First look: Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers odds and lines, Defending champs open as heavy favorites

Looking at Thursday’s Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 1 NFL odds, lines and trends. Here’s what you need to know.

The Dallas Cowboys visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the regular-season opener Thursday. Kickoff at Raymond James Stadium is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Cowboys at Buccaneers odds and lines; check back for our NFL picks and predictions.

The big question for the Cowboys heading into the 2021 regular season is how healthy QB Dak Prescott is after a gruesome lower-leg injury ended his 2020 campaign prematurely. The Dallas offense could be quite prolific if he is back to his pre-injury form. Dallas finished the pre-season 0-4 SU/ATS with a 1-3 O/U mark.

The defending Super Bowl champion Buccaneers have all 11 starters back on offense. Tampa Bay was the league’s second-best passing team with 289.1 yards per game in 2020 and they were seventh in total offense with 384.1 yards per game. The Bucs finished the pre-season 1-2 SU/ATS and with a 2-1 O/U mark.

Cowboys at Buccaneers odds, spread and line

Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 11:38 a.m. ET.

  • Money line: Cowboys +265 (bet $100 to win $265) | Buccaneers -350 (bet $350 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Cowboys +7.5, -112 (bet $112 to win $100) | Buccaneers -7.5, -108 (bet $108 to win $100)
  • Total (O/U): 52.5, Over -108 (bet $108 to win $100) | Under -112 (bet $112 to win $100)

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2020 betting stats (regular season):

  • ML: Cowboys 6-10-0 | Buccaneers 11-5-0
  • ATS: Cowboys 5-11-0 | Buccaneers 9-7-0
  • O/U: Cowboys 9-7-0 | Buccaneers 9-7-0

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Cowboys at Buccaneers head-to-head

These teams haven’t met since Week 16 of the 2018 regular season. The Cowboys won 27-20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, narrowly missing a cover as 7.5-point favorites while the Under (48) just came in. Prescott threw for 161 yards and a touchdown while also running for a score that afternoon.

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