Cowboys vs. Jaguars 2014 picks and predictions: Dallas favored in London affair

The Dallas Cowboys look to get back to their winning ways when they face the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London. Each team comes into this matchup on a two-game losing streak, and while Jacksonville is certainly used to losing, the Cowboys have not been this year.

After a 6-1 start had it tied for the best record in the league, Dallas looked like one of the NFL's elite in the first two months of the season. However, an injury to quarterback Tony Romo has led to consecutive losses since he injured his back in Week 8 against Washington on Monday Night Football.

Last week, Dallas was hammered at home by the Arizona Cardinals, 28-17. Backup quarterback Brandon Weeden got the start and threw for just 183 yards and two picks to go with a garbage-time touchdown. The Cowboys will look to end their losing streak when they face the 1-8 Jaguars this week, who are coming off a 33-23 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Even though the Jaguars lost, they continued to get great play from emerging running back Denard Robinson. The second-year RB ended the day with 104 yards total offense, and he has 423 rushing yards on the season, averaging 5.0 yards per carry. Robinson has become a go-to weapon for the Jags over the past three weeks, averaging 19 carries per game after not reaching double digits in his first six games.

Dallas, however, has arguably the best running back in the NFL in DeMarco Murray, who leads the league with 1,133 rushing yards, almost 300 yards ahead of second-place Arian Foster (822). Murray is on pace to rush for over 2,000 yards, and could flirt with Eric Dickerson's single-season mark of 2,105 yards.

Looking at what the experts say of this matchup, the CBS Sports crew loves Dallas with a 7-1 margin in favor of the Cowboys. CBS Sports' Pete Prisco is going with Dallas as well, 27-14, offering up the following explanation:

The issue here is whether Tony Romo plays for the Cowboys after missing last week with a back injury. Even without him, I think the Cowboys are good enough here to pound DeMarco Murray and leave London with a victory.

As for the SB Nation staff, it favors the Cowboys by a 7-1 margin.