The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles will try to improve their playoff positioning when the NFC East rivals collide in their regular season finale on Saturday night at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The Cowboys (11-5) already have clinched the division title and enter the game as the No. 4 seed in the NFC playoff picture. They are coming off a 25-22 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Meanwhile the Eagles (9-7) clinched a spot in the postseason with their win over Washington and Minnesota’s loss to Green Bay on Sunday. The Cowboys vs. Eagles game originally was scheduled for Sunday afternoon but was flexed to primetime Saturday.
Kickoff is 8:15 p.m. ET. Dallas is a five-point favorite in the latest Cowboys vs. Eagles odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 43. Before making any Eagles vs. Cowboys picks, be sure to see the NFL predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s proven computer model.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up more than $7,200 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception six-plus years ago. The model enters Week 18 of the 2021 season on an incredible 135-96 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past five years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94 percent of CBS Sports Football Pick’em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
Now, the model has zeroed in on Cowboys vs. Eagles and locked in another confident against-the-spread pick. You can see the pick only at SportsLine. Now, here are several NFL betting lines and trends for Eagles vs. Cowboys:
- Cowboys vs. Eagles spread: Dallas -5
- Cowboys vs. Eagles over-under: 43 points
- Cowboys vs. Eagles moneyline: Dallas -230, Philadelphia +190
- DAL: Trevon Diggs (questionable, illness) leads the league in interceptions (11)
- PHI: Eagles lead the NFL in rushing yards per game (160.4)
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Why the Cowboys can cover
The Cowboys enter the game knowing they’ve dominated the Eagles the last two times they’ve played. In Week 16 of last year Dallas beat Philadelphia, 37-17. And in the Week 3 Monday Night Football game this season, the Cowboys hammered the Eagles, 41-21. Quarterback Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes, and Dallas rushed for 160 yards in that game.
Dallas might be the more motivated team. The Cowboys could ultimately finish as high as the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoff picture with a win. Philadelphia, meanwhile, can only jump from the No. 7 to the No. 6 seed. Jerry Jones told media this week that Dallas plans to play its starters and will play to win. Philadelphia might be more cautious since it doesn’t have much to gain.
Why the Eagles can cover
Philadelphia is on a roll. The Eagles have won four straight and six of their last seven games. A key factor in the team’s success has been the running game. Over the last four weeks, they have averaged 162.0 rushing yards per game, which ranks second in the NFL in that time, behind only Seattle (177.0).
In addition, the Philadelphia defense is greatly improved. The Eagles have held their opponents to fewer than 20 points for five straight games, an average of 14.8 points a game. Over the first 11 weeks of the season, the defense allowed 23.6 points a game.
How to make Cowboys vs. Eagles picks
The model is leaning over on the point total, predicting the teams to combine for 47 points. It also says one side of the spread hits well over 50 percent of the time. You can only get the model’s Eagles vs. Cowboys pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Cowboys vs. Eagles? And which team covers well over 50 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Eagles vs. Cowboys spread you should jump on, all from the advanced model that is up more than $7,200, and find out.
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