2015 Dallas Cowboys Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks

2015 Dallas Cowboys Predictions: Season Win Totals Odds and Picks

by Robert Ferringo - 8/27/2015

2014 Record: 12-4

2015 Las Vegas Season Win Total: 9.0

I was as wrong about the 2014 Dallas Cowboys as I have ever been about a team, predicting a total collapse for this overrated franchise heading into the season. But Dallas inexplicably banded together behind a suddenly solid coaching staff and turned in one of the best performances in the league last year. Dallas retained all its key pieces and added some more top-end talent in the offseason, and now they enter 2015 on the short list of teams favored to win the NFC.

The Cowboys rode the league's best offensive lines and running games to 11 wins last year. The line remains stacked and creates the foundation for one of the most versatile attacks in football. No, Dallas doesn't have a replacement for last year's league-leading rusher, DeMarco Murray. But the Cowboys should be able to generate enough on the ground this year to keep defenses honest. And that will keep the airways open for Tony Romo, Dez Bryant, Jason Witten, and Dallas' proven aerial assault. Points should not be a problem for this unit.

The addition of Greg Hardy could also pay massive dividends for a defense that has vacillated between atrocious and outstanding the past two years. Dallas should stay in the top half of the NFL in total defense this year. And even if they don't have a dominating group, relative to the whole league, they still probably boast the most defensive talent of any team in the NFC East.

Dallas has worlds of talent. But they also have a lot of red flags heading into this year. They were massive overachievers compared to their Pythagorean Win Total last season and were an incredible 8-0 on the road last season. They face a much tougher schedule this time around and have several other statistical indicators - such as their record in games decided by six points or less - that foreshadow a collapse this season.

Further, the Cowboys seemed to relish the rare underdog role they were placed in last year. But now that they have people again predicting a Super Bowl berth they could revert back to the error-prone underachievers we've watched for most of this decade.

There are enough red flags here to make me avoid wagering against this team's season win total this year. And my main set of power rankings has them in the 10-6 or 11-5 range. But I'm going to trust my metrics here, go against the public, and suggest an 'under' play on this team.

WEEK	DATE	OPPONENT	TIME (ET)	Location	Result
Pre	Thu, Aug 13th, 2015	atSan_Diego	10:00 PM	Qualcomm Stadium
Pre	Sun, Aug 23rd, 2015	atSan_Fran	08:00 PM	Levi`s Stadium
Pre	Sat, Aug 29th, 2015	Minnesota	07:00 PM	AT&T Stadium
Pre	Thu, Sep 3rd, 2015	Houston	08:00 PM	AT&T Stadium
1	Sun, Sep 13th, 2015	NY_Giants	08:30 PM	AT&T Stadium
2	Sun, Sep 20th, 2015	atPhiladelphia	04:25 PM	Lincoln Financial Field
3	Sun, Sep 27th, 2015	Atlanta	01:00 PM	AT&T Stadium
4	Sun, Oct 4th, 2015	atNew_Orleans	08:30 PM	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
5	Sun, Oct 11th, 2015	New_England	04:25 PM	AT&T Stadium
6	Bye
7	Sun, Oct 25th, 2015	atNY_Giants	04:25 PM	MetLife Stadium
8	Sun, Nov 1st, 2015	Seattle	04:25 PM	AT&T Stadium
9	Sun, Nov 8th, 2015	Philadelphia	08:30 PM	AT&T Stadium
10	Sun, Nov 15th, 2015	atTampa_Bay	01:00 PM	Raymond James Stadium
11	Sun, Nov 22nd, 2015	atMiami	01:00 PM	Sun Life Stadium
12	Thu, Nov 26th, 2015	Carolina	04:30 PM	AT&T Stadium
13	Mon, Dec 7th, 2015	atWashington	08:30 PM	FedEx Field
14	Sun, Dec 13th, 2015	atGreen_Bay	04:25 PM	Lambeau Field
15	Sat, Dec 19th, 2015	NY_Jets	08:25 PM	AT&T Stadium
16	Sun, Dec 27th, 2015	atBuffalo	01:00 PM	Ralph Wilson Stadium
17	Sun, Jan 3rd, 2016	Washington	01:00 PM	AT&T Stadium

All Times EST

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