{"id":303923,"date":"2024-10-25T14:46:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T18:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=303923"},"modified":"2024-10-25T14:46:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T18:46:22","slug":"cowboys-vs-49ers-best-bets-nfl-week-8-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/cowboys-vs-49ers-best-bets-nfl-week-8-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys vs. 49ers Week 8 SNF best bets and odds: Back Dallas ATS, Dowdle on the ground"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers reignite their rivalry on Sunday Night Football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Both teams enter this contest off a loss with a laundry list of injuries. But the Cowboys had a bye week to rest up and prepare, and I like them to cover as underdogs. Also, back Rico Dowdle to clear his rushing total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out my Cowboys vs. 49ers best bets for the Week 8 Sunday Night Football matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cowboys vs. 49ers best bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:98357\">Embed: #98357<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/event\/1020832147\">NFL betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Best bet: Cowboys +4 (-112)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:98332\">Embed: #98332<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, I took Dallas as my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nfl-week-8-upset-picks-and-predictions\">top upset pick<\/a> for Week 8. Needless to say, I&#8217;m happy to bank a few points with the Cowboys in this spot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My reasoning is simple: San Francisco&#8217;s offence is decimated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christian McCaffrey remains sidelined and Brandon Aiyuk is out for the year. Deebo Samuel practiced on Thursday but is recovering from pneumonia while George Kittle is battling through an ankle injury (limited participant on Thursday). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those are four All-Pros that Brock Purdy will potentially be missing. Even if Samuel and Kittle can suit up, they won&#8217;t be at 100%, and I expect Dallas to put up points coming out of the bye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dak Prescott and Co. looked awful when we last saw them, but the Detroit Lions are a step up in class from San Francisco defensively. Last year that wasn&#8217;t the case, but it&#8217;s true in just about every metric in 2024 (EPA per play, rush defence, scoring defence).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dallas is missing some big names on defence, namely Micah Parsons, but I still can&#8217;t see San Francisco running wild without its best players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for as much as people clown on Mike McCarthy, he&#8217;s been solid out of the bye week with a 12-5 record. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Dallas is 3-1 after the bye under McCarthy, covering a +4 spread in every game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dowdle over 42.5 rushing yards (-117):<\/strong> Dallas has the worst rushing attack in the NFL, averaging just 77.2 yards per game. Fixing that disaster should be McCarthy&#8217;s main focus, and I think it begins and ends with getting Dowdle more touches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:98333\">Embed: #98333<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ezekiel Elliott used to be one of the NFL&#8217;s preeminent backs, but he doesn&#8217;t have it anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zeke is averaging 3.0 YPC on 38 attempts while Dowdle is churning out a much healthier \u2014 though still not elite \u2014 4.2 YPC on 59 attempts. Dowdle has only cleared this line twice but it came in both games where he received double-digit touches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">San Francisco doesn&#8217;t have the weapons to run away with this and force Dallas into a &#8220;pass-first&#8221; offence. And even if it did have a lead, throwing the ball a ton wouldn&#8217;t be advised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Niners rank 10th in defensive EPA per dropback but are 26th in defensive EPA per rush, per RBSDM.com. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Picks made at 1:20 p.m. ET 10\/25\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers reignite their rivalry on Sunday Night Football. The pregame narrative: Both teams enter this contest off a loss with a laundry list of injuries. But the Cowboys had a bye week to rest up and prepare, and I like them to cover as underdogs. 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