Raiders vs. Cowboys Prediction, Odds, Against Spread and Over/Under for NFL Week 12

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons will have the national stage to showcase his candidacy for Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons will have the national stage to showcase his candidacy for Defensive Rookie of the Year. / Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
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Dak Prescott had a chance to take a stranglehold of the NFL MVP award if they could have come into Kansas City and stunned the Chiefs short-handed on Sunday.

Instead, the Dallas Cowboys left Arrowhead Stadium with their worst offensive performance of the season, held to just three field goals in a 19-9 loss.

The good news for Dallas is it gets a short week to move on as they welcome free-falling Las Vegas Raiders to town in the mid-afternoon matinee on Thanksgiving. The Raiders, once atop the AFC West standings have lost three straight including two blowouts by 21-plus points at home.

Dallas will not have Amari Cooper after testing positive for COVID late last week, and fellow outside receiver CeeDee Lamb is in concussion protocol. Is now the time bettors should get back on board with the Raiders? Or are the Cowboys ready to get back on track in their home building?

Let's break down what you need to know for Game 2 of the Thanksgiving action by checking out theodds from WynnBET Sportsbook.

Raiders vs. Cowboys Odds, Spread and Total

Spread:

  • Las Vegas Raiders: +7 (-105)
  • Dallas Cowboys: -7 (-115)

Moneyline:

  • Las Vegas Raiders: +255
  • New Orleans Saints: -310

Total:

  • 51.5 (Over -110 / Under -110)

Raiders vs. Cowboys Betting Trends

  • The Raiders are 0-5 SU in their last five games played in November.
  • The Cowboys are 7-1 ATS in their last eight home games.
  • The total has gone OVER in 10 of Las Vegas' last 15 games.
  • The OVER is 6-2 in Dallas' last eight home games

Raiders vs. Cowboys Prediction and Pick

I actually feel like this line is where it should be, so salute to the oddsmakers at WynnBET. However, that doesn't mean I don't expect it to move.

The Cowboys Thanksgiving game is one of the most bet matchups of the season, and with Dallas being such a public team, I'm absolutely expecting the number to move up at least a point to eight or even as high as -8.5.

Purely on value, backing Dallas at just a touchdown favorite feels like the right line.

I still have concerns, however. The Cowboys' offense in Kansas City looked incredibly shaky. The Chiefs have been a bottom run defense all year and Dallas' fifth-ranked run offense was only able to maneuver 82 yards on the ground and no scores.

Even if the Raiders offense wakes up with Derek Carr at the helm, they've still been outscored 96-43 since the bye. The Cowboys will all their playmakers through the air and the ground face a Vegas defense that's fallen all the way back to 25th in the NFL in points allowed, and are bottom 4 in run defense.

Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard should eat, making the absence of Cooper and perhaps Lamb somewhat insignificant.

I'll buy on the public play and eat Turkey with the common people, but get in early before this one moves up.

LEAN: COWBOYS -7

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