Will the Cowboys get their fifth win in a row?
On Sunday, the Jaguars host the Dallas Cowboys at TIAA Bank Field Stadium. After winning three of their past five games, Jacksonville could actually still make the playoffs, although the chance is slim.
Dallas, on the other hand, will be looking to all but clinch a spot in the NFL playoffs with a win. With eleven wins, the cushion should then be big enough and therefore between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys the betting odds point to an away win.
One of the key players in this duel could be CeeDee Lamb. The wide receiver is the primary go-to guy in the passing game and will be the same against the Jaguars. Since Jacksonville does have problems defensively against the passing game, a bet on Lamb seems to make sense. We therefore recommend betting on a touchdown by the Dallas Cowboys wide receiver between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys.
Jacksonville Jaguars – Statistics & current form
The Jacksonville Jaguars are in tenth place in the American Football Conference. From the first thirteen games, Doug Pederson’s team picked up only five wins. Nevertheless, the team can still hope for the playoffs, because the Tennessee Titans lead the AFC South with only seven wins. The two teams will even meet on the final day of play and depending on how the results are in the next few weeks, it could come down to a deciding game.
Travis Etienne
The Jacksonville Jaguars running back amassed 814 rushing yards in thirteen games, ranking him thirteenth in the league. Nevertheless, Travis Etienne could only score four touchdowns and forty first downs. He is therefore not really efficient in the decisive moments. Nevertheless, he helps his team enormously in crossing the field and therefore the Jaguars are also quite good with 122.2 rushing yards per game. So the running game is very solid overall.
Christian Kirk
Jacksonville clearly has its strengths in the passing game, as the Jaguars average 235.3 passing yards, which ranks tenth in the NFL. Wide receiver Christian Kirk is a major contributor with 874 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. He is ranked thirteenth in the National Football League in league-wide comparisons. Yet he has been without a touchdown for three games. Most recently, tight end Evan Engram has been the Jaguars’ key pass receiver.
Defensive
Doug Pederson’s team is pretty solid defensively, allowing just 22.6 points per game. That’s primarily due to good defence against the run game. In the game against the passing game, the Jaguars have clear deficits, because Jacksonville allows an average of 253.3 passing yards. In the entire NFL, only four teams are weaker. Fortunately, the Dallas Cowboys’ strength is not in the passing game, but rather in the running game.
Key players of the Jacksonville Jaguars:
QB: Trevor Lawrence – RB: Travis Etienne – WR: Christian Kirk – S: Andre Cisco – K: Riley Patterson
Dallas Cowboys – Statistics & Current Form
The Dallas Cowboys are in third place in the Western Conference. Mike McCarthy’s team won ten of thirteen games and yet they are not in first place in the NFC East. The Philadelphia Eagles are in first place with twelve wins and only one loss and are unlikely to relinquish it. Nevertheless, the chances are very good for Dallas to make the NFL playoffs again this season.
Tony Pollard x Ezekiel Elliott
The Cowboys have two extremely strong running backs on the roster and as a result are one of the best teams in the running game. Pollard ranks ninth in the league with 894 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. Elliott follows just a few spots behind his teammate. With 716 rushing yards and also nine touchdowns, the two form a very strong duo. This makes the Dallas Cowboys one of the best offenses in the NFL.
CeeDee Lamb
Averaging just 215.2 passing yards per game, Dallas is one of the weaker teams in the NFL. With wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, the Cowboys still have a top receiver on the squad. He has scored six touchdowns so far and ranks sixth in the league with 961 receiving yards. It’s no surprise, then, that the home team is one of the most offensively potent teams in the National Football League at 27.7 points.
Defence can be seen
The Cowboys’ defence also delivers and that is why the team from Dallas is also one of the favourites for the Super Bowl. On average, Mike McCarthy’s players allow only 17.6 points, making them the third best defence in the NFL. Their strength on defence is clearly defending against the opponent’s passing game. On average, the Cowboys allow only 188.6 passing yards. Their only slight weakness is the opposing running game, but Jacksonville has no particular strengths there.
Key players of the Dallas Cowboys:
QB: Dak Prescott – RB: Tony Pollard – RB: Ezekiel Elliott – WR: CeeDee Lamb – K: Brett Maher
Jacksonville Jaguars – Dallas Cowboys Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
In the direct comparison between the two teams, the visitors have a narrow lead. Dallas could win seven of thirteen games and is therefore also the favourite in the upcoming match. The last duel under competitive conditions took place in 2018 and went clearly to the Cowboys with 40:7. Prescott and Elliott were already part of the team then. Such a clear result is not to be expected and yet between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys the odds clearly point to an away win.
Jacksonville Jaguars – Dallas Cowboys Tip
The Dallas Cowboys are the clear favourites in this game, but our main tip moves away from a win bet. The visitors struggled against the weak Houston Texans and the Jaguars seem to be in good shape. Therefore, it is not unlikely that Jacksonville can at least keep up. Since the host’s defence is not particularly strong, we recommend betting on more than 2.5 TD for the visitors between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys.
Overall, Mike McCarthy’s team should prevail despite the good form of the Jaguars. Jacksonville are weaker on offence and also on defence and in addition their quarterback Trevor Lawrence is banged up. Therefore, between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys, the odds for a -2.5 handicap win for the favourite also seem interesting. At Bwin, the odds for this tip are 1.62 and thus well playable.
