Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers Betting Odds
The Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers game was the most bet on of the NFL Week 3 despite being the night time game on Sunday. It should be noted that this was the 4th most bet on game by midweek after three upcoming College Football games. By week's end this game will have gotten more total bets than any other, probably by a significant margin, due to the fact that sports bettors tend to throw all their winnings towards these marquee Sunday night matchups.
With that said, the online bookies will need to be ON THE MONEY.
Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers betting odds opened at Dallas -3 and have not moved, nor will they by game time we don't think.
Gambling911.com, interestingly enough, has a line of Green Bay Packers -1 in this scenario where they are playing at home. Dallas is only 2 points better than Green Bay on a neutral field. As a result, the odds makers are likely to make out well on this game. 80 percent action on one side in a game that is taking in so much money will really make or break the books this weekend and it's obvious they are not moving the line up for a reason.
When the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys met in a much-hyped prime-time matchup last season, Aaron Rodgers wasn't expected to play, but he turned in a strong performance in defeat after an injured Brett Favre left the game.
Following Favre's departure from the Packers, Rodgers has been even better.
Both teams were 10-1 when they met at Texas Stadium on Nov. 29, and the Cowboys seized control in the race for home-field advantage in the playoffs with a 37-27 win.
That Thursday night game, though, was also memorable for the performance of Rodgers, who entered with the Packers trailing 27-10 after Favre suffered an injury to his throwing elbow. Rodgers went 18-of-26 for 201 yards and a touchdown without an interception as he helped keep Green Bay close.
Rodgers' poise in that high-pressure game may have made it easier for the Packers (2-0) to stick with him as the starter this summer when Favre announced plans to end a brief retirement. Green Bay traded the future Hall of Fame quarterback to the New York Jets, and Rodgers has made the decision look like the right one.
After an efficient performance against Minnesota in the Packers' opener, he threw for 328 yards and three touchdowns in a 48-25 win at Detroit on Sunday.
Lead change after lead change, spectacular play after spectacular play, head-slapper after head-slapper, the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles played a game Monday night that was more gripping than many movies.
A good ol' fashioned Western, Tony Romo called it.
"It's a good thing we were Clint Eastwood," he said, smiling after the 41-37 victory.
In this game, the Philadelphia Eagles nearly beat the Cowboys and did manage to cover against the spread.
The Eagles and Cowboys combined for 78 points, 54 of which came in the first half. It was the second-most points in the first half of a Monday Night Football game and the most combined points in the 98-game rivalry between the two teams.
Tony Romo threw for 312 yards. It was his 12th career game with 300 yards passing, one shy of Troy Aikman's team record.
DeSean Jackson (six catches for 110 yards) joined Don Looney as the only players in NFL history with 100 or more receiving yards in each of his first two career games.
Green Bay is 16-5-2 ATS in their last 23 vs. NFC.
Betting on this game was available at BetOnline.com - offering reduced vig/juice on the Cowboys vs. Packers (a -107 line as opposed to the usual -110 line).
