Dallas won just four games last year, a season which saw Tony Romo injured for the better part of it. Things were supposed to be different this year with Romo back at the helm, but he did not make it out of the gate as he was injured in preseason and out once again. QB Dak Prescott, drafted in the fourth round, was supposed to be gaining valuable experience watching Romo work, but he has become the default starter, and got solid reviews in exhibition games. Washington missed early opportunities against Pittsburgh, and paid the price in an uncompetitive 38-16 loss at home. They are now looking down the barrel at 0-2, and Kirk Cousins is 0-2 in Washington against Dallas, throwing just one TD pass in the two games. Dallas will likely follow the blueprint left behind by Pittsburgh, who at times dropped eight men into coverage, daring the Skins to run, which they had little success doing. They attempted just 12 rushes as they found themselves playing from behind. The Dallas defense, much maligned a season ago, held a high-powered NY offense to just 316 total yards, and have less to defend here. Washington has just not been a good home team in a long time at just 37-65 ATS here in their last 102. Back the Cowboys.
This pick was released to clients on September 15, 2023 at 11:17AM ET.
NFL
Dallas at Washington
September 18, 2016
1:00 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Dallas +3 (-115) (risk 1.5 to return 2.8)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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