The OVER has paid out for totals bettors in each of the last five games between the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions as those teams meet in Arlington for a Wild Card Weekend betting matchup on Sunday.
The Cowboys and Lions last met in October 2013, with Detroit winning 31-30 as a 3-point home favorite on the NFL betting lines in that contest. Dallas won the NFC East title this season with a 12-4 record and is riding a four-game SU winning streak. Detroit went 11-5 SU to claim a Wild Card berth.
The Dallas Cowboys opened as -7-point favorites at odds maker shops such as 5Dimes, while the NFL total was set at 48.5 for over under totals betting.
Prediction-scoring formulas run on this game pick a potential 31-24 result in favor of the Cowboys. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NFL matchups here.
Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowboys Odds and Stats.
Dallas battles the Detroit Lions, currently with a 11-5 mark (7-9 ATS). The over under records, important for totals betting, are 9-6-1 for the Cowboys and 5-11 for the Lions. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Dallas vs Detroit injuries news.
Offensively, the game matches up the Dallas Cowboys No. 5-ranked offense (29.19 PPG) against a Detroit Lions defense that ranks No. 3 at 17.62 PPG. The Cowboys passing attack has averaged 235.5 yards per game, more than the Lions give up through the air (231.62 YPG on average).
Defensively, the Detroit Lions feature the league’s No. 4-rated road run defense, allowing 86.63 yards per game. The Dallas Cowboys, meanwhile, ranks No. 5 in rushing offense at home.
Last time out, Matthew Stafford threw for 3 scores and 217 yards in a failed effort to defeat Green Bay at Lambeau Field.
Dallas cruised to victory in its last outing, as they ran up a 44-17 score against Washington at FedExField.