News: BTB: Packers at Cowboys expert picks: First team to 30 points wins?

[NewsBot]

A sampling of picks made for the Packers @ Cowboys game suggests everybody and their uncle expects a shootout in Dallas. We'll see about that.

The Packers offense will have lots of opportunities against the Cowboys defense, just as the Cowboys offense will have lots of opportunities against the Packers defense. Which means we could be in for a high-scoring contest.

Accordingly, the over/under for the game is set at a relatively high 52.5, the highest value of the weekend. Out of the eight experts who predict a score below, six are taking the over, and expect the combined score in Sunday's game to exceed the 52.5.

Of course, all of this just makes it more likely that the exact opposite will happen, and that the game will be a low-scoring nailbiter. Such is the way of expert predictions with regards to the Dallas Cowboys.

Let's take a look at what our panel of prominent pigskin pundits predict for the game:

Miami Herald (Cote): Cowboys 30, Packers 27

These are two of NFL's most storied franchises, and when they last met, in the 2016 playoffs, Green Bay won a thriller, 34-31, in Dallas – the second time in three years the Pack had ousted the 'Boys from the postseason. Revenge time? I think so. As much as I always hesitate to pick against Aaron Rodgers, anywhere, I like Dallas at home behind that stout offensive front, which I see finally paving the way to a breakout game from Ezekiel Elliott, who has disappointed with a pedestrian 3.6 rushing average thus far. And Dak Prescott has 109.6 rating in past seven home games. Cowboys D will miss injured linebacker Sean Lee, but 'Boys bring a bit more desperation here as season makes its turn from first quarter to second.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Dulac): Cowboys 34 - Packers 31

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[jobberone]

Might take 35+ to win this one maybe even 40+. Going to be a fun game to watch with lots of nail biting and angst.

I expect a meltdown early unless we get up 2 scores early and stay there.

 

[CowboyStar88]

More like Dallas will quit playing at 30 points

 

[Deep_Freeze]

Might take 35+ to win this one maybe even 40+. Going to be a fun game to watch with lots of nail biting and angst.

I expect a meltdown early unless we get up 2 scores early and stay there.

Don't want to see us lose this game going into the bye week, especially badly.

I'm sure this would be a fun place to be at that point for the next couple of weeks.

Or not.

 

[Aven8]

More like Dallas will quit playing at 30 points

That's a very good point. I've noticed that seems to happen a lot with JG coached teams.

 

[CCBoy]

My old rule of thumb...first to thirty-five, wins.

Let's go for the Cowboys offense going strong for an entire game. The defense will have a few acorns found, if nothing more.

 

[haleyrules]

Well, all l can add is the Gameday thread will be entertaining, to say the least.

 

[jobberone]

Don't want to see us lose this game going into the bye week, especially badly.

I'm sure this would be a fun place to be at that point for the next couple of weeks.

Or not.

Yeah, this will be a tough loss.