After an undistinguished offseason, the Dallas Cowboys flew out of the chute in its opener, bludgeoning a Cleveland team that was supposed to be good.
It served as a reminder that Dallas’ roster has talent, and now they can try to turn that into some tangible momentum with a Week 2 home game against New Orleans.
The Saints were not supposed to be particularly good this year, but they looked tremendous in routing a terrible Carolina team that may be the worst in the league.
What Dallas has going for it is a suddenly big home-field advantage. The Cowboys have a 15-game winning streak at AT&T Stadium, the longest active home winning streak in the league. Dallas is a 6 1/2-point favorite, so they are favored by significantly more than home field.
The line: Cowboys 26, Saints 20
Dallas is a 6 1/2-point favorite. An over-under of 45.5 implies a score of Dallas winning 26-20 or 25-20.
Bookies.com: Bet the over in Saints vs Cowboys NFL Week 1 game
Bill Speros writes: “This is the Fox game of the week. Tom Brady returns to the booth and looks to improve on his spotty performance in Week 1. The Cowboys demolished the Browns in Week 1 after Dak Prescott got his record $240 million deal. They were also a solid 6-3 ATS at home last season, covering an average line of 8.9 points. The Cowboys need to show off at home whenever they can, as they will do here. But this number is moving in the wrong direction. It’s now 7 points after opening at 5.5. The over here is solid play given how both offenses performed in Week 1.”
Sports Betting Dime: Cowboys 24.6, Saints 16.7
Sports Betting Dime’s formula predicts the Cowboys will beat the Saints.
ESPN: Cowboys have a 65.6% chance to beat Saints on Sunday
ESPN.com gives the Saints a 34.1% shot at winning the NFL Week 2 game.