It\u2019s a matchup between two teams who put up big numbers in Week 1. The Saints dismantled<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the hapless Panthers scoring 47 points while the Cowboys went into Cleveland and racked up<\/p>\n\n\n\n
33 points against one of the elite defenses in the league. Now the teams collide in what could<\/p>\n\n\n\n
be a wild shootout in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cowboys<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Cowboys were underdogs in Cleveland but the defense really took care of business<\/p>\n\n\n\n recording 2 interceptions, 6 sacks and creating a fumble. Dak Prescott didn\u2019t have to be great,<\/p>\n\n\n\n completing 19 of 32 passes for 179 yards with a TD while the ground game racked up just over<\/p>\n\n\n\n 100 yards in the win. Dallas should be rocking for the home opener and we could see the<\/p>\n\n\n\n offense even more effective, indoors, at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Saints<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s not get too excited over the Saints huge win. Sure, they put up 47 points and QB Derek<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carr threw for 200 yards and 3 TDs, leading a strong offensive performance. And yes, Alvin<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kamara contributed with more than 100 total yards and a TD. And the defense was just as<\/p>\n\n\n\n impressive, three turnovers and held Carolina to just 58 rushing yards. But remember, they<\/p>\n\n\n\n were playing the Panthers, possibly the worst team in football. Still, we\u2019ll give the Saints credit<\/p>\n\n\n\n but they\u2019ll need to play mistake free against the Cowboys if they have a real shot of pulling off<\/p>\n\n\n\n the upset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prop Plays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CeeDee Lamb: Over 86.5 Receiving Yards (-118)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fresh off a four-year, $136M deal, CeeDee Lamb was rather quiet in Week 1, just five catches<\/p>\n\n\n\n for 61 yards. Expect him to find more space in the Saints secondary and Dak Prescott, who<\/p>\n\n\n\n didn\u2019t need to throw much in Cleveland as the defense stepped up its game, should be ready for<\/p>\n\n\n\n an air attack at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alvin Kamara: Over 49.5 Rushing Yards (-118)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Alvin Kamara had some success against Carolina with 15 carries for 83 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He looks like he\u2019s returning to his form of a couple of years ago and establishing the run game<\/p>\n\n\n\n isn\u2019t a bad thing for the Saints as they\u2019d want to keep the Cowboys offense on the sidelines. As<\/p>\n\n\n\n long as New Orleans doesn\u2019t fall behind early, Kamara should get lots of touches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Game Betting Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Saints +6.5 (-105)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cowboys -6.5 (-115)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Total: 45.5<\/p>\n\n\n\n Saints vs. Cowboys head-to-head<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cowboys beat the Saints 27-17 in New Orleans in 2021 but are just 4-6 in their last 10 meetings<\/p>\n\n\n\n dating back to 2006. Each team has covered the spread five times in those games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recent Trends<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dallas 8-0 at home last year, covering the spread six times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Cowboys were 10-7 ATS in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n New Orleans went 6-10-1 ATS last year<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Saints were 3-5-1 ATS and 4-5 SU on the road last season<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s a matchup between two teams who put up big numbers in Week 1. The Saints dismantled the hapless Panthers…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":24055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[146],"class_list":["post-25313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-nfl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t