Henry Roldán
The Dallas Cowboys are on their way to another postseason thanks to a superlative performance in recent weeks, with three consecutive victories.
One of those wins came last week against the Colts, a team they crushed 19-54 supported by a stellar performance by their defense, one of the Top-3 in the NFL.
Now with a 9-3 record, the Cowboys not only own the first National Conference wild card, but have a relatively easy two-game span of playing the league’s worst team, the Texans, this week and visiting the Jaguars next week.
After the return of Dak Prescott, the Dallas offense has been incredibly responsive and in the last five games, they have not scored less than 28 points, including three of those with more than 40 and two over 49. In addition, they rank third in points scored, are second in TDs on the ground with 19.1 and have a 73 % success rate when in the red zone.
But the Cowboys’ best, especially before facing one of the worst offenses in the league, is on defense. As mentioned above, they are coming off a historic day against the Colts by forcing five turnovers andare the first team in history to return three fumbles for TDs in a single campaign.
To that we can add that in the last three games they have only conceded 42 total points, they are leaders in catches with 48 and are the third team with the fewest visits to their red zone with just 30 heading into week 14 of action .
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Dallas Cowboys in Week 14 of the 2022 NFL Season
Moneyline (-2000 from BetMGM)
The Cowboys have the highest win share of Week 14 in the NFL thanks to the huge gap between them and the Houston Texas. In addition, Dallas plays at home, where it has a 6-1 record, while Houston has a 1-5 away record.
For this Sunday, Dallas’ defense is more than enough reason to know that there is only one winning team in this game.
Spread (-17.5 from BetMGM)
The Spread line is almost 18 points, something that merits a difference of at least three touchdowns. Three of the Cowboys’ last four wins have been by more than 20 points and conditions are more than optimal for this to happen again.
In addition, this season the Cowboys have a record of 8-4-1 playing against the Spread, while the Texans play the Spread for 4-7-1.
Over/Under (44 from BetMGM)
While we expect the Texans not to score many points this Sunday, let’s remember that the Cowboys in the last five games have not scored less than 28 points, including three of those with more than 40 and two over 49.
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Dallas Cowboys Future Odds
Over/Under wins in the season: Over 12.5 (+120 from BetMGM) / Under 12.5(-145 from BetMGM)
Expectations in Las Vegas with the Cowboys remain for a pretty solid finish to the campaign after winning their last few games against teams with positive records such as the Vikings and Giants and crushing the Colts.
That’s why Dallas’ aspirations depend on the victories they can finish with as visitors, the most affordable of those last three games being the one in Week 15 against the Jaguars. Then, to close the campaign, in weeks 17 and 18, they will visit tough opponents such as Titans and Commanders.
When we move on to home games we can see that Dallas got the job done by beating the Giants and Colts and now they will host the Texans, the worst team in the league, before taking on the Eagles in Week 16. Assuming a loss to Philadelphia, the Cowboys would have to win all their other games to get over the top in Las Vegas.
Cowboys win NFC East (+325 from BetMGM)
Despite their good momentum, the Cowboys have not been able to close the gap against the unstoppable Eagles. The good news is that they have two affordable games before facing them in Week 16, and any slip-up by Philadelphia could be a pivotal clash between the two. With five games left to play, Dallas still has hopes of taking control of the NFC East.
Cowboys win NFC Conference (+280 from BetMGM)
Little by little, the Cowboys have been cutting ground in this section not only because of their great performance in the last few weeks but also because teams that on paper were favorites to win the Conference, such as the Packers or Buccaneers, have been a disappointment. Based on recent results, they are the third favorite in Las Vegas to win the NFC behind the Eagles and 49ers.
Cowboys win Super Bowl (+700 from BetMGM)
The Cowboys have also slowly increased their favoritism to win the Super Bowl and placing themselves in postseason berths already bodes well for them. The Vikings and Philadelphia, San Francisco and the Vikings themselves have some tough challenges ahead of them before they have to face the AFC powerhouses in a supposedly decisive game.
Micah Parsons wins the DPOY (-1400 from BetMGM)
In Las Vegas, with six weeks left in the NFL regular round, there is already a clear winner for the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year award – Micah Parsons.
Despite losing ground a couple of weeks ago, the Cowboys linebacker has catapulted his candidacy with four catches in the last three games to move within 2.5 of category leader Nick Bosa with a total of 12.0.
Parsons is just one catch shy of matching the 13.0 catches that earned him Defensive Rookie of the Year last season and also has 12 tackles for loss of yardage, the seventh-best figure in the league.
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