Lions vs. Cowboys prediction: NFL Week 6 odds, picks, best bets
Two NFC titans will clash on Sunday when the Detroit Lions head to Dallas for a matchup with the Cowboys.Both teams are riding winning streaks of two games and could use another win to avoid dropping further behind their respective division leaders.Even though they’ve beaten the Lions in six straight matchups, the Cowboys find themselves as three-point home underdogs.The 52-point total is the highest in Week 6 and one of only two games over 49.Here’s our prediction and pick for Sunday’s Lions vs.
Cowboys matchup (4:25 p.m., FOX).You have to hand it to the Cowboys.They didn’t just roll over after dropping two of their first three games, including an embarrassing 25-point home loss to New Orleans.Instead, Dallas squeezed out two hard-fought road victories against a Giants team that has performed above expectations and the defensive-centric Steelers.However, this is one of those awful, unavoidable matchups for the Cowboys that will make it extraordinarily challenging for them to walk away with a win, even at home. Dallas has been one of the worst teams in defending the run this season, receiving Pro Football Focus’ lowest run grade through five weeks, and allowing opponents to run for the ninth-most yards per game in the NFL.While the Cowboys made some improvements in this area over their last two games, it came against two of PFF’s five lowest-graded run teams.
Their challenge this week will be trying to limit one of the league’s best running back duos in David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs. Good luck.The Lions have been dominant in the trenches, holding opponents to the fourth-lowest rushing yards per game and boasting the fifth-highest run grade, fourth-highest run-blocking grade and the sixth-highest pass-blocking grade (PFF).At some point, we should also expect Jared Goff to resemble the player he has been over the last two seasons. This could be the spot.Goff has struggled through four games, but his offensive line should give him plenty of time...