Bold Predictions for Dak Prescott and Daniel Jones
The Dallas Cowboys host the Giants in an important NFC East clash for both squads. The Cowboys have won three straight since their season-opening loss to the Bucs, while the Giants just picked up their first win after blowing two winnable games late in the previous weeks.
As is usually the case, the quarterback play will be critical in this one. Dak Prescott has been key to the Cowboys run, while Daniel Jones has been the only bright spot for the Giants this season. Here are some bold predictions for the two quarterbacks with odds from WynnBET.
Dak Prescott Under 280.5 Passing Yards (-115)
Ever since Prescott threw for over 400 yards in the opener, the Cowboys have gone back to a ground-and-pound offense and found much more success winning. Prescott has thrown for under 240 yards in his last three games, including 188 last week against the Panthers. With the Giants giving up 122.8 rushing yards per game (21st in the NFL), I expect Dallas to keep the ball on the ground throughout this game, thus limiting Prescott's passing attempts.
Daniel Jones Over 29.5 Rushing Yards (-125)
The Cowboys defense gives up only 81 rushing yards per game, which is sixth-best in the NFL. If Saquon Barkley is bottled up, Jones will likely have to use his legs to open things up against the Cowboys. Jones is averaging 47 rushing yards per game, but has only eclipsed 30 twice. Well, Sam Darnold just rushed for over 40 against the Cowboys last week so I think this is a good spot for Jones to do the same.
Dak Prescott Over 2.5 TD Passes (+135)
While Prescott hasn't passed for a lot of yards this year, he has thrown for 10 TDs, including four last week. The Cowboys keep defenses honest by throwing the ball deep and spreading the ball around in the red zone. While the Giants defense has been stout against passing touchdowns this year (seven in four games), they haven't had to defend this many weapons in the passing game before. I could even see Dallas getting two passing TDs on screens in this one.
Daniel Jones Over 1.5 TD Passes (+100)
I like the even money on this bet and get the sense this will be a high-scoring game. The Cowboys defense has also been much more vulnerable against the pass than the run this year, giving up nine passing TDs to only two rushing TDs. Jones is coming off his best passing game of the year against the Saints and I'm betting the Giants try and build on that against a Cowboys secondary that's weaker than their front seven.