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          Betting tips for 'Sunday Night Football': Cowboys at Steelers

          • ESPN
          Oct 6, 2024, 03:00 PM

          The final game of the Week 5 Sunday slate pits Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys (2-2) against Justin Fields and the Pittsburgh Steelers (3-1). The Steelers have surprised many with a strong start to the season. Led by the dual-threat QB Justin Fields, the Steelers offense has jelled so far this season with offensive coordinator Arthur Smith finding ways to play to his quarterbacks' strengths. Fields and third-year WR George Pickens have developed a connection as he ranks in the top 20 in the league in targets (29) and receptions (20).

          Meanwhile, the Cowboys enter Sunday night dealing with multiple injuries. Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence and Brandin Cooks will all be out and with Cordarrelle Patterson and Jaylen Warren out for the Steelers it's likely that Najee Harris will see a heavy workload out of the backfield. Despite the 2-2 start, Prescott has played well ranking fourth in passing yards, but Dallas has one of the worst rushing offenses in the league.

          The Steelers opened as 2.5-point favorites in the game with the total settling at 43.5 points. Here is everything you need to know to bet Cowboys-Steelers on "Sunday Night Football."

          Odds current as of publish time, courtesy of ESPN BET

          Game lines

          Spread: Steelers -2.5
          Money line: Steelers (-150), Cowboys (+130)
          Over/Under: 43.5

          First-half spread: Steelers -0.5 (-115), Cowboys +0.5 (-115)
          First-half moneyline: Steelers (-145), Cowboys (+115)

          The props

          Passing

          Dak Prescott total passing yards: 249.5 (Over +105/Under -135)
          Prescott total passing TDs: 1.5 (Over +110/Under -140)
          Justin Fields total passing yards: 199.5 (Over +115/Under -145)

          Rushing

          Najee Harris total rushing yards: 69.5 (Over -110/Under -120)
          Rico Dowdle total rushing yards: 39.5 (Over -125/Under -105)
          Fields total rushing yards: 44.5 (Over -125/Under -105)

          Receiving

          CeeDee Lamb total receiving yards: 79.5 (Over Even/Under -130)
          George Pickens total receiving yards: 59.5 (Over -110/Under -135)
          Jake Ferguson total receiving yards: 44.5 (Over -130/Under Even)
          Pat Freiermuth total receiving yards: 34.5 (Over Even/Under -130)
          Jalen Tolbert total receiving yards: 34.5 (Over -110/Under -120)
          Dowdle total receiving yards: 14.5 (Over -110/Under -120)
          Harris total receiving yards: 14.5 (Over -135/Under +105)

          Andre Snellings' pick

          Justin Fields 200+ passing yards (+115).

          After the Steelers took a conservative offensive approach in the first two games of the season, Fields has settled in and been more aggressive as a passer in the past two. He completed 25 of 32 passes for 245 yards against a solid Chargers pass defense in Week 3, then followed that by completing 22 of 34 attempts and 312 passing yards against the Colts in Week 4.

          The Cowboys have an explosive offense that should be able to put points on the board even against a tough Steelers defense, which means Fields may have to operate through the air to keep the game competitive. But the Cowboys will be without their two best defensive pass rushers in Micah Parsons and Dexter Lawrence, giving Fields more time to work the ball downfield. Since holding Deshaun Watson in check in the opener, all three other quarterbacks the Cowboys have faced have thrown for at least 243 yards.

          Betting trends

          Courtesy ESPN Research

          • The Cowboys are 1-7 ATS in their past eight games as underdogs including playoffs.

          • The Cowboys are 0-3 ATS in their past three games.

          • The Steelers are 7-1 outright and ATS in their past eight prime-time games.

          • Since 2020, the Steelers are 20-10-1 ATS when the line is between +3 and -3.

          • The Steelers are 8-2 ATS in their past 10 games following a loss.

          • The Cowboys are 4-0 ATS on extra rest since the start of last season and 6-0 ATS including Week 1 games.

          • The Cowboys are 11-2 ATS in October since 2021.

          • Sunday night unders are 4-0 this year and 30-10 over the past three seasons. Prime-time unders are 78-49-1 over the past three seasons (8-7 this season).

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