NFL week 6 and the Dallas Cowboys will travel to the great northwest to take on the Seattle Seahawks. The game has a start time of 4:25 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on FOX. Current Vegas odds have the Seahawks listed as 8.5 point favorites, while the total is set at 47.
Analysis: The Dallas Cowboys started the year with a loss to the San Francisco 49ers, but since then they have been a suprise in winning 4 games in a row. The Cowboys are 1-5 ATS before playing the Giants, but are also 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in October. The reason for the resurgence of Dallas is a run game that is led by DeMarco Murray, who has run for 670 yards on the season, topping the 100 yard mark in every game. The running game has helped take pressure off of Romo, who has a solid 98.5 QBR this year so far. Overall Dallas is 5th in total offense, 16th in passing, 2nd in rushing and 6th in scoring (27 ppg), while the defense is 21st in yards allowed, 18th vs the pass, 20th vs the run and 8th in points allowed (20.6 ppg).
The Seattle Seahawks come in at 3-1 on the year and they are off a sort of sluggish win over the Redskins on Monday night. The The Seahawks are 40-18-1 ATS in their last 59 games at home, but also are just 3-13 ATS in their last 16 week 6 games. Russel Wilson comes in with a 112.9 QBR, as he has hit 70.3% of his passes for 852 yards, with 8 TDs and just 1 INT so far this year. Marshawn Lynch is off to a decent start with 306 yards rushing, while posting 3 rushing TDs and 3 receiving TDs. Overall the Seattle offense comes in ranked 12th overall, 30th in passing, 1st in rushing and 5th in scoring (27.5 ppg), while the defense ranks 5th overall, 21st vs the pass, 1st vs the run and 9th in points allowed (20.8 ppg).
Pick: This is a bad matchup for the Cowboys as the Seahawks are an amazing team at home, plus they have the ability to shut down the Dallas run game and make Romo beat them, which is not what he is best at. The Seahawks have the best run defense in the league, allowing just 62.2 ypg and they allow just 2.6 ypc, which is also best in the league. That right there will take away what the Cowboys have been able to do of late and that is run the ball and keep their bad defense off the field. A defense that is last n the league in yards per play and really has been masked by their solid offense going on long drives. This defense will be on the field allot longer in this one and will be facing a Seattle offense that is very tough to stop, especially at home. The Seahawks are 20-6 ATS in their last 26 games vs the NFC and 40-18-1 ATS in their last 59 games at home. Both trends should continue here.
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