San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys Betting Preview/Prop Pick

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— Sunday, January 16th San Francisco 49ers @ Dallas Cowboys

There are six NFL Playoff games taking place this weekend and Monday, but the best game of the group might be the one scheduled for Dallas. The Dallas Cowboys will be hosting the San Francisco 49ers, and there is plenty of intrigue that comes with this matchup. 

The San Francisco 49ers come into this game with a record of 10-7, and they got hot at the end of the year. This is a team that has had plenty of recent postseason success, and they won’t be afraid of the challenge in this matchup. 

Dallas won the NFC East this season after going 12-5 during the regular season. The Cowboys won four of their last five games to end the regular season, and several of those wins were in convincing fashion. 

The Dallas Cowboys are three-point betting favorites over the San Francisco 49ers in this NFC Playoff showdown. 

Dak Delivering For Dallas

Dak Prescott returned to the lineup in a big way this season, throwing for 4,449 yards and 37 touchdowns on the year. Ceedee Lamb has emerged as the top receiver for the Cowboys as he had 79 receptions for 1,102 yards. 

Ezekiel Elliott is also going to be a huge key for the Cowboys, as this team doesn’t always run the ball well. Elliott did have over 1,000 rushing yards on the year, and he needs to give this team some balance offensively.

There are still some big questions about the defense in Dallas, and stopping the run is going to be a big key. If the Cowboys are able to get stops, then this game could get spread out in a hurry.

San Francisco Must Get Stops

If the 49ers are going to win this game, then they are going to have to get some stops. Dallas put up some monster offensive numbers this season, and San Francisco can’t afford to get into a shootout. 

San Francisco is also going to try to slow this down when they have the football, and that means plenty of rushing attempts. The 49ers were led in rushing yards by Elijah Mitchell’s 963 during the regular season, but they have plenty of weapons to carry the football.

Jimmy Garoppolo isn’t going to put up massive numbers at the quarterback position, but the veteran simply knows how to win games. If the 49ers have a solid game in the passing attack, then they are going to be tough to slow down.

Cowboys Cruise Into Next Round

The San Francisco 49ers are going to be a popular team to wager on this weekend, especially given the recent postseason struggles for the Cowboys. San Francisco was able to turn it on at the end of the regular season, but this Dallas team is just loaded with offensive talent. 

Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has had a monster regular season, and he is going to lead his team to a big win. The 49ers just don’t have an offense that is explosive enough to keep up, and this game could get out of hand in a hurry. 

There is plenty of belief that this will be the best game of the opening round, but that won’t be the case. Bet the Dallas Cowboys -3.0 as they blow out the San Francisco 49ers and win this game by double-digits. 

Prop Pick

San Francisco (-105) UNDER 23.5 Points

The Cowboys allowed an average of 21.1 points per game during the regular season, which ranked No. 7 in the league. The Cowboys have hit the UNDER in eight of their last 11 games. In addition, the 49ers have hit the UNDER in five of their last seven games as an underdog and all four of their most recent road playoff games.

With Dunkel predicting a Dallas win by the score of 31-13, take the 49ers (-105) to finish UNDER the Vegas team total of 23.5 points.

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