The Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos face off in their preseason opener Saturday night. Kickoff is at 9 p.m. ET at Empower Field at Mile High and the game will air on NFL Network. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Cowboys vs. Broncos odds, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.
The Cowboys went 12-5 in the regular season in 2021 and won the NFC East, but lost their 1st-round playoff matchup to the San Francisco 49ers. They come back in 2022 as the favorites to win the East again with Dak Prescott at quarterback but without WR Amari Cooper, whom they traded to the Cleveland Browns.
Denver went 7-10 and missed the postseason, but has high hopes in 2022 in the AFC West after acquiring Russell Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks.
Cowboys at Broncos nickname odds
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 4:52 p.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Cowboys +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Broncos -175 (bet $175 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Cowboys +3.5 (-108) | Broncos -3.5 (-112)
- Over/Under (O/U): 31.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Cowboys at Broncos and predictions
Prediction
Cowboys 23, Broncos 20
Money line
The Cowboys went 0-4 in last year’s preseason. The Broncos went 3-0. The Cowboys were a playoff team and the Broncos were not.
That doesn’t mean anything now.
Preseason contests are truly tossups. Players who barely make teams and players who don’t end up on NFL roster are on the field when games are decided in the preseason.
So when it comes to the best bet, go with the value. Take the COWBOYS (+140).
Against the spread
The Cowboys lost 3 of 4 last preseason by 6 or more points. The Broncos won all 3 of their games in the preseason by at least 5 points.
However, because of the volatility in preseason contests, I stay far from the spread. PASS.
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Over/Under
Three of the Cowboys’ 4 preseason games last year had at least 34 points.
The Broncos scored 30 or more twice last preseason.
Take OVER 31.5 (-110).
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