49ers vs. Cowboys Betting Odds – Week 1 NFL

Written by:
Carrie Stroup
Published on:
Sep/06/2014
49ers vs. Cowboys Betting Odds – Week 1 NFL

Carrie Stroup with your 49ers vs. Cowboys betting odds for Week 1 of the 2014 NFL season.  Place your 1st bet and get your 2nd bet FREE up to $100 here.

Sportsbook.ag Line & Total: San Francisco -4.5 & 51.5

Opening Line & Total: 49ers -3 & 48.5

The Cowboys host the 49ers on Sunday and both teams will be looking to show the world that they are not completely one-dimensional.

49ers -4.5 Cowboys/Total 48.5 

San Francisco has a lot to prove in the opening week of the NFL season. The team severely struggled offensively during the preseason, for the most part failing to put up points with their first-team offense on the field. Defensively, this team was elite last year but they are dealing with major injuries heading into this season, including star LB NaVorro Bowman (knee) and suspended OLB Aldon Smith. The Cowboys will return one of the most potent offenses in the league, but their lack of an NFL-caliber defense will neutralize all of the good they do on that side of the ball. These teams have not met in the past three seasons, but when playing in Dallas since 1992, the Cowboys are 4-3 SU and 4-2-1 ATS against the 49ers.
Ten of the past 13 games played between these two teams have gone Over the total. San Francisco is 9-1 ATS as a road favorite of seven points or less over the past three seasons, but the Cowboys have an excellent 10-5-1 ATS mark in the first half of the past two years. Both teams are dealing with a few injuries, most notably San Francisco O-Linemen Marcus Martin (knee), Anthony Davis (hamstring) and Brandon Thomas (knee), and on the Dallas side, LB Sean Lee (knee) is out for the season, and DE Anthony Spencer (knee) will not be ready to play on Sunday.

The 49ers had a fantastic 2013 season, finishing 12-4 in the regular season and falling to the Super Bowl Champion Seahawks in the NFC Championship. The 49ers will benefit from having a full season of WR Michael Crabtree, who returned late last year after recovering from a torn Achilles tendon. All eyes will be on QB Colin Kaepernick when the 49ers take the field on Sunday, as this team really looked miserable on offense during the regular season. Kaepernick threw for 3,197 yards and 21 touchdowns last season, while adding 524 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. This coaching staff will either need to get more out of Kaepernick through the air or take the reigns off of him in the running game, where he has shown he can dominate in the past. San Francisco’s defense allowed only 221 passing yards per game (7th in NFL) and 95.9 rushing yards per game (4th in NFL) last season. They are, however, dealing with injuries to LB NaVorro Bowman (knee) and DT Glenn Dorsey (arm) while LB Aldon Smith is suspended for nine games.

The Dallas Cowboys hopes of making the playoffs will rest squarely on the shoulders of the defense. Last season, the Cowboys allowed 286.8 yards per game through the air (30th in NFL) and 128.5 yards per game on the ground (27th in NFL). This matchup is just what the doctor ordered for the struggling San Francisco offense. Fortunately for the Cowboys, they are more than capable of winning in a shootout. Tony Romo is healthy after undergoing surgery on his back. He threw for 3,828 yards, 31 touchdowns and just 10 interceptions last season. The Cowboys’ new offensive coordinator, Scott Linehan, hopes to have Tony Romo get rid of the ball quicker while spreading it around more often. The team will also rely heavily on DeMarco Murray this season. Murray is a workhorse when healthy and he rushed for 1,121 yards and nine touchdowns in 2013. Dez Bryant is going to be in the mix even more often than last season. He is playing for a contract extension, coming off of a season in which he caught 93 passes for 1,233 yards and 13 touchdowns.

- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter

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