Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins Pick & Odds: September 12th 2010

Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins
Pick: Under 40 Points -110 odds
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The Cowboys return one of the nastiest stop units in the league. Head coach Wade Phillips’ defense ranked 9th in yards allowed (315.9 YPG), 4th against the run (90.5 YPG), and 2nd in points allowed (15.6 PPG). It also terrorized opposing quarterbacks dropping them 49 overall times. Where they did falter however was against the pass where they allowed an average of 22.5 YPG (#20).

Washington grossly underachieved throughout the Jim Zorn era, and because of it, Owner Daniel Snyder lured Mike Shanahan out of retirement with the hope that he can infuse some offensive magic into a unit that averaged less than 17 PPG each of the L/2 seasons.

As bad as Washington’s offense was last season, the guys on the other side of the ball represented the franchise very well. LB London Fletcher and company ended up ranking 10th in YPG allowed (319.7 YPG), 16th against the run (112.4 YPG), 9th against the pass (207.2 YPG), and 18th in points allowed (21 PPG). It also got solid pressure on opposing QBs accumulating 40 sacks on the year.

When these division rivals hook up, you’re pretty much guaranteed a defensive minded contest. The ‘under’ has cashed in four of the L/5 meetings with it coming in twice last season. Dallas’ offense struggled immensely throughout the pre-season, and I think it’s going to need another game or two before reaching its potential. The Redskins won’t just automatically get it their first time out either; especially against Big D’s stop unit. Expect a low scorer in the first SNF game of the season.

Mike Rose enters the 2010-11 NFL betting season in the midst of a 43-30 ATS streak! He’s got a HUGE day planned on Sunday with his 5* NFC GOW and 6* RABID DAWG GOW (9-1 ATS L/10). These are must NOT MISS Week 1 Positions – SLAM YOUR MAN!

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3. Dallas Cowboys vs. San Diego Chargers Preseason Odds & Prediction: August 21st 2010