The Denver Broncos will travel to AT&T Stadium on Sunday afternoon to take on the Dallas Cowboys in a Week 9 matchup. The Broncos are last in the AFC West with a 4-4 record and are coming off a 17-10 home win over the Washington Football Team. Teddy Bridgewater had a good game as he went 19-of-26 for 213 yards with a passing touchdown. The Cowboys are leading the NFC East with a 6-1 record and are coming off a 20-16 road win over the Minnesota Vikings. Cooper Rush went 24-of-40 for 325 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.
Broncos at Cowboys Betting Analysis
On the Broncos side
This season, Courtland Sutton has been one of the better wide receiving options as he has recorded 40 receptions for 579 yards (14.5 yards per catch) with a pair of touchdowns. In his last game against the Washington Football Team, he finished with just a pair of receptions on four targets for 40 yards (20 yards per catch) without finding the end zone. If he can be more involved here, it will be a good sign for the Broncos.
This season, the Denver Broncos have been a solid defensive team as they are giving up 17.1 points per game. In their previous game against Washington, they allowed 10 points on 342 total yards of offense (230 passing, 112 rushings). Denver needs to improve as they allowed Washington to run for 4.7 yards per attempt to figure out how to improve and win some more games.
On the Cowboys side
Ezekiel Elliott has been doing well this season as he has 118 rushing attempts for 571 yards (4.8 yards per carrying) with five rushing touchdowns while also racking in 20 receptions for 128 yards (6.4 yards per catch) with a touchdown reception. In his last game against the Minnesota Vikings, Elliott finished with 16 rushes for 50 yards (3.1 yards per run) and four catches for 23 yards (5.8 yards per reception). If he can break out for a bigger rush than eight yards, it will help Dallas as they have question marks surrounding the quarterback.
The Dallas Cowboys have been a decent defensive team, allowing 23.1 points per game this season. In their previous game against the Minnesota Vikings, they gave up 16 points on 419 total yards of offense (341 passing, 78 rushings). They did an outstanding job as they limited the Vikings went 1-of-13 on third down and 1-of-2 on fourth down attempts. If they can continue to do so, it will help them throughout the second half of the season.
Broncos at Cowboys Prediction
Denver seems to have understood their position as they announced they traded away Von Miller on Monday for draft picks. Dallas looks to be a double-digit home favorite across all of the top sportsbooks across the nation and has covered the spread in each of the first seven games this season. Teddy Bridgewater has struggled as he has six touchdowns to four interceptions in the previous three games, and Dallas is good at forcing interceptions this season. The home team has also covered the spread in four of the last five games between these two teams, so go with the Dallas Cowboys to cover the spread here.
