The Atlanta Falcons (0-1) will play the Dallas Cowboys (0-1) Sunday of Week 2 in the Cowboys’ home opener at AT&T Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET as both teams seek their first win of the 2020 NFL season. Below, we preview the Falcons-Cowboys betting odds and lines and make our NFL picks and best bets.
Falcons at Cowboys betting odds and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 5:30 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Falcons +175 (bet $100, win $175) | Cowboys -209 (Bet $209, win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Falcons +4 (-110) | Cowboys -4 (-110)
- Over/Under: 52.5 (O: -110, U: -110)
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Falcons at Cowboys game notes
- The Falcons suffered a 38-25 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in their home opener in Week 1. The Cowboys lost 20-17 on the road against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday Night Football.
- The Cowboys beat the Falcons 22-19 in Atlanta in their last head-to-head meeting in 2018. Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on 23 attempts.
- Both teams started the 2020 season 0-1 against the spread. The Falcons closed as 1-point home favorites, the Cowboys were 1-point underdogs on the road.
- Falcons QB Matt Ryan threw for a league-high 450 yards last week. WRs Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley and Russell Gage each had at least 114 yards. The Cowboys gave up 275 passing yards to Rams QB Jared Goff last week.
- The Falcons surrendered 299 passing yards against the Seahawks and QB Russell Wilson last week. The Cowboys gave up 153 yards on the ground against the Rams.
- Dallas is plus-1 in turnover differential; Atlanta is minus-2.
Falcons at Cowboys key injuries
Falcons
- CB Kendall Sheffield (foot) questionable
- OT Jake Matthews (knee) questionable
- DE Charles Harris (ankle) questionable
Cowboys
- TE Blake Jarwin (knee) out
- LB Leighton Vander Esch (collarbone) out
Falcons at Cowboys: Odds, betting lines, picks and prediction
Prediction
Cowboys 30, Falcons 28
Money line (?)
The COWBOYS (-209) will play in front of an undetermined number of fans in their home opener after both teams played in an empty stadium last week. The Falcons (+175) were an adequate 4-4 on the road last season while the Cowboys were 5-3 at home.
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott completed 25 of 39 pass attempts for 266 yards and one score last week, but he’ll have an easier time at home against the Falcons’ porous secondary.
Expect the COWBOYS (-209) to get one more stop than the Falcons and win in an expected shootout.
Against the Spread (?)
Back the FALCONS +4 (-110) in the battle of elite offenses. Ryan has plenty of options at his disposal in Jones, Ridley, Gage and TE Hayden Hurst, and RB Todd Gurley impressed in his debut last week.
The Cowboys have their own trio of pass-catchers in Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup and rookie CeeDee Lamb, and Elliott is certainly the better of the two running backs. Look for Dallas to lean on the run game late in the contest to protect a lead.
Over/Under (?)
The OVER 52.5 (-110) is the suggested play on what’s tied for the highest projected total of the week. The Falcons soared over their projection with the Seahawks last week, largely due to poor defensive play. Expect more of the same as the Cowboys offense gets rolling under new head coach Mike McCarthy.
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Also see:
- 20 things to watch in Falcons’ Week 2 matchup with Cowboys (Falcons Wire)
- The most important Week 2 stat for each NFC East team: Cowboys’ is 41.7% (Cowboys Wire)
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