The Dallas Cowboys will not have time to lick their wounds, nor will the New York Giants have time to celebrate their first win. After playing on Sunday, the two teams will have to prep on an accelerated schedule as they are aligned to square off on Thursday Night Football to kick off Week 4.
The Cowboys might be happy to be able to get on the road, as the home schedule has not been kind to them. Dallas opened up the season with a dominant road win over Cleveland but has been dominated two weeks in a row at AT&T Stadium. The Giants started with a home loss, then split back-to-back road games. For the Cowboys, this will kick off their NFC East slate of six games, while the Giants have already lost to the Washington Commanders and are at risk of falling to 1-2 in the division.
Here’s a look at how BetMGM sees the matchup early on in the week.
Relying on Bet MGM’s odds, the Cowboys are road favorites. Many people feel that home-field advantage is an automatic three points before a spread is adjusted for the quality of the team. That isn’t always the case. Based on historical trends, some team’s home-field advantage is adjusted up or down.
When reading spreads, the team that is favored is referred to as “giving points.” The Cowboys are 5.5-point favorites, so in order to win a bet Dallas has to win by at least six points.
The Giants are referred to as +5.5.
The Giants were +1 home underdogs in their opener and lost to the Minnesota VIkings by 22. They were +1.5 road underdogs in Week 2 to the Washington Commanders and lost by 3. They were +6.5 road underdogs in Week 3 to the Cleveland Browns and won by six. The Giants are 1-2 against the spread.
The Cowboys were +1 road underdogs in their opener and beat the Browns by 16. They were 6.5-point favorites at home over the Saints and lost by 25. On Sunday, Dallas was +1.5 and lost by three. The Cowboys are 1-2 against the spread.
The Over/Under is the guesstimate of the total amount of points to be scored by both teams.
For instance if the final score of Thursday’s game ends up being 23-20, then an Under bet would win because 43 total points were scored. If the final score was 24-20, then the Over bet would win based on a total of 44 points being scored.
The Giants have been under in each of their three games. Week 1 was set at 42 but the combined total was 34. Week 2 was set for 43 and the combined score was 39. Week 3 was set for 38 and still they couldn’t reach it, with the Giants and Browns combining for 36 points.
As for Dallas, they’ve blown the O/Us out of the water. Week 1 was expected to be a defensive struggle, but they and the Browns combined for 50 points, 8.5 above the 41.5 water level. In Week two the O/U was set for 47 and the teams combined for 63 total points. In Week 3 the O/U was 47.5 and Dallas and Baltimore combined for 53 points.
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The Money Line is a simple win-or-lose bet. If someone thinks one team will win, but they don’t want to give or take any points, they bet on them “straight up.” Dallas’ moneyline is -225. The Giants’ moneyline is +185.
If someone bets on a favorite the ML will be negative, an underdog, positive. All bets are spoken of in terms of wagering an even $100.
A bet of $225 on Dallas to win outright would result in getting that back, plus winning an additional $100.
If someone were to wager $100 on the Giants, then they would get their $100 back, plus $185 in profit.