The Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders meet Thanksgiving afternoon in NFL action from AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Las Vegas has lost their last three games, most recently to the Bengals. As for the Cowboys, they’re 1-2 over their last three and fell to the Chiefs in their last game. Check back all season long for free NFL picks at Sports Chat Place.
Las Vegas kicked off the year on a nice 3-0 run, then lost to the Chargers and Bears in consecutive games. After wins over the Broncos and Eagles, the Raiders have since lost their last three to the Giants, Chiefs and Bengals.
In last weekend’s matchup against Cincinnati, Las Vegas gave up 19 points in the fourth quarter on the way to a 32-13 defeat. Derek Carr threw for 215 yards with one TD and a pick, while Darren Waller led the receivers with 116 yards from seven catches.
Over on the Cowboys’ side, they lost their opener this year but quickly hit a win streak over the Chargers, Eagles, Panthers, Giants, Patriots and Vikings. Since then the Cowboys have beaten the Falcons in between losses to the Broncos and Chiefs.
On Sunday against the Chiefs, the Cowboys had a 16-3 deficit at halftime and could only score six more points from there in a 19-9 loss. QB Dak Prescott finished with 216 yards and two picks, while Dalton Schultz caught six balls for 53 yards.
The Raiders are 1-4 ATS in their last five after an ATS loss and 1-4 ATS in their last five in Week 12. Las Vegas is 2-6 ATS in their last eight games overall.
Meanwhile, the Cowboys are 4-0 ATS in their last four after a straight-up loss and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 overall. Dallas is 5-11 ATS in their last 16 Thursday games.
PICK: I’m going to try Dallas in this one. The Cowboys are going to need to bounce back from a tepid offensive performance against the Chiefs, though. In that one Dallas came up with 276 total yards with 16 first downs, 5-of-15 on third-down tries and three turnovers. It wasn’t a bad defensive effort on the other side, but not great either.
As for the Raiders, they posted 278 yards against the Bengals with a tepid 1-of-7 on third downs and two turnovers. I like a better offensive game from Vegas here but not quite a cover.