The Dallas Cowboys will travel to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in a non-conference matchup. The Cowboys are leading the NFC East with a 7-2 record and are coming off a 43-3 dominant home win over the Atlanta Falcons. Dak Prescott went 24-of-31 for 296 yards with a pair of touchdowns. The Chiefs are leading the AFC West, riding a three-game winning streak, and coming off a 41-14 road win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Pat Mahomes finished 35-of-50 for 406 yards and five touchdowns.
Cowboys at Chiefs Betting Analysis
On the Dallas Cowboys side
Wide receiver CeeDee Lamb will have to show off as fellow wide receiver Amari Cooper is out on the COVID IR. So far this season, Lamb has 47 receptions on 73 targets for 446 yards (15.4 yards per catch) with six touchdown receptions. In his last game against the Falcons, he had six catches on seven targets for 94 yards (15.7 yards per reception) with a pair of touchdown catches.
This season, the Dallas Cowboys have been a pretty underrated defensive team as they are allowing 21.7 points per game. In their previous game against the Atlanta Falcons, Dallas gave up three points on 214 total yards of offense (111 passing, 103 rushings). If the Cowboys can continue to force opposing offenses to average just four yards per play, they should continue being successful. Dallas also forced three turnovers in the game (all interceptions).
On the Kansas City Chiefs side
Wide receiver Tyreek Hill has been playing extremely solid this season as he has 75 receptions on 111 targets for 855 yards (11.4 yards per catch) with eight receiving touchdowns and seven rushing attempts for 61 yards (8.7 yards per carrying). In his last game against the Raiders, Hill had seven catches on ten targets for 83 yards (11.9 yards per reception) and a pair of touchdown catches while adding a two-yard run.
This year, the Kansas City Chiefs have been an average defensive team as they are giving up 24.1 points per game. In their previous game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Kansas City allowed 14 points on 299 total yards of offense (249 passing, 50 rushings). The Raiders struggled to move the chains as they went 1-of-9 on third down and 1-of-2 on fourth down attempts. Kansas City could also force a pair of turnovers (one fumble recovery, one interception).
Cowboys at Chiefs Prediction
The top sportsbooks in the United States have the Kansas City Chiefs favored at home by less than a field goal. Patrick Mahomes has nine touchdowns to three interceptions in his last five games, while Dak Prescott has 14 touchdowns to three interceptions in that same stretch. Even without Amari Cooper being in this game, the offensive weapons for Dallas should be able to shine in this game. The Cowboys are averaging 31.6 points per game in their last five games, while the Chiefs are scoring 19.8 points in their previous four games. Dallas is 8-1 against the spread in their previous nine games, while Kansas City is 5-16 against the spread in their last 21 games. All in all, go with the Dallas Cowboys getting a couple of points to shut down the Chiefs offense enough.