Cowboys vs. 49ers Sunday Night Football Betting Preview

Two teams one might expect to have imposing records come into Sunday night each hanging around the .500 mark as the Dallas Cowboys (3-3) take on the 49ers (3-4) in San Francisco.

Line Analysis and Action

• Opening Line - San Francisco opened at -7 at some books.
• Line Trend - The line on this game has moved from -4.5 to -4 before bouncing back up to -5 on game day.
• Sagarin Number - Sagarin arrives at a number of 5.52.  We should note that Sagarin is not offering a home field advantage over these past two weeks.  There is a definite underlay of one point.
• Action - The percentage of bets was relatively balanced but Dallas had the money advantage at 72 percent early on.

Historic Comparables

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Cowboys Player to Watch

All-Pro CeeDee Lamb has led Dallas in yards receiving in four of its six games, but is still looking for his first 100-yard day. The three-time Pro Bowler had eight last season. ESPN analyst and former Dallas QB Troy Aikman, a three-time Super Bowl winner, criticized Lamb’s route-running in a radio appearance a few days after the loss to the Lions. Lamb and QB Dak Prescott have already had a couple of tense sideline moments this season. A year ago, Lamb’s sideline antics drew plenty of attention at the Niners on a miserable day for the Dallas offense in a 42-10 loss.

Lamb caught 7-of-14 targets for 89 yards in the Cowboys’ Week 6 loss to the Lions.

CeeDee Lamb's passing yards total prop option for this game comes in with an Over/Under of 74.5.

49ers Player to Watch

WR Ricky Pearsall made his NFL debut last week exactly 50 days after being shot in the chest. The first-round rookie had three catches for 21 yards against Kansas City but will likely need to play a bigger role on Sunday with Brandon Aiyuk out with a season-ending knee injury.

Key Matchup

Special teams. The Cowboys come into the game with one of the best special teams units, while the Niners have had one of the worst. San Francisco is on pace for the third worst net punting average in the past 10 seasons and allowed another long return last week that set up a TD. The Niners have also had a punt blocked, allowed a kick return TD and rank near the bottom in starting field position for and against on kickoffs. Dallas had a punt return TD in Week 1, leads the NFL in punt return average and ranks near the top in starting field position for and against after kicks.