After missing last week’s post due to attending the Dolphins-Saints game, I’m back with a preview of the Packers vs Cowboys game. It was difficult choosing between this match-up and the Chiefs vs Texans game, but this is what I believe to be the best contest of the weekend.

We saw this fixture played out in the playoffs last year, when the Packers won 34-31 thanks to a late game FG from Mason Crosby, and I think the game will play out similar to how it did last season. I expect the Packers to record another win against the Cowboys, and Dallas will fall to a second loss in a row after losing 35-30 to the Rams last week. Of course, the Cowboys have home field advantage, but this didn’t exactly help them in the divisional game last year.

Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliot hasn’t performed as well as he did last season, when he led the league in rushing yards, and has a rushing average of less than 4 yards this year. Dallas’ offence relied heavily on him last year, so his dip in form could make things difficult for them against the Packers. QB Dak Prescott has also been struggling, with his passer rating dropping from 104.9 last year to 90.1 this season. He already has 3 interceptions in 4 games as well, which is only one less than he threw in the whole of last season. Dallas’ sophomore stars are not performing to the heights they did last year, so it will be a hard game for them vs the Packers.

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has been faring better than Dak, but still isn’t at the level we’ve come to expect from the veteran gunslinger. He has surpassed 1000 passing yards already this season, and has 2 more TD’s than Prescott, but he does have the same amount of interceptions as the Cowboys QB. Still, it goes without saying that the Packers have the better quarterback in this game.

Neither team has a great defence. They each have stars, like Clay Matthews and Sean Lee, but the offences are the strengths of the teams. Because of this, I expect the game to be high-scoring like the last time the two teams met, but with the Packers ultimately coming out on top.

Betting Predictions

Like I said before, I think the Packers will win, and with the point spread being in their favour, standing at (+2.5), I would definitely take the Packers on the spread, or even money-line for extra profit.

The total points line is 52.5. I’ve already said that I think this game will be a high scoring affair, and this point spread is reasonably low for these two teams, so I would take the overs on total points.

My record for picks on this blog stands at 5-1 this season, so hopefully I can build on that this week.