The Philadelphia Eagles enter the final game of their “gauntlet” after three games in a row against the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, and San Francisco 49ers. The Dallas Cowboys have won four games in a row since their loss in Philadelphia back in Week 9, but will they even the season series tonight? We break it down in our Eagles vs. Cowboys predictions.
Eagles vs. Cowboys Betting Lines
The Eagles vs. Cowboys odds are similar to what they were back in Philadelphia a few weeks ago, as the home team has been a 3.5-point favorite in both contests.
In a week featuring an abundance of low totals, this is the only one of at least 50 points, but for good reason. The Over has hit in four of the Eagles’ last five games. Meanwhile, the Cowboys are averaging more than 40 PPG at home.
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- Spread
Cowboys -3.5 - Moneyline
Eagles +155, Cowboys -185 - Total
51.5
Eagles vs. Cowboys Predictions
Bearman: The Eagles got smacked around at home by the Niners, and the Cowboys continued to roll, so we have the ‘Boys favored by 3.5. Makes sense, but the old adage of “I’ll believe it when I see it” is in play with the Cowboys here.
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Much like the Dolphins over in the AFC, the Cowboys have only beaten up bad teams, while the Eagles have proven time and time again (except for last week) that they are up for the big time. I am going to take the nice 3.5 here as the Eagles put away the division.
Pick: Eagles +3.5 (-110 at ESPN BET)
Blewis: The Cowboys are averaging over 40 points per game at home and are facing an Eagles defense that they gained 406 yards of offense on the last time they played just a few weeks ago. While they did score 23 points, Dallas got stopped inside Philadelphia’s 5-yard line twice in a five-point loss.
While I think the Cowboys’ offense will put up a lot of points here, I’m also high on this matchup for that side of the ball for Philly. As impressive as this Dallas defense is, they’re definitely exploitable. We saw that last week when they gave up 35 points to the Seahawks.
But for the Eagles, they’ll be getting Dallas Goedert back, which is a huge boost for their offense. Jalen Hurts has missed his third favorite target, as he hasn’t had anyone else to throw to besides A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.
It’s the highest total of the week and also on prime time, but I like the Over.
Pick: Over 51.5 (-110 at ESPN BET)
Katz: A few weeks ago, the Cowboys decided to completely abandon the run. Over the past month or so, they lead the NFL in neutral game-script pass rate. On the season, they have a 63% neutral game-script pass rate, third in the league. All the Cowboys do is throw the ball.
When the Cowboys last played the Eagles, it was a close, hard-fought loss. Dak Prescott attempted 44 passes. Tony Pollard handled just 12 carries. The Eagles are a massive pass-funnel defense. They have the worst pass defense in the league but are quite good against the run.
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The Cowboys simply aren’t going to force-feed Pollard carries for the sake of doing so. Passing has been working. It is how you beat the Eagles. As a result, Pollard should once again be limited to 10-12 carries.
Pick: Tony Pollard Under 14.5 rush attempts (+100 at BetMGM)
Soppe: The Cowboys’ defense can get to the quarterback and own the ninth-lowest opponent aDOT this season, making this short passing game very important for Philadelphia in this spot.
Enter Goedert, the Pro Bowl tight end who was injured when these teams last met. The Eagles opted not to put him on injured reserve, indicating that they had this game circled for his return from the jump (had he been placed on IR, he would have been ineligible to play in this potentially season-altering game).
His aDOT is less than half of either starting Philadelphia receiver, and he pulled in at least four passes in four straight games (and in six of seven) prior to getting dinged up.
Pick: Dallas Goedert Over 3.5 receptions (+100 at DraftKings)
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