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys continue to crush teams at home and Prescott is a major factor in that success. Dallas has scored at least 40 points in four of their last five games, with Prescott throwing for 20 TDs and just two interceptions in that stretch. Prescott finished with 299 passing yards and three TDs last week against Seattle, successfully targeting Lamp 12 times for 112 yards and a touchdown. Lamb has been another dominant force this season as he sits second in the NFL with 1,182 receiving yards.
Establishing the run-game could be crucial for the Cowboys this week as they finished with only 73 rushing yards against the Eagles in Week 9. That means they’ll need a big game from running back Tony Pollard, who managed just 51 rushing yards in Week 9. Pollard had 68 rushing yards last week, which is just above his season average of 61.5 rushing yards per game.
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