Dallas Cowboys (11-4) vs. Tennessee Titans (7-8)
December 29, 2022 8:15 pm EDT
The Line: Tennessee Titans +10 / Dallas Cowboys -10; Over/Under: 42.5
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The Tennessee Titans and Dallas Cowboys do battle in week 17 Thursday Night Football NFL action at Nissan Stadium. The Dallas Cowboys have won 11 of their last 14 games. The Tennessee Titans have lost 5 straight games.
The Dallas Cowboys have lost 3 of their last 4 road games. Dak Prescott is completing 69 percent of his passes for 2,450 yards, 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. CeeDee Lamb and Noah Brown have combined for 1,745 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns, while Dalton Schultz has 46 receptions. The Dallas Cowboys ground game is averaging 143.1 yards per contest, and Tony Pollard leads the way with 988 yards and 9 touchdowns. Defensively, Dallas is allowing 20.2 points and 332.5 yards per game. Donovan Wilson leads the Dallas Cowboys with 95 tackles, Micah Parsons has 13 sacks and DaRon Bland has 5 interceptions.
The Tennessee Titans have lost 3 straight home games. Malik Willis is completing 50.8 percent of his passes for 276 yards, 0 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Robert Woods and Austin Hooper have combined for 848 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Nick Westbrook-Ikhine has 24 receptions. The Tennessee Titans ground game is averaging 125.8 yards per contest, and Derrick Henry leads the way with 1,429 yards and 13 touchdowns. Defensively, Tennessee is allowing 20.8 points and 359.7 yards per game. Kevin Byard leads the Tennessee Titans with 97 tackles, Denico Autry has 8 sacks and David Long Jr. has 2 interceptions.
The Cowboys are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 road games and 25-12 ATS in their last 37 games overall. The Titans are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games on grass and 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 5-0 in Cowboys last 5 games overall. The under is 9-3 in Titans last 12 games overall. The underdog is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings. The road team is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings.
The Dallas Cowboys should be big favorites for obvious reasons, as they’re proving to be one of the best teams in the league and the Titans are banged up and free-falling. However, this is a lot of points for a short week, and we can’t ignore the Cowboys struggles on the road. Also, as bad as the Titans look right now, they’re still fighting for a division title and a lot of their losses have come down to the wire. The Titans are still physical defensively, which includes the second-best run defense, and they’re not getting blown out despite 8 losses. I’ll take a stab with the home dog.
