Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee Titans Betting Odds & Prediction

<p>The Cowboys still hold out hope, albeit slim, of claiming the No. 1 seed for the upcoming NFC playoffs, while the Titans are working on blowing a playoff berth in the AFC, heading into this week's edition of NFL Thursday night football betting action. At 11-4, Dallas needs a couple more wins and help from elsewhere to earn that wild-card bye. At 7-8 Tennessee, down its starting quarterback, looks like it's in trouble.</p>
<p>Which way are we going here with our free NFL betting pick?</p>
<h2>NFL Betting Lines</h2>
<p>Most Week 17 NFL betting odds opened Dallas at -9 for Thursday night, with an over/under of right around 44.5. Early betting action then bumped the Cowboys to -10 and dropped that total to 42. News of Derick Henry not playing has seen the spread move as high as -125 and the total has fallen to to 40.</p>
<h2>Cowboys-Titans NFL Betting Preview</h2>
<p>Dallas just bounced back from that gut-wrenching loss at Jacksonville two weeks ago to outlast Philadelphia last Sunday 40-34. The Cowboys spotted the Eagles, who were playing without starting QB Hurts, the first 10 points of the game and trailed 20-17 at the half. Dallas still trailed 34-27 midway through the fourth but used a 13-0 run to take the lead, then survived a Philly excursion into the red zone in the final seconds.</p>
<p>The Cowboys also sneaked away with the cover as four-point favorites.</p>
<p>Dallas got out-gained by the Eagles 442-419 but won the turnover battle 4-1, creating a +13 points differential.</p>
<p>Two weeks ago, Dallas blew a 27-10 third-quarter lead and lost at Jacksonville 40-34 on a fluke play in overtime. Three weeks ago, the Cowboys needed a touchdown in the last minute to beat Houston 27-23. A couple of plays here and there, and Dallas might be 0-3 its last three times out.</p>
<p>At 11-4 overall, Dallas sits in the No. 5 spot in the NFC playoff standings and has already clinched a postseason berth. But the Cowboys also actually still hold a chance to claim the NFC East title and possibly the No. 1 seed in the upcoming NFC playoffs. They need wins Thursday and next week at Washington, plus a bunch of help from elsewhere, but hey, it's still a chance.</p>
<p>Tennessee, meanwhile, lugs a five-game losing skid into Thursday night after falling at home to the Texans Sunday 19-14. The Titans, playing without starting QB Tannehill, scored the first seven points of the game but trailed 10-7 at the half. Tennessee then scored the first seven points of the second half to re-take a lead but gave up the last nine points of the game, the final six with just under three minutes to go, and could not respond.</p>
<p>The Titans got out-gained by Houston 285-272 and won the ground battle 184-70 but lost the turnover battle 3-1, which basically cost them three points.</p>
<p>Two weeks ago, Tennessee managed only 284 yards of offense and lost at the Chargers 17-14. Three weeks ago, the Titans gave up 428 yards of offense and lost to Jacksonville 36-22. Tennessee has also been out-gained by each of its last five opponents while averaging just 15 points per game.</p>
<p>At 7-8 overall, the Titans are now tied with the surging Jaguars for the lead in the AFC South, with a showdown with the Jags in the season finale next week.</p>
<h2>Common Opponents </h2>
<p>These two teams have played eight common opponents this season; the Giants, Bengals, Redskins, Eagles, Packers, Colts, Texans, and Jaguars. Dallas played those foes to 7-3 SU, 5-5 ATS, and +33 yards per game, Tennessee to 5-5 both SU and ATS but -36 YPG.</p>
<h2>Cowboys-Titans Recent History</h2>
<p>These teams last met four seasons ago, a 28-14 Titans victory. Marcus Mariota quarterbacked Tennessee that day against Dak Prescott for the Cowboys.<br />
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<h2>NFL Betting Trends</h2>
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<li>Through Week 16, double-digit favorites are 16-3 SU but only 8-11 ATS in the NFL this season.</li>
<li>Through Week 16, home dogs are 42-49 SU and 54-37 ATS in the NFL this season.</li>
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<h2>Totals Report </h2>
<p>The Overs are 8-6 in Cowboys games this season which are averaging 49 total points.</p>
<p>The Unders are 10-5 in Titans games this season which are averaging 39 points.</p>
<p>Through Week 16, the Unders are 136-101 (57 percent) in the NFL this season.</p>