Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles Prediction, 12/29/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 14

Game: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles

Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024

Location: Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Fox

Odds-Point Spread: Eagles (-3.0)

Total-Over-Under: 47.5

The Dallas Cowboys (7-8) are hitting the road to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Philadelphia Eagles (12-3). Philadelphia is 3.0-point favorites. The total is set at 47.5.

The Dallas Cowboys head into this matchup 7-8 for this season. In their last game, the Cowboys took the field against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and earned the victory with a final of 26-24. Cooper Rush went 26-35 with 292 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rate of 108.3 and finished the contest without throwing a pick. Rico Dowdle was the best rusher for the Cowboys with 13 attempts for 23 yards (1.8 yds per carry). CeeDee Lamb averaged 15.0 yds per reception by tallying 105 yards on 7 receptions. The Dallas Cowboys ran the football 20 different times and accounted for 31 yards, which earned them an average of 1.6 yds per carry. On the day, they ran 55 plays which totaled 317 yds. Dallas relinquished 31 pass completions on 43 tries for a total of 276 yards, and a completion rate of 72.1%. Against the run, the Cowboys gave up 134 yards on 23 tries, which averages out to 5.8 yards per run surrendered.

When talking about putting the ball in the endzone, the Dallas Cowboys are sitting at 21.6 PPG. As a team they're averaging 95.2 yards on the ground which ranks them 28th in the NFL. The Cowboys have earned 4,921 yards in total for the season. Dallas has amassed 173 1st downs, and they have been called for 109 infractions for 785 yds. They have surrendered the football 24 different times (12 interceptions and 12 fumbles lost). When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, Dallas has totaled 22 passing touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns.

Concerning yards via the pass, the Cowboys have given up 3,355 yards which has them sitting in 22nd in the league. They have yielded 223.7 yards per outing through the air in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 68.2%. They have surrendered 23 touchdowns via the pass and 23 touchdowns via the ground game. During this campaign, they have relinquished 359.6 yards per game which ranks them 27th in the NFL. They are giving up an average of 4.8 yards per rushing attempt and 135.9 rushing yards per contest for the season. The Cowboys are sitting in 30th in the NFL regarding the opposition scoring, giving up 26.9 points per game. In total, they have allowed 2,039 yards via the ground game in 15 games.

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The Eagles come into this game with a record of 12-3 for this season. In their last game, the Eagles took a loss by a score of 36-33 against the Washington Commanders. Kenny Pickett (1 touchdown) finished the contest with 143 yards on 14-24 passing while his QB rating was 72. He threw 1 pick and his avg yards per attempt was 6.0 yds. Saquon Barkley ran the football 29 times for 150 yards, walking away from the game with 5.2 yards per carry for Philadelphia. A.J. Brown had the best day in terms of receiving for the Eagles, bringing in 8 passes for 97 yds (12.1 yds per reception). Philadelphia ended up running for 5.4 yards per carry, finishing the game with 211 yards on 39 attempts. The Eagles finished the game with a total of 338 yards while running 67 plays (5.0 yards per play). The Eagles pass defense allowed a completion percentage of 61.5%, surrendering 255 yards on 24 for 39 passing. Philadelphia allowed 24 rushing attempts for 113 yds (4.7 yds per carry).

When it comes to the points being put on the board, the Eagles are 8th in the NFL by scoring 26.8 points per game. For the year so far, the Eagles have compiled 2,745 passing yards as well as holding an average of 183.0 passing yards per outing, which has them ranked 31st in the NFL. They average 187.9 run yards per game and have run for 2,818 yards for the year. The Philadelphia Eagles have an average of 370.9 yards-contest which has them ranked 6th in the NFL. The Philadelphia offense has totaled 768 penalty yards on 98 infractions, which is 13th in the NFL in terms of hurting your team.

They have conceded 20 touchdowns through the air and 178.8 yards-outing, which has them ranked 2nd in football. Philadelphia has surrendered a total of 1,544 rushing yards (102.9 yards per game) in addition to 9 touchdowns by ground this year. They have 21 takeaways (11 fumbles and 10 interceptions) for the year. The Eagles defense has participated in 885 plays, which ranks them 4th in football. The Eagles are allowing 18.9 points per contest, which has them ranked 5th of all teams in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's Cowboys-Eagles NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Eagles -3.0

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