Cowboys play as underdogs to 49ers in Cowboys’ final weekend game

The Dallas Cowboys don’t have long to savor their emphatic, 31-14 defeat of the greatest quarterback of all time. There is no rest after they slayed their road playoff demons. They also defeated their grass field and voodoo QBs. The wild-card round win was celebrated by the team, but it seemed almost like a man spoke about the turning of the page.

That’s key, because Dallas was slotted in the final wild-card window, a Monday night game, and now are going to face off against a team that played on Saturday afternoon, just shy of 60 hours of extra rest. Now they’ll look to slay the “longest winning streak in the NFL demon” while avenging their early 2021 playoff exit. Here’s the scoop.

Information for Game

Dallas Cowboys (13-5) San Francisco 49ers (14-4)

When: 5:40 CT Sunday, January 22, 2023

Where: Levi Stadium, Santa Clara, CA

Referee: Bill Vinovich

Vinovich called the Cowboys’ 22-10 October win over the Rams and called five penalties against L.A. for 42 yards and 3 penalties against Dallas for 25 yards. Dallas has been the away side in nine Vinovich games, with a record of 5-4.

With Vinovich as referee, the 49ers are currently 3-4 at home. They are currently 3-4 at home with Vinovich as referee.

Opening Point Spread: 49ers

Relying on BetMGM’s odds, the 49ers are solid favorites at home, but it’s the closest line of the four divisional-round games. The Bills are 4.5 points ahead of the Bengals. Both No. The No. 1 seeds are more popular than the touchdown favorites. The Eagles have a -7.5 advantage over New York, while the Chiefs are at -8.5 against the Jaguars.

When reading spreads, the team that is favored is referred to as “giving points.” In other words, if the 49ers were to give away 4 points, this game would be seen as an even match. San Francisco is the favorite by four points. To win a wager on San Francisco, San Francisco must win by at most five points. On the other hand, Dallas must lose by just one to three points or win outright. A Cowboys bet is a winning bet.

Cowboys are also known as +4.

 

Spread History in 2022

The 49ers are 12-6 against the spread in 2022, including last week’s cover in the wild-card win over Seattle. They are 8-2 against spread at home, winning six of their last six home games as favored. They lost their last ATS loss as a home favorite against the Chargers when they were 8 point favorites and won 22-16.

In 2022, the Cowboys are 11-7 against spread, with the exception of the wild-card coverage in Tampa Bay. They are 5-4 against spread on the road. They have been road underdogs only three times this season: a +1.5 win over the Giants in Week 3; a +5 win over Week 5; and a +7 win over Week 6 against the Rams.

All of those games came with Cooper Rush under center, this will be the first road underdog game of Dak Prescott’s 2022 season.

Over/Under opens at 46

This is the lowest total of the opening totals for divisional rounds, and it edges out the NFC East Round 3, between the Giants and the Eagles.

The over/under is an estimate of the total points scored by each team.

For instance if the final score of Sunday’s game ended up being 27-24, then an Over bet would win because 51 total points were scored. The Under bet would win, if the final score was 19-17. This is based on 36 points.

The Cowboys-Bucs game was the only one of six wild-card matchups that didn’t hit the over. It was 45.5 with the final total of 45.

Cowboys Money Line is currently at +165

The Money Line is a win-or-lose wager. If someone thinks one team will win, but they don’t want to give or take any points, they bet on them “straight up.”

The ML for a favorite bet will be negative. An underdog bet will be positive. All bets must be viewed in terms of wagering at least $100.

If someone wagers $100 on Cowboys winning outright, they will get $100 back and $165 in profit.

The 49ers ML is currently at -200. For someone to win $100, they would have to wager $200.

Story originally appeared on Cowboys Wire

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