Eagles vs. Cowboys Point Spread – Thanksgiving Day 2014 Game

Written by:
Carrie Stroup
Published on:
Nov/26/2014
Eagles vs. Cowboys Point Spread – Thanksgiving Day 2014 Game

Carrie Stroup here with your Eagles vs. Cowboys point spread for Thanksgiving Day 2014.  Place your 1st bet, get your 2nd bet at Sportsbook.ag here.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (8-3) at DALLAS COWBOYS (8-3)

Sportsbook.ag Line & Total: Dallas -3.5, Total: 55.5

Opening Line & Total: Dallas -3, Total: 55

Two rivals will fight for the top spot in the NFC East on Thursday when the Eagles visit the Cowboys.

Philadelphia is coming off of a 43-24 victory over the Titans as an 11-point home favorite, making the team 5-2 (SU and ATS) in the past seven games. Meanwhile, Dallas is only 1-3 ATS in its past four contests, but picked up a crucial SU road win over the 4-point underdog Giants last week by a 31-28 score.

These division rivals have not met this season, but the Cowboys have won three of the past four meetings (SU and ATS), with the lone loss coming at home on Dec. 29 last season. Dallas is 3-0 ATS after a road victory and 2-0 ATS after a win by six or less points this season, but is just 14-18 ATS when facing a conference opponent over the past three seasons. Philadelphia has been even worse in the NFC, going 12-19 ATS versus conference opponents in the same span. The Eagles are, however, 23-10 ATS versus excellent offenses (6+ yards per play) in the second half of the season since 1992. The only new injury for either team is Cowboys DB Tyler Patmon (knee), who is considered questionable for Thursday.

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The Eagles are coming off of a blowout victory and RB LeSean McCoy (859 rush yards, 4.0 YPC, 3 TD) finally had a breakout game, rushing for 130 yards and a touchdown against the Titans. McCoy had rushed for 88 yards against the Packers the game before and is finally running the ball close to the level he did last season when he led the NFL with 1,607 rushing yards. He should be able to find some holes against this Cowboys defense that he has gained 872 total yards against over nine career meetings.

QB Mark Sanchez (1,187 pass yards, 7 TD, 6 INT) threw for 307 yards and a touchdown against the Titans, but he continues to turn the ball over at an alarming rate. He threw two interceptions in the game and has now tossed six picks in his four games quarterbacking the Eagles. He’ll need to limit his mistakes going forward or he’ll really hold this team back. WR Jordan Matthews (50 rec, 635 yards, 6 TD) is Sanchez’s favorite receiver. He’s been targeted at least eight times in all three of Sanchez’s starts and has delivered with 18 receptions for 322 yards and three touchdowns in those games.

The Eagles’ defense forced three turnovers in the game and also had a kick return touchdown to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Philly has allowed 375.3 total yards per game this season (26th in NFL), including surrendering 266.3 passing YPG (30th in league).

The Cowboys are fresh off a big victory over the Giants and now turn their attention to Thursday's game with huge playoff implications. QB Tony Romo (2,519 pass yards, 22 TD, 6 INT) had one of his best games of the year, throwing for 275 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions. He also led the Cowboys on a game-winning drive, where he connected with WR Dez Bryant (63 rec, 879 yards, 10 TD) on a 13-yard TD pass with just over a minute to go.

Bryant finished with seven receptions for 86 yards and two touchdowns in the game, but Romo is the real story for this team as he has now thrown for seven touchdowns and zero interceptions in two games since returning from a back injury. Romo has played well in this rivalry, going 8-5 SU as a starter in this series, while throwing for 3,069 yards (236 YPG, 7.7 YPA), 19 TD and 13 INT. Bryant has given the Eagles all kinds of trouble in the past two seasons, as he has caught 25 passes for 394 yards and 4 TD in those four meetings.

Romo and Bryant have lifted this team recently and are providing the touchdowns that the NFL's leading rusher, RB DeMarco Murray (1,354 rush yards, 5.1 YPC, 7 TD) is missing in recent weeks. Murray hasn’t scored a touchdown since Week 7, but he has rushed for at least 100 yards in 10 of 11 games this season. He has not run very well in the past two seasons of this series, gaining only 131 yards on 40 carries (3.3 YPC) with one touchdown and one lost fumble.

This Dallas defense was miserable in the first half against the Giants, allowing 21 points, but the unit did regroup and hold New York to just seven points in the second half. The Cowboys have forced at least one turnover in 10 straight games, and will be looking to force Mark Sanchez into some low percentage throws on Thursday, But they have also allowed 278 passing YPG in the past four games and 7.4 net yards per passing attempt this season (26th in NFL). The run defense has played very well recently though, holding five of the past six opponents to less than 105 rushing yards.

- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter

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