NFL Betting: If You Don’t Think The Cowboys Suck

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And, of course, there is always another side. Say you enjoy things like watching your sister shower, eating Doritos with your bare feet, or just shooting fireworks in your shed, well, you’re probably betting on the Cowboys tonight. If you’re Chad Hutchinson, you’re probably doing all three and making a ridiculous face. Covers has the list of things that should make you feel better about this startling lapse of judgment.

5: No T.O. Let’s get this out of the way quick because we’ve all heard just about enough about you know who.

All the bad blood aside, the Eagles are not better off without Owens. He leads them in touchdowns (6), constituted their only true deep threat, and has nearly twice as many yards as their second-leading receiver - running back Brian Westbrook.

Philly posted a season-worst 145 passing yards against the Boys in Week 5 and Owens accounted for more than a third (50 yards) of that. Think the air attack will fair any better without him this week?

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4: Julius Jones back in action

The Cowboys No.1 running back has been out ever since he sprained an ankle in that Week 5 tilt with Philly.

Jones notched 72 yards on 16 carries in that game and with backup Marion Barber racking up 222 yards on 49 carries in Dallas’ past two games, he’ll have a little extra incentive to perform this week.

“I think [Jones] wants to play. I think Barber wants to play. But there`s only one ball, and that`s good,” said coach Bill Parcells.

Until one rusher proves himself better than the other, Parcells says he’ll use those two backs to do most of the rushing. Third stringer Tyson Thompson, who’s looked solid in limited time, will also get a few carries. That means Philly’s No. 19 run defense has three very motivated rushers to worry about.

“We have a good situation here, with three [backs] I can put into the game,” says Parcells. “They can all carry the ball and I`m going to use [them] the best way I can.”

3: Dallas ready for a fired up Philly team

Worried that Dallas might come out a little soft after the 33-10 beatdown it laid on the Birds last month?

Don`t count on it. The Cowboys are well aware of how desperate the Eagles are for a win, and how badly they want to prove they can win without Owens.

“That`s what scares me,” said tight end Dan Campbell. “They`re probably going to pull closer together. They`re going to prove we can do this with who we have on the team right now. I`m looking for them to play the best they`ve played all year. We just got to be ready to go. We`re going into a hornet`s nest.”

“I expect to get a good effort from them. They`ve always given a good effort,” added Parcells. “It`s Monday night. They`re at home. Why wouldn`t you expect that?”

2: Eagles O-line soft in the middle

Lost in the wake of the Owens saga is that the Eagles lost Hank Fraley for the season this week. The starting center had season-ending rotator-cuff surgery on his left shoulder Wednesday, and will be replaced by backup Jamaal Jackson.

Centers don’t get a whole lot of media attention, but they can be vital to team’s success or the direct cause of its failures. One errant snap can easily cost a team the game, and with Jackson making his first ever NFL appearance in a tilt that could make or break the Eagles’ season, nerves could easily become a problem for him.

He also figures to be ill equipped to call the blocking schemes against Dallas` dangerous pass rush, which just so happens to top this list.

1: Dallas’ pass rush

Dallas` blitzes made creamed corn out of Donovan McNabb when these teams last met. The Eagles quarterback was sacked four times and held to a 131 yards on 13-of-26 passing.

Hampered by rib and ankle ailments, McNabb wasn’t able to evade defenders the way he has in past seasons. Those injuries don’t seem to have improved much over the last five weeks and the Cowboys pass rushers are just hitting their stride. They’ve sacked four of the last five quarterbacks they’ve faced at least three times.

With only a greenhorn center standing between him and Dallas’ defenders, McNabb could be in for a long night.

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