The Dallas Cowboys will try to keep their faint playoff hopes alive when they battle the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. Dallas is coming off a 27-20 victory over the New York Giants on Thanksgiving Day, while Cincinnati dropped a 44-38 decision to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 13. The Bengals (4-8), who are third in the AFC North, have lost three in a row. The Cowboys (5-7), who are third in the NFC East, have won two straight. With five games remaining, Dallas entered the weekend 2.5 games behind the Washington Commanders, who hold down the seventh and final spot in the NFL playoff bracket.
Kickoff from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. Cincinnati is a 5.5-point favorite in the latest Cowboys vs. Bengals odds via SportsLine Consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 49.5. Before you make any Bengals vs. Cowboys bets or picks, make sure to check out the NFL predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine expert Larry Hartstein, considering his mastery of picks involving Dallas.
A former lead writer for Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines a vast network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach he honed working for Pro Football Focus. He tied for 52nd place (out of 1,598 entries) in the 2022 Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest, going 53-34-3 ATS. Hartstein's weekly Vegas contest selections form the basis of his NFL best bets column, which is 79-48-2 (62.2%, +25.95 units) since its inception in 2022. He's also an amazing 28-10 (+1680) on his last 38 NFL picks on the Cowboys. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen huge returns.
Now, Hartstein has locked in on Bengals vs. Cowboys and just revealed his coveted NFL picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are several NFL odds and NFL betting lines for Cowboys vs. Bengals:
- Cowboys vs. Bengals spread: Cincinnati -5.5
- Cowboys vs. Bengals over/under: 49.5 points
- Cowboys vs. Bengals money line: Cincinnati -246, Dallas +201
- CIN: Bengals have hit the Over in 15 of their last 21 games (+8.35 units)
- DAL: Cowboys have hit the Over in six of their nine home games (+2.70 units)
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Why the Bengals can cover
Quarterback Joe Burrow is having a solid season and, had the team been in contention, may have even gotten consideration for MVP honors. In 12 games, he has completed 302 of 446 attempts (67.7%) for 3,337 yards and 30 touchdowns with five interceptions and a 107.4 rating. He has also rushed 33 times for 160 yards (4.8 average) and one touchdown. In the loss to the Steelers, he completed 28 of 38 passes for 309 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.
His top target has been wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase. In 12 games, he has 79 receptions for 1,142 yards (14.5 average) and 13 touchdowns. He has 14 explosive plays of 20 or more yards, including a long of 70, with 538 yards after the catch and 49 first-down conversions. In a 35-34 loss at Baltimore on Nov. 7, he caught 11 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns. See who to back at SportsLine.
Why the Cowboys can cover
Veteran quarterback Cooper Rush has taken over for the injured Dak Prescott (hamstring) and has turned Dallas' fortunes around the past two weeks. He helped lead the Cowboys past the Giants on Thanksgiving, throwing for 195 yards and one touchdown. He completed 24 of 32 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-26 win over the Commanders on Nov. 24. He is in his seventh season with the team, and in 31 career games, he has completed 255 of 421 passes (60.6%) for 2,627 yards and 13 touchdowns with seven interceptions and a rating of 81.9.
Running back Rico Dowdle leads the Dallas rushing attack. In 11 games this season, he has carried 134 times for 600 yards (4.5 average), including a long of 22 yards, and 31 first-down conversions. In the win over the Giants, he carried 22 times for 112 yards and one touchdown. In the win over Washington, he carried 19 times for 86 yards, and caught three passes for 12 yards. See who to back at SportsLine.
How to make Cowboys vs. Bengals picks
Hartstein has analyzed Bengals vs. Cowboys from every possible angle, and while we can tell you he's leaning Over the total, he has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. Find out what it is, and which team to back, at SportsLine.
So who wins Bengals vs. Cowboys on Monday Night Football, and what critical x-factor makes one side of the spread hit hard? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Bengals vs. Cowboys spread to back, all from the expert who is an amazing 28-10 on picks involving the Dallas Cowboys, and find out.
