Cowboys vs. Lions Picks, Predictions & Player Props: Are You Ready For Some Offense?

• The Lions are allowing 276 passing yards per game to opposing quarterbacks. 

• The Cowboys are allowing more than one rushing touchdown to running backs per game. 

• Lions quarterback Jared Goff is coming off a bye in Week 5. In Week 4, he completed 100% of his passes (18 of 18) against the Seahawks. 

The Dallas Cowboys are hosting the Detroit Lions in Week 6 of the NFL season. The Lions are coming off a bye, while the Cowboys beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football on the road. Below are the odds for this matchup, my pick, predictions, and best player props.

Cowboys vs. Lions Odds

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Cowboys vs. Lions Predictions 

While the Lions are great against the run, holding opposing running backs to 3.64 yards per carry, their secondary has struggled against the pass. 

The Lions allowed 395 yards in Week 4 and allowed 317 in Week 1. 

The Cowboys offense averages 38.8 pass attempts per game, the second-most in the NFL. In Week 4, they took on Seattle who averages the most pass attempts per game at 39.8. 

The Cowboys already don’t have a competent rushing attack. 

Rico Dowdle had 20 carries for 87 yards in Week 5 (4.4 yards per carry) and 11 carries for 46 yards in Week 4 (4.2 yards per carry). 

The Cowboys defense allows 194.4 passing yards (11th) and 135 rushing yards (24th) per game. 

The Lions have two excellent running backs, David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs, so I certainly expect them to be involved early and often in this guy.

I’m also waiting to see if Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons will suit up. Fellow pass rusher Marshawn Kneeland was placed on injured reserve. 

The Cowboys don’t have a lot of depth for pass rush, so having Parsons in the lineup is crucial.

For this game, it’s hard to take the Cowboys as home underdogs given how much they throw and how well I expect the Lions to run the ball. 

The Cowboys will throw no matter what, and the Lions' possessions will be extended due to their performance in the running game. 

The Lions have also scored 20 points or less in regulation in each game before Week 4. They scored 26 in Week 1, but six points came in overtime. 

Lean with the Cowboys here. 

Cowboys vs. Lions: My Pick

• My Pick: Cowboys to cover the spread at +3 (-105) at FanDuel

The Lions are coming off a bye, and while quarterback Jared Goff completed 100% of his passes in Week 4 of the NFL season, I’m leaning with the Cowboys here.

They’re home underdogs, and the Lions defense allows 276 passing yards per game.

The Cowboys are one of the more potent passing attacks, with Dak Prescott throwing for 293 yards or more in three of his last four games. 

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Cowboys vs. Lions Best Player Props

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Jared Goff Over 0.5 Rushing Yards (-123) at Caesars Sportsbook

This is a fun prop bet for this matchup, and I’m absolutely taking the over. 

This season, the Cowboys have allowed one rushing yard or more to four quarterbacks. 

Goff has at least one rush attempt in every game this season and has one yard or more in three of the four. He had -2 in Week 4 against Seattle. 

Take the over here—have some fun with this one. 

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Dak Prescott 2+ Passing TDs (-175) at Caesars Sportsbook

I mentioned above how many passing yards the Lions allow, and I’m going to say that those passing yards will convert to passing scores.

Interestingly, the Lions have allowed just one passing touchdown per game this season. No opposing quarterback has more than one against them in any game. 

Prescott has two passing touchdowns in each of the last three games. 

We could see a 300-yard day with just one passing touchdown, but at home, I think Prescott finds the end zone a couple of times.

The Lions allowed a touchdown to a tight end in Week 4, so the Cowboys could open up the passing game to additional targets here. 

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Jahmyr Gibbs Any Time TD (-145) at Caesars Sportsbook

The Cowboys have been atrocious this season against opposing running backs, allowing 22 carries for 97 yards and more than one touchdown per game. 

They haven’t allowed a rushing score in each of the last two weeks to a running back, but they allowed six in their first three games, and a running back caught a touchdown in Week 2. 

Gibbs is averaging more than 16 touches per game and I’ll be on his explosive abilty to land in the end zone. 

As a side note, betting Montgomery to score at -155 could be another wager to add to a parlay. 

I think the Lions run the ball well in this one. 

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Cowboys vs. Lions: How to Watch

• When: Sunday, Oct. 13 at 4:25 PM ET

• Where: AT&T Stadium in Dallas, TX

• Where to Watch: FOX

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Cowboys vs. Lions Injuries

Cowboys Injuries

• Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parson is questionable with an ankle injury. 

• Cowboys linebacker Eric Kendricks is questionable with a calf injury. 

• Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. 

• Cowboys linebacker Nick Vigil is questionable. 

• Cowboys safety Markquese Bell is questionable. 

Lions Injuries

• Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes remains on injured reserve.

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