Twitter: Cowboys open as 9.5 point favorites against Tampa Bay

[ScipioCowboy]

Odd. The Bucs have been in every game. Only their first game was decided by more than a score, and it was close until the end.

Edit: I’m wrong. Their first game was one score as well.

 

[stiletto]

The only thing our Defense can guarantee is making the opposing QB look amazing, pretty much.

 

[gimmesix]

I can't understand why anyone would ever bet on this team.

 

[goshann]

We better win. We follow it up with the Packers and Eagles. We could easily be 4-4 after at the half.

Neither of those teams is good

 

[AbeBeta]

Absolutely not. Baker not playing is a big factor but that isn’t even 6 pts

Baker not playing makes that team stink

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

We better win. We follow it up with the Packers and Eagles. We could easily be 4-4 after at the half.

Packers and Eagles are hardly good teams

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

This should be the easiest game of the year.

 

[big dog cowboy]

The only thing our Defense can guarantee is making the opposing QB look amazing, pretty much.

If we do that Thursday, it will be brutal in here Friday.

 

[basel90]

Makes sense since Baker Mayfield is out. He would carve up the secondary better than Houston did

 

[slick325]

Thursday night games are always strange games. The short week somehow levels the playing field between the two teams playing that night.

Bad teams generally make the TNF games competitive. These games recently rarely play out how folks expect.

Dallas better not believe the "press clippings" or the Vegas line. They are a 2-2 team, barely. They have no right to over look any team. They better handle their business on Thursday night, no matter the spread.

 

[Hawkeye19]

How much of that 9.5 is there because it's a short week and we're at home? Being at home on a short week is worth about 6 points, right?

100%

And TB being down their starting QB is a huge factor as well.

Hopefully we get some injured guys back this week and ride the momentum from yesterday’s victory to a big W on Thursday

 

[plymkr]

Dont take the cheese cowboys

Bingo. I personally hate it when we’re favored, especially by a lot.

 

[plymkr]

Thursday night games are always strange games. The short week somehow levels the playing field between the two teams playing that night.

Bad teams generally make the TNF games competitive. These games recently rarely play out how folks expect.

Dallas better not believe the "press clippings" or the Vegas line. They are a 2-2 team, barely. They have no right to over look any team. They better handle their business on Thursday night, no matter the spread.

Dallas in the past have been victims to their own press clippings and TNF is weird. I just want an ugly win, or a pretty win IDC, and then enjoy the mini bye and get rested up.

I’m a little nervous about this game due to playing in Rio, then Houston and then a short week. I’m looking forward to the rest after the game to get healthy but this scares me. It helps they are also beat up as well.