Dallas Cowboys At Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Week 1: Key Facts, Stats

The Dallas Cowboys visit the reigning Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium Thursday to open the 2021 NFL season.

The Buccaneers are favored to win, with the current consensus line being 6.5 points. Go to Tipico Sportsbook for the most updated odds. The Cowboys were 5-11-0 ATS last season, while the Buccaneers went 11-8-1.

The Over/Under line for total points is 51, which means the implied expected score for the game is 29-22 Tampa Bay.

The Cowboys had a 9-7-0 O/U record last season (meaning nine games went Over the total points line and seven went under). The Buccaneers had an 11-9-0 O/U record last season.

Offensive/Defensive Splits

Points For

The Cowboys scored 24.7 points per game last season (17th in the league). Comparatively, the Buccaneers averaged +6.1 more at 30.8 points (3rd).

Points Against

Defensively, the Cowboys conceded a whopping 29.6 points per game last season (28th in the league), while the Buccaneers gave up an average of 22.2 points (8th).

Yards For

With an average of 371.8, the Cowboys ranked 14th in the league for total yards per game last season. Comparatively, the Buccaneers ranked 7th with 384.1 yards per game.

Yards Against

The Cowboys allowed 386.4 per game last season (23rd in the league). The Buccaneers, who allowed an average of 327.1 (6th).

Prop Bets

First Touchdown

Dallas scores first TD: +165

Tampa Bay scores first TD: -185

The Cowboys recorded the first touchdown in four of their 16 games last season.
The Buccaneers recorded the first touchdown in 11 of their 20 games last season.

First Scoring Play

Dallas FG: +700

Tampa Bay FG: +500

Dallas TD: +150

Tampa Bay TD: -130