The San Francisco 49ers (10-7) visit the Dallas Cowboys (12-5) Sunday in an NFC Wild Card tilt for a 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff from AT&T Stadium. Below, we look at the 49ers vs. Cowboys odds and lines, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.
The 49ers punched their ticket to the playoffs with a 27-24 overtime win at the Los Angeles Rams in Week 18, stunning their division rivals on the road. San Francisco won four of their last five games and seven of their last nine after starting the season 3-5. The 49ers are a well-balanced team with a steady offense and a defense that allowed the third-fewest yards (310.0 per game) in the NFL. In eight of their last nine games, the 49ers scored at least 23 points and gained at least 400 yards three times in that span.
The Cowboys finished the regular season as the league’s top offense in terms of points (31.2) and yards (407.0) per game. However, they suffered disappointing losses to the Cardinals, Raiders and Broncos in the second half of the season, raising questions about whether the Cowboys can keep up with the better teams in the playoffs.
Also see: Wild Card Weekend picks and predictions
49ers at Cowboys odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: 49ers +133 (bet $100 to win $133) | Cowboys -165 (bet $165 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): 49ers +3.5 (-125) | Cowboys -3.5 (+102)
- Over/Under (O/U): 50.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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49ers at Cowboys key injuries
49ers
- LB Azeez Al-Shaair (knee) questionable
- LB Marcell Harris (Achilles) questionable
- CB Talanoa Hufanga (knee) questionable
- P Mitch Wishnowsky (concussion) questionable
Cowboys
- LB Keanu Neal (chest/elbow) out
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49ers at Cowboys odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Cowboys 31, 49ers 24
Money line
BET COWBOYS (-165).
Coming off their win over the Rams – a game they probably should’ve lost after falling behind 17-0 – the odds are a little bit juiced for the 49ers. This isn’t to say San Francisco is a bad team, but Dallas isn’t a good matchup for head coach Kyle Shanahan’s team.
Unless the 49ers can pressure Cowboys QB Dak Prescott consistently without blitzing, and the offense can move the ball on the ground, San Francisco is going to be left behind by the Dallas offense.
At -165, Dallas’ money line offers fair value, too. Back the COWBOYS (-165).
Against the spread
TAKE THE COWBOYS -3.5 (+102).
No team was better against the spread this season than Dallas. The Cowboys went 13-4 ATS, four games better than the 49ers’ 9-8 ATS record. As concerning as their late loss to the depleted Cardinals was in Week 17, the Cowboys covered the spread in five of their last six games. So, Dallas is peaking at the right time.
After trouncing the Eagles’ backups with a 51-26 win in Week 18, the Cowboys seem to have found a groove offensively. Back the COWBOYS -3.5 (+102) to cover.
Over/Under
Back the OVER 50.5 (-115).
Dallas runs hot and cold on defense, allowing some big plays but also applying constant pressure to the opposing quarterback with LB Micah Parsons, DE DeMarcus Lawrence and DE Randy Gregory. I could see the Cowboys scoring a defensive touchdown in this one on a mistake by 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo, which makes me like Over even more.
The 49ers are going to move the ball, too, given Dallas’ issues against the run. It’s a big number, but BET THE OVER 50.5 (-115).
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