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NCAAFB BEST BETS AUGUST-SEPTEMBER!

09/20/2024..........................3 - 3 - 0...............................50.00%.........................- 1.50
09/19/2024..........................1 - 1 - 0...............................50.00%.........................- 0.50
09/14/2024.........................18 - 15 - 0.............................54.54%.........................+ 7.50
09/13/2024............................3 - 1 - 0.............................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
09/12/2024............................0 - 4 - 0.............................00.00%.........................- 22.00
09/07/2024..........................21 - 17 - 0............................55.26%.........................+ 11.20
09/06/2024.............................0 - 4 - 0............................00.00%.........................- 22.00
09/02/2024.............................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 0.50
09/01/2024.............................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 0.50
08/30/2024..........,................17 - 13 - 1.........................56.66%............................+ 13.50
08/29/2024.............................13 - 4 - 2.........................76.47%............................+ 43.00

TOTALS.................................78 - 64 - 3..........................54.92%...........................+ 40.70

 

[CNOTES]

Saturday’s 6-pack:
— Phillies 12, Mets 2— Philly clinches a playoff spot.
— Twins 4, Boston 2 (12)- Twins lead Tigers by game for last playoff spot.
— Padres 3, White Sox 2 (10)- San Diego’s magic # to clinch playoff spot is 4.
— Dodgers 6, Rockies 4- Ohtani has 52 home runs, 52 stolen bases.
— Marlins 4, Braves 3- Atlanta trails Mets by 2 games for last playoff slot.
— Reds 8, Pirates 3- Tyler Stephenson scored 3 runs, knocked in 5 more.

Quote of the Day
“You are literally too stupid to insult.”
Stu, in The Hangover

Saturday’s quiz
Where did Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen play his college football?

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the New York Mets, Darryl Strawberry has hit the most home runs.

Thursday’s quiz
Washington Nationals won the World Series five years ago; Anthony Rendon led the Nationals in RBI that year, with 126. In five years since then, Rendon has knocked in a total of 125 runs.

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Saturday’s Den: Quick notes for NFL teams…….​

Quick note on all 30 NFL teams that haven’t played yet this week:

NFC teams
— Cardinals
Offense is doing well so far: 8 TD’s, 4 field goals on 17 drives.

— Falcons
Converted only 4 of 18 third down plays.

— Panthers
Outscored 50-3 in first half, converted 2-22 on third down.
Curious to see how they’ll play with Andy Dalton at QB this week.

— Bears
Outscored opponents 24-3 in second half. Only 8-30 on third down

— Cowboys
Opponents have been in red zone seven times, scored 44 points.

— Lions
Have been in red zone 11 times, scored only 35 points.

— Packers
Have run ball for 424 yards in two games; they’re +4 in turnovers.

— Rams
Have been outscored 34-6 in first half; they’re 7-23 on 3rd down, opponents 13-24.

— Vikings
Outscored opponents 27-10 in first half; threw ball for 8.0/8.6 yards/attempt

— Giants
Were outscored 26-9 in second half; outgained by 72/121 total yards.

— Famous birthdays, September 21st:
Doug Moe, 86
Artis Gilmore, 75
Bill Murray, 74
Sidney Moncrief, 67
Rob Morrow, 62
Cecil Fielder, 61
Faith Hill, 57
Luke Wilson, 53
Kevin Carter, 51
Bryce Drew, 50
Demarcus Robinson, 30
Yainer Diaz, 26

— Saints
Scored 11 TD’s on 26 drives, have outrushed foes, 370-126.

— Eagles
Started 15 drives 70+ yards from goal line, scored 46 points (very good)

— 49ers
Converted only 8-23 third down plays.

— Seahawks
Four trips to red zone: only one TD, three field goals.
They have four TD’s on plays of 23+ yards.

— Buccaneers
Opponents have been in red zone 10 times: only 3 TD’s, 5 field goals

— Commanders
Opponents scored seven TD’s on 15 drives.
Commanders have run ball for 353 yards in two games.

AFC teams
— Ravens
Are 0-2 for first time since 2015; outgained opponents by 99/123 yards.

— Bills
Won average starting field position by 15-10 yards.

— Bengals
Have been outrushed 319-144, are only 8-24 on third down.

— Movie of the Day: The Hangover (2009)- Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and with the bachelor missing. Chaos ensues.
Funny movie that had two sequels; Hangover II (a terrible movie set in Thailand instead of Las Vegas) and Hangover III, which was pretty funny.

— Browns
Averaged only 2.7/4.8 yards/pass attempt, converted only 4-29 on third down.

— Broncos
Scored one TD, have 13 3/outs on 24 drives.

— Texans
Five trips to red zone: three TD’s, two field goals.

— Colts
Opponents are 17-31 on third down; were outscored 22-7 in first half.

— Jaguars
Have converted only 5-19 third down plays.

— Chiefs
Have converted only 5-17 third down plays, have 5 turnovers (minus-4).

— Raiders
Have been out rushed 327-98 in two games.
Scored only one TD, three FG’s on 14 drives that started 70+ yards from goal line.

— Chargers
Outscored opponents 22-6 in second half.

— Dolphins
Six trips to red zone- only 2 TD’s, 2 field goals.

— Steelers
Teams have combined for 40 drives in two Steeler games; only 2 TD’s.

— Titans
Seven trips to red zone- only 2 TD’s, 2 field goals.
Turned ball over 5 times (minus-4), have had two punts blocked.

 

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Week 4

FCS

 

[CNOTES]

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
RICE at ARMY	12:00 PM	ARMY -7.5	+500
FLA at MSST	12:00 PM	MSST +6.5	+500
NCST at CLEM	12:00 PM	CLEM -18.5	+500
HOU at CIN	12:00 PM	CIN -3.5	+500
JMU at UNC	12:00 PM	JMU +11.5	+500
KU at WVU	12:00 PM	WVU -0.5	+500
TULN at ULL	12:00 PM	ULL +1.5	+500
CHAR at IU	12:00 PM	IU -28.5 O 48.5	+500 +500
MRSH at OSU	12:00 PM	OSU -39.5 O 52.5	+500 +500
OHIO at UK	12:45 PM	UK -19.5 U 42.5	+500 +500
BALL at CMU	01:00 PM	CMU -6.5	+500
SFPA at EMU	02:00 PM	EMU -24.5	+500
USU at TEM	02:00 PM	O 53.5	+500
UVA at CCU	02:00 PM	UVA -3.5	+500
ARST at ISU	02:00 PM	ARST +20.5 O 51.5	+500 +500
TOWS at NDSU	02:00 PM	NDSU -24.5	+500
EWU at NEV	03:00 PM	EWU +12.5	+500
WCU at MONT	03:00 PM	MONT -16.5	+500
USM at JVST	03:00 PM	JVST -6.5	+500
HCU at UTSA	03:30 PM	UTSA -35.5 U 51.5	+500 +500
BUFF at NIU	03:30 PM	NIU -13.5	+500
KENT at PSU	03:30 PM	PSU -49.5	+500
MEM at NAVY	03:30 PM	O 47.5	+500
M-OH at ND	03:30 PM	ND -28.5	+500
UCLA at LSU	03:30 PM	LSU -21.5	+500
ASU at TTU	03:30 PM	TTU -3.5	+500
GT at LOU	03:30 PM	GT +10.5 O 56.5	+500 +500
YSU at PITT	03:30 PM	PITT -25.5	+500
ARK at AUB	03:30 PM	ARK +2.5	+500
RUTG at VT	03:30 PM	RUTG +2.5	+500
USC at MICH	03:30 PM	USC -6.5	+500
DUKE at MTU	04:00 PM	U 51.5	+500
UTAH at OKST	04:00 PM	OKST -2.5 U 51.5	+500 +500
VAN at MIZZ	04:15 PM	MIZZ -18.5 O 52.5	+500 +500
TCU at SMU	05:00 PM	SMU +1.5	+500
UTEP at CSU	05:00 PM	CSU -8.5	+500
ECU at LIB	06:00 PM	ECU +7.5 O 54.5	+500 +500
MONM at FIU	06:00 PM	FIU -13.5	+500
NMSU at SHSU	07:00 PM	NMSU +15.5	+500
FAMU at TROY	07:00 PM	TROY -20.5	+500
CAL at FSU	07:00 PM	CAL +2.5 U 44.5	+500 +500
MIA at USF	07:00 PM	MIA -16.5	+500
TLSA at LT	07:00 PM	TLSA +1.5 O 57.5	+500 +500
WYO at UNT	07:00 PM	U 55.5	+500
NW at WASH	07:00 PM	NW +11.5	+500
FAU at CONN	07:00 PM	FAU +1.5	+500
TOL at WKU	07:00 PM	O 61.5	+500
AKR at SOCAR	07:30 PM	SOCAR -26.5	+500
IOWA at MINN	07:30 PM	MINN +2.5 U 35.5	+500 +500
BGSU at TAM	07:30 PM	TAM -22.5	+500
TENN at OKLA	07:30 PM	TENN -7.5	+500
GASO at MISS	07:45 PM	MISS -35.5 O 65.5	+500 +500
ULM at TEX	08:00 PM	TEX -44.5	+500
BAY at COLO	08:00 PM	COLO -0.5	+500
MSU at BC	08:00 PM	MSU +5.5 U 45.5	+500 +500
FRES at UNM	08:30 PM	FRES -14.5	+500
PUR at ORST	08:30 PM	ORST -2.5	+500
PRST at BSU	09:45 PM	BSU -41.5 U 66.5	+500 +500
KSU at BYU	10:30 PM	BYU +6.5 O 48.5	+500 +500

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22​

Game	Time(ET)	Pick	Units
UNI at HAW	12:00 AM	UNI +7.5 O 48.5	+500 +500

 

[BigTonyC]

Do the bold picks mean something extra?

 

[CNOTES]

Do the bold picks mean something extra?

bold picks are my best bet......

 

[CNOTES]

NCAAFB BEST BETS AUGUST-SEPTEMBER!

09/21/2024........................22 - 16 -0............................57.89%.........................+ 22.00
09/20/2024..........................3 - 3 - 0...............................50.00%.........................- 1.50
09/19/2024..........................1 - 1 - 0...............................50.00%.........................- 0.50
09/14/2024.........................18 - 15 - 0.............................54.54%.........................+ 7.50
09/13/2024............................3 - 1 - 0.............................75.00%.........................+ 9.50
09/12/2024............................0 - 4 - 0.............................00.00%.........................- 22.00
09/07/2024..........................21 - 17 - 0............................55.26%.........................+ 11.20
09/06/2024.............................0 - 4 - 0............................00.00%.........................- 22.00
09/02/2024.............................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 0.50
09/01/2024.............................1 - 1 - 0............................50.00%..........................- 0.50
08/30/2024..........,................17 - 13 - 1.........................56.66%............................+ 13.50
08/29/2024.............................13 - 4 - 2.........................76.47%............................+ 43.00

TOTALS................................100 - 80 - 3..........................55.55%...........................+ 62.70

 

[CNOTES]

Sunday’s 6-pack:
— Cardinals 6, Guardians 5- Cleveland clinched AL Central title anyway.
— Astros 10, Angels 4- Alvarez/Tucker hit back/back home runs.
— Arizona 5, Brewers 0- Merrill Kelly tossed five shutout IP.
— Tigers 6, Orioles 4 (10)- Detroit won 10 of its last 13 games.
— Giants 9, Royals 0- Kansas City has lost six in a row at a very bad time.
— Mariners 8, Rangers 4- Seattle is 1.5 games out of last playoff spot.

Quote of the Day
“The building was a little bit different with Tom (Brady) in there. Obviously, playing-wise, Tom is different. He had everybody dialed in, high-strung environment, so I think everybody was pretty stressed out. They wanted me to come in, be myself, bring the joy back to football for guys who weren’t having as much fun.”
Baker Mayfield

Sunday’s quiz
The guy who owned which NFL team founded Microsoft with childhood friend Bill Gates?

Saturday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming.

Friday’s quiz
In the history of the New York Mets, Darryl Strawberry has hit the most home runs.

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Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a college football Saturday……​

— Tennessee 25, Oklahoma 15
Vols outgained Oklahoma, 345-222.
Tennessee led 19-3 at halftime.
Tennessee has three I-A wins:
51-10 vs NC State
71-0 over Kent State
25-15 at Oklahoma

— James Madison 70, North Carolina 50
Sun Belt’s Dukes led 53-21…….at halftime.
Alonza Barrett threw for 388 yards, 5 TD’s, ran for two more.
Tar Heels outgained JMU 616-611, but turned ball over five times.

— Washington State 54, San Jose State 52 OT
Fun game to watch Friday night; this one ended at 2:35 Saturday morning.
San Jose led 38-24 after three quarters.
Coogs forced OT with a 52-yard FG at gun in 4th quarter.

— Missouri 30, Vanderbilt 27 OT
Mizzou’s kicker missed three FG’s, two in 4th quarter.
Mizzou ran ball for 216 yards, outgained Vandy, 442-324.
Tigers were ranked #7 in country, which seems a bit high.

— Colorado 38, Baylor 31 OT
Down 24-10, Colorado threw a 58-yard TD pass on last play of first half.
Colorado tied game on a 43-yard Hail Mary on last play of regulation.
Baylor fumbled on half-yard line while trying to tie game in OT.

— Upsets of the Week:
Buffalo (+13.5) 23, Northern Illinois 20 OT
James Madison (+10.5) 70, North Carolina 50
Navy (+9.5) 56, Memphis 44
Stanford (+9.5) 26, Syracuse 24
Illinois (+9.5) 31, Nebraska 24 OT
South Alabama (+8.5) 48, Appalachian State 14
Temple (+7) 45, Utah State 29
Monmouth 45, Florida International 42- It is bad to lose to a I-AA team.

— Buffalo 23, Northern Illinois 20 OT
NIU led 14-3 at halftime.
Huskies outgained Buffalo, 359-184.
NIU was 9-22 on third down, Buffalo 2-15.
Huskies upset Notre Dame, so this score hurts Notre Dame’s resume.

— Central Michigan 37, Ball State 34
Chippewas drove 75 yards in five plays in last minute, scored winning TD with 0:16 left.
Ball State had taken the lead on a TD with 0:53 left.
Chippewas ran ball for 335 yards, 10.2 yards/attempt.

— Stanford 26, Syracuse 24
These schools are both in the ACC; they’re 2,826 miles apart.
Cardinal kicked a 39-yard FG at the gun for the road win.
Stanford ran for 173 yards (5.4 yards/carry).

— Penn State 56, Kent State 0
Chris Andrews, who runs the sportsbook at South Point Casino in Las Vegas, said that Kent State is the lowest-rated I-A football team in the last 30 years- they lost 71-0 last week.

— Famous birthdays, September 22nd:
Harold Carmichael, 75
Debby Boone, 68
Joan Jett, 66
Scott Baio, 64
Vince Coleman, 63
Mike Matheny, 54
Carlos Correa, 30
Jeremy Pena, 27

— Random stat: UNLV didn’t play this week, but Rebels are 13-4 ATS in their last 17 games.

— Army 37, Rice 14
Cadets are off to a 3-0 start.
Army even threw for 120 yards in this game- they were 9-15 on 3rd down.

Navy 56, Memphis 44
Middies scored 38-56 points in their two I-A wins.
Memphis gained 659 yards and lost by two TD’s.
Navy ran ball for 361 yards (9.3 yards/attempt)
Memphis won at Florida State last week, then this…….

— Florida State 14, California 9
Seminoles finally get a win after their 0-3 start.
Florida State sacked Cal QB’s seven times.
Cal outgained the Seminoles, 410-284.

— Florida 45, Mississippi State 28
Win ends Gators’ 7-game losing skid against I-A teams.
Florida completed 26-28 passes, averaged 9.9 yards/attempt.
Miss State QB Shapen hurt his shoulder, is out for the year.

— West Virginia 32, Kansas 28
Jayhawks led this game 28-17 with 4:00 left to play.
WVU had TD drives of 75-67 yards in last 3:27 to pull out the comeback.
Greene threw a 15-yard TD pass with 0:26 left for the win.

— Michigan 27, USC 24
Michigan scored game-winning TD with 0:37 left.
Michigan ran ball for 290 yards, passed for only 32.
Wolverines led 14-3 at halftime.
This was USC’s first game in the Big 18 Conference.

 

[CNOTES]

Monday’s 6-pack:
— Tigers 4, Orioles 3- Right now, Detroit is the 3rd AL Wild Card
— Red Sox 8-9, Twins 1-3- Minnesota picked a bad day to lose a twinbill.
— Giants 2, Royals 0- Blake Snell tossed six shutout IP.
— Mets 2, Phillies 1- Mets/Arizona are tied for last two NL Wild Card slots.
— Brewers 10, Arizona 9- Diamondbacks led 8-0 in third inning.
— Padres 4, White Sox 2- San Diego’s magic number to clinch playoff spot: 2

Quote of the Day
“I’m smiling inside. I’m absolutely beat. This has been an amazing week, but again a really heavy week just with all the factors, just getting back to work and to continue to push to establish our culture and process.”
Carolina Panthers coach Dave Canales, after his first NFL win Sunday

Monday’s quiz
Who was manager of the New York Mets, last time they were in a World Series?

Sunday’s quiz
Paul Allen, the late owner of the Seattle Seahawks, founded Microsoft with childhood friend Bill Gates.

Saturday’s quiz
Buffalo Bills’ QB Josh Allen played his college football at Wyoming.

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TV suggestion for Monday night, and wrapping up an NFL Sunday​

Check out Jimmy Fallon’s TV show Monday night at 11:30; friend of mine’s daughter is going to be on, in a segment they call “Instant Song Writer”.
Her name is Jules Olson; very talented young lady, a singer/song writer.
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Rams 27, 49ers 24
Rams’ first TD drive was 87 yards, fueled by a successful fake punt.
Rams’ last four drives: 24 plays, 174 yards, 20 points.
LA kicked a 37-yard field goal at the gun for the comeback win.
Kyren Williams ran ball for 89 yards, two TD’s.
49ers’ first two drives: 21 plays, 123 yards, 14 points.
Jennings caught 11 passes for 175 yards, three TD’s.
San Francisco outgained the Rams 425-296.
Opponents’ team total: over 2-0-1

Eagles 15, Saints 12
Saints led this game 3-0 after the third quarter.
Eagles’ first six drives: 49 plays, 284 yards, 2 turnovers, blocked punt.
Eagles’ last three drives: 16 plays, 180 yards, 15 points.
Saquon Barkley ran ball 17 times for 147 yards, two TD’s.
Saints scored only TD with 2:10 left to take a 12-7 lead.
Eagles drove 64 yards, scored game-winning TD with 1:02 left.
First two games, NO had 11 touchdowns on 20 drives.
First two games, Saints averaged 8.3/14.2 yards/pass (5.0 in this game)

Colts 21, Bears 16
Colts led this game 7-0 at halftime.
Bears ran 84 plays for 385 yards, Colts 54 plays for 306 yards.
Indy is 18-13-1 ATS in last 32 games coming off a loss.
Under Steichen, Colts are 8-5 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less points.
Williams threw for 363 yards, with 2 TD’s, 2 INT’s.
Bears were 3-12 on third down, Colts 9-21.
Bears have been outscored 40-13 in first half of their games.
Chicago is 10-16-1 ATS in last 27 games as road underdogs.

Giants 21, Browns 15
Giants lost a fumble on the opening kickoff.
Browns threw a 24-yard TD pass on first play after the fumble.
On Browns’ next 30 plays, they gained a total of 25 yards.
Giants outscored Cleveland 14-0 in last 2:00 of first half.
Cleveland scored 17-18-15 points in its 1-2 start (5 TD’s on 34 drives).
Browns are 8-43 on 3rd down so far, 7-11 on 4th down.
Amari Cooper caught seven passes for 86 yards and a TD.
Cleveland is 9-16-1 ATS in last 26 games coming off a win.

Steelers 20, Chargers 10
QB Herbert (ankle) left game with 6:20 left in 3rd quarter, game tied 10-10. Chargers in second half: 15 plays, minus-5 yards, no points.
Pittsburgh outgained the Chargers, 346-168.
Since 2019, Chargers are 8-26-7 ATS in games with spread of 3 or less points
Steelers won first three games, allowing two TD’s on 27 drives.
Steelers’ offense has only three TD’s on 30 drives (10 field goals).
Pittsburgh is 14-6-1 ATS in last 21 games with spread of 3 or less points.
Steelers outrushed first two opponents, 392-214.

Vikings 34, Texans 7
Houston ran ball only 14 times for 38 yards.
Since 2016, Texans are 2-9-2 ATS as road favorites.
Houston is 4-9 ATS in last 13 games coming off a win.
Stefon Diggs caught 7 passes for 94 yards in his return to Minnesota.
Minnesota won first three games, giving up three TD’s on 31 drives.
Vikings outscored first three opponents 41-10 in first half.
Minnesota’s 4 TD drives were short: 56-21-44-53 yards.
Vikings are 7-1-1 ATS in last nine games coming off a win.

Famous birthdays, September 23:
Julio Iglesias, 81
Bruce Springsteen, 75
Jason Alexander, 65
Larry Krystkowiak, 60
Cuonzo Martin, 53
Ricky Davis, 45
Matt Kemp, 40
Brandon Jennings, 35

Broncos 26 Buccaneers 7
First NFL win for rookie QB Nix, who threw for 216 yards.
Broncos’ first four drives: 26 plays, 145 yards, 17 points (led 20-7 at half).
Lutz kicked four field goals for Denver.
Under is 16-10 in their last 26 road games.
Tampa Bay hasn’t been 3-0 since 2005.
Bucs were outgained 352-233, averaged 3.3 yards/pass attempt.
Last two games, Tampa Bay was outgained 815-449.
QB Mayfield is 44-49 as an NFL starter, 12-10 with Buccaneers.

Packers 30, Titans 14
Titans traded QB Willis to Green Bay August 26.
Willis threw for 202 yards, ran for 73 more.
Green Bay is 21-9 ATS in last 30 games as an underdog.
First three games, opponents are 9-32 on third down.
On its first drive, Tennessee drove 65 yards for a TD
Next drive, down 10-7, QB Levis (3-9 as a starter) threw a pick-6
Titans have been outscored 48-17 in second half of games.
Packers outrushed Tennessee, 188-33.

Panthers 36, Raiders 22
Veteran QB Dalton made his first ’24 start, threw for 319 yards, 3 TD’s.
Carolina averaged 7.8 yards/pass attempt (3.9/2.5 first two games)
Carolina scored four TD’s on 11 drives; they had one TD on first 23 drives.
Hubbard ran ball for 114 yards, Johnson had 122 receiving yards.
Las Vegas was outgained 437-331, ran ball for only 55 yards.
First three games, Raiders gave up 176/151/131 rushing yards.
Raiders have converted only 12-37 third down plays this year.
QB Minshew is 16-24 as an NFL starter; Raiders are his 4th team.

Lions 20, Cardinals 13
Lions in first half: 35 plays, 240 yards, led 20-10 at half.
Detroit in 2nd half: 34 plays, 133 yards, no points.
Lions are 19-38 on third down, opponents 8-31.
Goff is 28-25-1 as Detroit’s QB (was 44-30 with Rams)
Arizona was 1-9 on third down, Lions were 6-12.
On their first drive, Cardinals drove 75 yards on 8 plays for a TD.
Rest of game, Arizona ran 45 plays for 202 yards, six points..
QB Murray is 29-39-1 SU as an NFL starter.

Ravens 28, Cowboys 25
RB Henry ran ball for 151 yards and two TD’s.
Baltimore led 28-6 after three quarters.
Ravens are 17-4 ATS in last 21 games with spread of 3 or fewer points.
Only nine of Ravens’ 60 plays came on third down (4-9)
First five drives, Dallas ran 30 plays for 132 yards, 3 points.
Last six drives, Dallas ran 40 plays for 280 yards, 22 points.
Last two games, Cowboys allowed 10 TD’s on 18 drives.
Over is 33-17 in last 50 Dallas home games.