NFL Odds Week 2: Can The Cowboys Cover The Spread In San Francisco?

Lost in all the hubbub over Tony Romo’s little meltdown against the Jets last Sunday was the fact the Cowboys controlled a tough New York for three quarters. And lost in all the hubbub of San Francisco’s ‘big’ 33-17 win against Seattle and those two touchdown returns by Ted Ginn was the fact that the score was 19-17 late in the game.

So when Week 2 rolled around and Dallas opened as just 3-point underdogs, many scrambled to get their action down. [ And many will scramble to get their picks down in the new OddsShark football contest which starts off this weekend - $4,000 in prizes, free to play, pick winners, build the biggest bankroll. ]

“I’m in a survivor pool and have Dallas this week and I might have made a tiny wager of them as well at -3,” says Mike Pickett, NFL analyst at SB Nation’s odds partner OddsShark.com. “All the momentum and recent form points to a Dallas rout here.”

True the Cowboys will be hungry to rebound from a troubling loss and hungry to win in their second straight road game. True the Seahawks may be complacent after their division win and maybe not quite as hungry against a non-division foe in their second straight home game.

But there are plenty of historical trends pointing to a Cowboy cover and an OVER play.
- The Cowboys are 7-1 ATS past 8 September road games
- Past 5 meetings since 2000 all played OVER total
- The Cowboys 5-0 ATS past 5 games as underdog
- The Cowboys 7-1 to the OVER past 8 a favorite
- The 49ers are 4-16 SU past 20 games as underdog

There are plenty of one-sided trends in Week 2 (Eagles 10-1-1 ATS past 12 vs Atlanta, Miami has never beaten Houston, the Jaguars are 6-0 ATS past 7 vs Jets and the Panthers are 0-10 SU, 1-9 ATS past 10 games as an underdog) but this game has the attention of bettors and voters at OddsShark.com, where 71% were on the Cowboys earlier Friday.

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Cardinals +4 @ Redskins -4 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 63% on Redskins

Washington 9-1 SU, 7-3 ATS past 10 vs Cardinals.

Ravens -6 @ Titans +6 | Total 38 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 73% on Ravens

7 of past 8 meetings went UNDER the total
Ravens 17-2 SU past 19 games when favored

Seahawks +14.5 @ Steelers -14.5 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 52% on Steelers

OVER is 13-2 past 15 games when Seahawks are underdogs
Seahawks 1-8 ATS past 9 games as dog of 9 points or more

Jaguars +9 @ New York Jets -9 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 61% on Jaguars

Jags are 7-1-1 favoring the OVER in past 9 road games
Jags are 6-0 ATS past 6 meetings with Jets dating to 1999
Jets 8-3 ATS past 11 games as fave of 9 or more points

Bears +7 @ Saints -7 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 57% on Bears

OVER is 6-1 past 7 meetings between these teams
Bears 9-3 ATS past 12 games as underdog

Buccaneers +3 @ Vikings -3 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 55% on Buccaneers

Bucs 4-0 ATS past 4 meetings with Minny
Home team has won 10 of past 11 meetings SU
Vikes 8-2 ATS past 10 when favored at home

Browns -2.5 @ Indianapolis +2.5 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 51% on Colts

Browns 1-8 SU past 9 September road games
Past 3 meetings have seen a total of 50 points scored, Browns scored exactly 6 pts each game
Colts are 1-5 SATS past 6 home games
Browns 1-8 ATS past 9 games overall

Chiefs +9 @ Lions -9 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 61% on Lions

Chiefs 6-1 ATS past 7 vs Lions since 1987
Lions have not been a 9-point favorite since Christmas Eve 2000 (they lost)

Packers -10 @ Panthers +10 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 58% on Packers

Road team has covered 8 of past 10 meetings between these teams
Packers 5-1 ATS lifetime at Carolina
Panthers lost 10 in a row SU as dog, 1-9 ATS

Raiders +3 @ Bills -3 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 61% on Bills

Raiders 7-2 ATS vs Bills since 1992
Raiders 5-1 ATS past 6 trips to Buffalo
Raiders 7-1 ATS past 8 September road games

Chargers +7 @ Patriots -7 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 63% on Chargers

Patriots 6-1 SU past 7 at home vs San Diego
Chargers played 7 straight UNDERs vs AFC East teams
Patriots played 6 straight home OVERs
Chargers 9-2-1 ATS past 12 games as underdog

Texans +3 @ Dolphins -3 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 69% on Texans

Miami has never beaten Houston (0-5 SU)
Texans 1-5 ATS past 6 road games

Bengals +3.5 @ Broncos -3.5 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 61% on Bengals

Bengals 2-11 SU past 13 trips to Denver

Eagles -2.5 @ Falcons +2.5 | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 66% on Eagles

Eagles 10-1-1 ATS past 12 games vs Falcons
Falcons 2-8 SU past 10 as home underdog
Eagles 8-2 ATS past 10 as road favorite

Rams +6 @ Giants -6 | Monday Nighter | Odds Shark Consensus as of Friday 53% on Giants

Giants 5-0 ATS past 5 games vs Rams
Rams have lost 18 of past 21 road games SU