Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys Prediction, 1/14/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Wildcard

Game: Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys

Date: Sunday, January 14, 2024

Location: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Cowboys (-7.5)

Total/Over-Under: 49.5

AT&T Stadium is the location where the Dallas Cowboys (12-5) will compete against the Green Bay Packers (9-8) on Sunday in an NFC Wildcard game. Green Bay opens this game as 7.5-point dogs. The betting total is set at 49.5.

The Green Bay Packers come into this matchup with a record of 9-8 for this year. When they last took the field, the Packers faced the Bears and took home the win by a score of 17-9. Jordan Love connected on 27/32 with 316 yds through the air and 2 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 128.6 and ended the game without throwing a pick. Jayden Reed had an average of 28.0 yds per reception by earning 112 yards on 4 catches. Aaron Jones led the offense in rushing for the Packers with 22 carries for 111 yards (5.0 yards per attempt). In all, they had 60 plays for 432 yards. The Green Bay Packers ended up rushing 27 times and had 124 yds, which earned them an average of 4.6 yards per carry. In the running game, the Packers conceded 75 yards on 25 tries, which is an average of 3.0 yards per run allowed. Green Bay allowed 11 pass completions on 16 attempts for a total of 117 yds, and a completion rate of 68.8%.

When talking about putting the ball in the endzone, the Green Bay Packers are averaging 22.5 points per outing. As a team they are averaging 112.1 yards on the ground which has them sitting 15th in the league. The Packers have racked up 5,873 yards in total this season. Green Bay has compiled 211 1st downs, and they have been flagged for 105 penalties for 856 yards. They have surrendered the football 18 times (11 interceptions and 7 fumbles). In terms of notching touchdowns, Green Bay has earned 32 touchdowns via the pass and 10 rushing touchdowns.

When it comes to yards through the air, the Packers have surrendered 3,515 yards which ranks them 9th in the league. They have allowed 206.8 yards per game through the air as well as giving up a completion percentage of 65.4%. Overall, they have given up 335.1 yards per outing which puts them 17th in the NFL. The opposition is running for an average of 4.4 yards per run and 128.3 yards on the ground per game for the season. During the season, they have allowed 2,181 yards via the ground game in 17 contests. The Packers are sitting in 10th in the NFL concerning the opposition scoring, conceding 20.6 points per game.

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The Cowboys head into this game 12-5 for this year. When they last took the field, the Cowboys got the victory with a final of 38-10 against the Commanders. Tony Pollard ran the ball 17 times for 70 yds, ending the game with 4.1 yards per attempt for Dallas. CeeDee Lamb was the top contributor in the passing game for the Cowboys, catching 13 throws for 98 yds (7.5 yards per reception). Dak Prescott (4 touchdowns) finished the game with 279 yds on 31/36 passing while his QB rate was 124.4. He had 1 interception and his avg yards per attempt was 7.8 yds. Dallas surrendered 17 run attempts for 50 yds (2.9 yds per rush). The Cowboys secondary gave up a completion rate of 71.4%, surrendering 130 yds on 20 out of 28 passing. The Cowboys finished the contest with a total of 440 yards while running 69 plays (6.4 yards per play). Dallas rushed for 4.5 yds per carry, finishing with 131 yards on 29 attempts.

In relation to their scoring prowess, the Cowboys are ranking 1st out of all teams in the NFL holding an average of 29.9 PPG. For the year to this point, the Cowboys currently have a total of 4,397 yards via the pass as well as an average of 258.6 passing yards per game, which is ranked 3rd out of all NFL teams. They average 112.9 rushing yards per game and have run for 1,920 yards in total. The Dallas Cowboys average 371.6 yards/outing ranking them 5th out of all teams in the league. The Dallas offense has racked up 964 yds of penalties on 115 violations, which is 2nd in the league in terms of helping out the other team. They have given away 10 interceptions while allowing opponents to recover 6 fumbles and they have obtained 229 1st downs.

The Cowboys are conceding 18.5 points per contest, which has them sitting 5th in football. They have conceded 21 touchdowns through the air as well as 187.4 yards per contest, which puts them in 5th in the league. Dallas has given up a total of 1,910 rushing yards (112.4 yards per outing) in addition to 14 touchdowns rushing for the season. The Cowboys defense has participated in 1,014 plays, which has them ranked 2nd in the NFL. They have earned 26 takeaways (9 fumbles recovered and 17 picks) this year. Over the course of the season, they have relinquished 315 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Packers/Cowboys NFL game against the spread?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Cowboys -7.5 and over 49.5 total points

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