Cowboys open 5.5-6.0 pt favs

[dbair1967]

Everybody should have jumped on that 2.5-3.0 line a month ago.

Regardless, I believe we'll cover the 6.0 easily this weekend.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Everybody should have jumped on that 2.5-3.0 line a month ago.

Regardless, I believe we'll cover the 6.0 easily this weekend.

No excuse to lose to the freaking Bucs, none.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Yeah, the line was 3 points, and has grown everytime I looked at it.

I fully expect it to be around 8 before kick off.

We win this game by 10, easily.

 

[TheCount]

I think the odds have more to do with gambling than actual football games, all they care about is inducing people to bet.

 

[Hypnotoad]

I think the odds have more to do with gambling than actual football games, all they care about is inducing people to bet.

If you ignore the point spread and just view it as who vegas says is the winner, the likelihood that they are correct is somewhere near the high 70s (78% etc). That is better than most pickem players, analysts, or simulations. They do a real good job taking the bias out of things and quick to adjust to how a team truly is that year.

Here are the remaining spreads (source USA today):

HOME TEAM in caps
1st column is winner
2nd column is point spread
3rd column is loser
4th column is total points for game

 

[Doomsday101]

Clearly this is a game Dallas should win but Tampa at home should not be taken lightly. Fans can but hopefully the Cowboys know better. While Tampa offense has a lot of question mark the Tampa defense is still one of the better defenses out there and have a very physical secondary.

 

[big dog cowboy]

We need to jump on them early and not let them hang around making it a closer game than it should be. I'd like to see a blowout just so we could get some confidence heading into the G-Men game.

 

[Doomsday101]

We need to jump on them early and not let them hang around making it a closer game than it should be. I'd like to see a blowout just so we could get some confidence heading into the G-Men game.

I agree. Dallas needs to jump on Tampa then show the killer instinct and put them away don't let Tampa hang around.

 

[TheCount]

If you ignore the point spread and just view it as who vegas says is the winner, the likelihood that they are correct is somewhere near the high 70s (78% etc). That is better than most pickem players, analysts, or simulations. They do a real good job taking the bias out of things and quick to adjust to how a team truly is that year.

Here are the remaining spreads (source USA today):

HOME TEAM in caps
1st column is winner
2nd column is point spread
3rd column is loser
4th column is total points for game

If it were that simple, they'd be bankrupt.