Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers – Sunday, Jan. 11
Current BAS’ Line: Packers -5 1/2 and the total is sitting at 52
A trip to the NFC title game is on the line this Sunday afternoon at
Lambeau Field when the Dallas Cowboys butt heads with the Green Bay
Packers in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. BetAnySports has opened Green Bay as a 6.5-point home favorite and the total line has been set at 53.
Dallas is riding a straight-up five-game winning streak into this
matchup, but it did fail to cover as a six-point home favorite in a
controversial 24-20 victory against Detroit in the Wild Card Round. The
yellow flags consistently went the Cowboys’ way whether they were being
thrown or picked-up, but you still have to credit Tony Romo for
coming-up with a couple of clutch plays when his team needed them the
most.
Romo completed just three passes to Terrance Williams against the
Lions, but two of them went for scores to help seal the win. DeMarco
Murray was pretty much held in check for most of the game, but he still
managed to gain 75 yards on 18 carries. Also credit the Cowboys’ defense
for keeping Detroit wide receiver Calvin Johnson out of the end zone in
Sunday’s win.
Green Bay enjoyed the week off after beating Detroit 30-20 as
eight-point home favorites in the final week of the regular season to
lock-up the NFC North title and the No. 2 seed in the conference. The
Packers went 7-1 SU down the stretch with a 5-3 record ATS. The total
went OVER BetAnySports’ closing 46.5-point line against Detroit after
staying UNDER in four of their previous five outings.
There has been quite a bit of talk about Romo’s chances to win this
season’s MVP award, but the leading candidate plays the same position in
Green Bay. As Aaron Rodgers goes so goes the Packers’ offense and
coming into this matchup this unit is ranked sixth in the NFL in total
yards per game (386.1) and first in scoring with an average of 30.4
points.
There has to be some concern with the Cowboys after posting a less
than stellar effort at home against a team they should have easily
rolled over. All the calls went their way in Sunday’s game and they
still needed some late-game heroics to get the win. This Sunday is going
to be a whole other story on the road as the Packers roll in this one
to cover BetAnySports’ 5.5-point betting odds.
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