Will the Dallas Cowboys make the point spread against the Washington Redskins?

On Thursday afternoon on Thanksgiving day, most likely around the time people all over the country will be sitting back after having their turkey, or possibly even just sitting down to eat their holiday dinner, kickoff will take place at Cowboy stadium in Texas for the football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins.

Checking the odds at the books that we watch closely, BetOnline for the US bettors and William Hill for the non US market, the line on the Cowboy-Redskins game has Dallas favored to win by 3 points? Many times this season we have seen where simply picking a favorite did not always insure you were backing, or betting on the team that would actually win the game.

This game is very important to them both. Since they are ranked 2nd and 3rd in the NFC East the outcome of this game affects the standings in that division. Both teams are in the hunt for a playoff spot as well. One scenario to consider, say the Redskins currently at 4-6 win, Dallas at 5-5 would move to 5-6 which would make them tied for second place in the division.

Washington then meets the Giants, currently 6-4 leading the NFC East on December 3rd, and since they have lost the last 2 games they will likely not be leading the division by that point in time. So you can see that the division is somewhat of a tight race between these 3 which makes the outcome of Thursday’s game important.

Let’s take a look at the game itself and what I think may happen though. Washington has won the last few games they played but they haven’t exactly been dominating in those games. The only way they can honestly win is by making big plays on the defense and forcing Dallas to turn the ball over and keep them out of the end zone. That might happen some, but I really don’t think they can do it enough to be effective.

And for the offense although rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III is doing ok, their air attack needs a bit of work. They will have to run the ball well to really compete in this game and that is something they have not done a lot of this year. In addition to going to running backs Alfred Morris and Evan Royster a lot, I look for Griffin to do a fair share of running when he gets the opportunity.

But the Cowboys defense will be ready for him. They have been doing a fair job this year on defense and they will certainly have to keep a close eye on Royster and Morris.

I think it is time for Tony Romo, quarterback for Dallas to have a big game. I think this week he will earn his pay and deliver the ball to his receivers, and this is will be a big factor in the game. With the Redskins defense being very effective against play action, he will have to keep his eyes open and may have to throw it away under pressure but he has been improving on getting rid of the ball quicker and avoiding the sack.

As important as this game is to both football teams, they will both take the field ready to play and ready to win. Each of them still has a good chance of making the playoffs, and neither of them will go down without a fight.

Of any of the three games taking place on Thanksgiving Day, this is the one that will probably be the most action packed and the one that is a little more difficult to pick. In my opinion I do think the Dallas Cowboys will make the point spread, and in fact I think they will beat the spread.

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