Henry Roldán
The Cowboys vs Commanders will square off in a divisional matchup for the NFC East powerhouse to wrap off the NFL regular season on Sunday.
Dallas got its second win in a row after beating the Titans 27-13, while Washington was eliminated from the postseason after falling 24-10 to the Browns. It’s worth remembering that in the first meeting between the two teams, the Cowboys won 25-10.
Without further ado, at JefeBet we bring you the best preview of the Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Commanders match.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Commanders NFL Week 18 Game on January 8 2023
- Where: FedExField – Summerfield, Maryland.
- When: Sunday, January 8, 2023 – 4:25 PM E.T.
Odds provided by BetMGM.
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Betting on the Dallas Cowboys
A victory and an Eagles defeat would put the Cowboys in first position and give them a chance to win the NFC East. Additionally, if this scenario takes place together with a 49ers defeat, they may even surpass them as the best team in the National Conference.
For this purpose, they have an offense that has been quite effective in the second half of the season and hasn’t scored fewer than 27 points in nine games. Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard, who have the team’s best ground assault, are their key strength in this aspect of the game: the team is seventh in rushing yards with 2,234 and second in rushing touchdowns with 24. Additionally, they are second overall in the red zone by scoring on 70.9% of their visits.
Defensively, the Cowboys are one of the best in the league despite some problems they had a couple of games ago. They come into the matchup as the sixth-lowest team in average yards allowed per play to their opponents with 5.1 and no one has more steals than them, registering 32. They are also third in sacks with 51 and, in the red zone, they allow TDs on 54.5% of visits.
Betting on the Washington Commanders
The Commanders were unable to make a historic comeback after losing their last three games and dropping out of the NFC wild cards, a spot they seemed unlikely to lose a couple of weeks ago.
Washington had a lot of offensive problems and this ended up costing them elimination. Head coach Ron Rivera sat Taylor Heinicke for Carson Wentz in the last game, but this was not enough to prevent them from surpassing 20 points for the fifth game in a row and surrendering at least two fumbles for the third consecutive game.
The defense of this squad is its strongest point; it ranks among the top 15 in the league in terms of both rushing and passing game defense, and it even ranks among the teams with the fewest rushing touchdowns allowed (just 10 during the season). With 42 sacks, they rank tenth best in the circuit and in the red zone they are better than the Cowboys by allowing touchdowns on only 51% of their opponents’ visits inside the 20-yard line.
JefeBet Prediction
Although the odds are slim, the Cowboys still have ambitions of winning the division and will undoubtedly give it their all to defeat a team that is having a hard patch and must be thinking about their elimination.
The Commanders’ defense is good, but Dallas’ offense is in a superb moment and has what’s needed to give its defense enough of an advantage to control the game against the poor local offense.
Prediction: Cowboys Spread (DAL 30 – WSH 17).
