Giants vs. Cowboys odds, prediction, time, spread: Thursday Night Football picks from NFL model on 42-22-run
By CBS Sports Staff,
24 days ago
The Dallas Cowboys will try to continue their domination over the New York Giants when they meet in an NFC East showdown on Thursday Night Football. Dallas posted 40-0 and 49-17 wins over New York a year ago and have won six in a row in the series. The Cowboys (1-2), who have won the NFC East in two of the past three seasons, will try to snap a two-game losing streak. The Giants (1-2), who beat Cleveland, 21-15 on Sunday, last beat Dallas at home in 2020, a 23-19 decision.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season on an incredible 188-130 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 42-22 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of 2022.
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Quarterback Dak Prescott has dominated the Giants throughout his career. In 13 career starts against New York, Prescott has a rating of 101.6, completing 279 of 436 passes (64%) for 3,433 yards (264.1 per game) and 25 touchdowns against six interceptions. He has completed 74 of 122 passes (60.7%) for 851 yards and four touchdowns this season. He has been intercepted twice and has a rating of 85.8.
Fifth-year veteran wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has also played well against New York in his career. In six games vs. the Giants, he has 38 receptions for 529 yards (13.9 average) and two touchdowns. One of those touchdowns came last year in the Nov. 12 meeting at Dallas. In that game, he caught 11 passes for 151 yards (13.7 average). See which team to pick here .
Why you should back the Giants
New York has a one-two punch at wide receiver. Rookie Malik Nabers leads the team with 23 receptions for 271 yards (11.8 average) and three TDs. He also has six explosive plays of 20 or more yards, including a long of 28 yards. He has 127 yards after the catch with 14 first-down conversions.
Also leading the receiving corps is third-year veteran Wan'Dale Robinson. The former second-round pick has 15 receptions for 123 yards (8.2 average) and one touchdown. He has a long reception of 20 yards with 63 yards after the catch and eight first-down conversions. In Sunday's win at Cleveland, Robinson caught seven passes for 61 yards. See which team to pick here .
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