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The Seattle Seahawks travel to the Lone Star State to take on the Dallas Cowboys in one of the NFC’s Wildcard games on Saturday at the AT&T Stadium.
This is the second meeting between these two teams this season as the Seahawks beat the Cowboys 24-13 last September 23, 2018 in Seattle.
Catching Fire Down The Stretch
The Seattle Seahawks caught fire down the stretch, winning six out of their last seven games played to finish with a 10-6 record which was good enough to earn them the 5th seed in the NFC playoffs. The Seahawks have a chance to advance by knocking off the Cowboys on Saturday.
Russell Wilson has completed 65.6% of his passes and has thrown for a total of 3,448 passing yards with 35 touchdowns and just seven interceptions. Chris Carson has rushed for 1,151 yards and has scored 9 rushing touchdowns while Tyler Lockett hauled down a total of 57 passes for a total of 945 receiving yards with 9 touchdown passes caught.
Seattle Seahawks vs Dallas Cowboys 1/5/19
Moneyline Odds: Seahawks +117, Cowboys -137
Odds from betonline.ag as of 1/3/18
Winning The NFC East Division Title
The Dallas Cowboys also finished the season with a 10-6 record and they punched their way to the postseason by winning the NFC East Division championship. Like the Seahawks, the Cowboys finished their season strong by winning seven out of their last eight games overall.
Dak Prescott threw for a total of 3,885 passing yards with 22 touchdowns and 8 interceptions while completing 67.7% of his passes. Prescott has also rushed for a total of 305 yards with six touchdowns. Ezekiel Elliott was the man in charge of the ground game with 1,434 rushing yards and six touchdowns scored. Amari Cooper had 725 receiving yards and 6 touchdown passes caught.
Who Wins?
Seattle is 6-1 SU in their last seven games played. The Seahawks are 4-2 SU in their last six road games. Dallas is 7-1 SU in their last eight games played and the Cowboys are 7-1 SU in their last eight games played at home. Head to head, the Seahawks are 6-4 SU in their last 10 meetings.
These are two of the hottest teams in the NFL during the last two months of the season. Seattle leads the NFL in rushing yards per game at 160 and without doubt, this can limit the number of possessions that the Cowboys can get out of this one. The Seahawks have been good at the red zone on both ends of the field. Dallas hasn’t been as good with their red zone offense and against the Seahawks, they can’t settle for field goals and that puts the pressure on Prescott and his offense.
No question Dallas has scored better at home and are very solid at home this season. But when you come to think of it, Dallas has only two playoff wins in the last 20 seasons and you can argue that the law of averages are soon going to catch up with them and they are going to start winning soon. But Seattle has as many playoff wins since 2015 as Dallas has in the past two decades. Russell Wilson and the Seahawks have been here before and more than home field advantage, it’s experience that usually matters most in the playoffs. I’ll take the plus money here and roll with the road team.
We’re picking the Seattle Seahawks to beat the Dallas Cowboys on 1/5/19.
Other Bets To Make
The Seahawks are 4-2 ATS in their last six games played and 4-1 ATS in their last five games on the road. The Cowboys are 6-1-1 ATS in their last eight games played and 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games played at home. Head to head, the Cowboys are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 meetings.
Seattle Seahawks vs Dallas Cowboys 1/5/19
Spread Odds: Seahawks + 2 (-110), Cowboys -2 (-110)
Odds from betonline.ag as of 1/3/18
Seattle has shone when the lights are brightest. The Seahawks are 5-0 ATS in their last five games as underdogs in a prime-time games and are also 25-6-4 in their last 35 night games played. They are also 12-3 ATS in their last 15 primetime games against teams with winning records. You can’t overlook home field advantage, especially in the playoffs but Russell Wilson and the Seahawks have been here before and are 4-1 ATS in their last five wildcard games. Dallas meanwhile is 1-4 ATS in their last five home playoff games and 1-5 ATS in their previous six January games.
Prediction: Seahawks +2
The total has gone over in seven out of the last eight games played by Seattle with an average combined score of 53.8 points per game and the over is also 5-2 in the last seven home games played by the Cowboys with an average combined score of 45.2 points per game.
Seattle Seahawks vs Dallas Cowboys 1/5/19
Over/Under Odds: Over 43 -105, Under 43 -115
Odds from betonline.ag as of 1/3/18
The over is also 4-1 in the Seattle’s last five games after an ATS loss. The Seahawks have scored 20 or more points per game since Week 9 and the Cowboys’ offense has averaged 25 points per game at home. These teams love to run and play good defense but I think 43 is a low total these teams can cover.
Prediction: Over 43
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