The Dallas Cowboys and the Arizona Cardinals meet in week 3 NFL action from State Farm Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Cowboys Roll To 2-0

The Dallas Cowboys rolled over the Jets by a final score of 30-10 to improve to 2-0 so far this season. Dak Prescott has thrown for 398 yards and 2 touchdowns on 71% passing while Tony Pollard’s rushed for 142 yards and 2 scores as well. CeeDee Lamb leads Dallas’ receiving group with 15 grabs for 220 yards this season. On defense, Markquese Bell has a team-high 12 total tackles while Micah Parsons and Osa Odighizuwa each have a team-high 3 sacks. As a team, Dallas’ defense has 10 sacks and 5 interceptions so far this season.

Dallas Cowboys Team Facts

The Cowboys have lost four of their last five games as favorites against NFC West opponents.
The Cowboys have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six road games following a win.
The Cowboys have scored the first touchdown in each of their last seven games following a home win.
The Cowboys have lost the first quarter in five of their last six games as road favorites against NFC West opponents.
The Cowboys have won the first half in each of their last four games in September.

Dallas Cowboys Player Prop Facts

Tony Pollard was one of only two players in the NFL to record 1,000 rushing yards with less than 200 attempts last season

Cardinals Drop To 0-2

The Arizona Cardinals had one of the more upsetting losses of the week if you were on them, blowing 20-0 and 28-7 leads on the way to a 31-28 win by the New York Giants in that one. The loss dropped the Cardinals to 0-2 on the year. Joshua Dobbs has thrown for 360 yards and a touchdown on 68.9% passing while James Conner has rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown this season. Marquise Brown leads Arizona’s receivers with 82 receiving yards and a touchdown while Zach Ertz has a team-high 12 catches for 77 yards. On defense, Kyzir White has a team-high 16 total tackles while Dennis Gardeck has a team-high 3 sacks.

Arizona Cardinals Team Facts

The Cardinals have lost each of their last nine games.
The Cardinals have covered the spread in each of their last nine games against NFC East opponents.
The Cardinals have won the first quarter in four of their last six games at State Farm Stadium against teams that held a winning record.
The Cardinals have lost the first half in each of their last six games against teams that held a winning record.
The Cardinals have scored the first touchdown in each of their last seven Sunday games played on the West Coast.

Matchup/League Facts

The Cardinals ranked 31st in the NFL in points allowed per game (26.4) last season
The Cardinals ranked T26th in the NFL in turnover differential (-5) last season
The Cowboys ranked 1st in the NFL in fumbles recovered (17) last season
The Cowboys ranked 1st in the NFC East for points allowed per game last season (20.1)

Chris’ Pick

I’m on Dallas here. It’s not a game I’m rushing to bet at this number because numbers like these in an NFL game can be tricky, but Dallas is the far better team here. I’ll give Arizona some credit for fighting in the first two weeks, but as well as Joshua Dobbs has performed, exceeding expectations out of the gate, Dallas’ defense is no joke and will be ready to pounce from the opening kickoff. I’m not high on the Cowboys at all, but there’s simply no denying the results up to this point in the year. I’ll side with Dallas laying the double-digits.