Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings 2010 NFL Predictions, Odds, and Picks Week 6: Head football coach Wade Phillips takes his 1-3 Dallas Cowboys north to take on Brett Favre and his 1-4 Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at 4:15 PM at Mall of America Field in what is being dubbed the Desperation Bowl. The Cowboys are off to their worst start since 2001 and are playing against Brett Favre who is 10-1 at home since becoming a Viking and the addition of wide receiver Randy Moss who is 7-0 against the Boys. Favre and Moss are talking positively and saying the right things. “I think everyone who watches us play sees flashes of a team that can be 3-1, 4-0,” Favre said. “Not that we’re not capable. We’re very capable.” Added Moss, “Collectively, if we put our hearts and souls into what we’re trying to do, I think that the sky is the limit for this team.”
For some reason the Cowboys Owner and COO have continued to give Phillips confidence, maybe because even with the record they are 1st in the NFC in offense but 29th in turnover ratio, 4th in NFC in defense but commit over 9 penalties per game. “We have to fight back,” Phillips said. “There’s only one alternative and that’s to fight back. We have to put it together. Obviously we’ve done some good things, controlled the ball, threw the ball, ran the ball, but we didn’t win.” When I hear owners continue to stand by their man, usually that man is fired before long. The odds makers at JustBET have the Minnesota Vikings -1 1/2 point favorites at home against the Dallas Cowboys.
Minnesota is coming off a 29-20 loss to the New York Jets and are 2-2 ATS for the season. Quarterback Brett Favre completed just 14 of 34 passes for 264 yards 3 touchdowns and another pick. He is suffering from tendonitis in his throwing elbow and heat from the Commish about some inappropriate behavior towards a female employee. Adrian Peterson carried 18 times 88 yards. Vegas odds makers have the Minnesota Vikings as +1600 odds to win the 2011 Super Bowl.
The Cowboys are coming off a home loss to the Tennessee Titans 34-27 putting them farther from the playoffs. Quarterback Tony Romo completed 31 0f 46 passes for 406 yards becoming only the third QB in Dallas history to pass for more than 400 yards in a game. Romo threw for 3 touchdowns hitting Miles Austin 9 times for 166 yards and a score but unfortunately he also completed 3 picks to Titans defenders. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 44 points combined of the Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings.
I predict the Vikings will win at home. Note: Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert NFL Football Predictions against the vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.