Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins 2010 NFL Predictions, Odds, and Picks Week 1: A NFC East divisional battle to start the season as the Dallas Cowboys head east to take on the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field at 8:20 PM ET Sunday Night Football in America on NBC. Cowboy’s owner Jerry Jones is hosting the Super Bowl in February at his Billion dollar new state of the art Stadium and nothing short of his Boy’s playing in it will appease him. The Cowboys have the talent and experience to take it all the way and if they don’t say goodbye to head football coach Wade Phillips. The Redskins owner Daniel Snyder hired head football coach Mike Shanahan a two time Super Bowl winner to resurrect the program and get it headed in the direction of the playoffs. The Skins traded for pro bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb and have put notice to the team its work and play hard or get out. The opener against Dallas should be a good test to where the team is now competitively. The odds makers at Brobury have the Dallas Cowboys -3 1/2 point favorites on the road against the Washington Redskins.
The Dallas Cowboys complete their 49th season with an impressive 11-5 record and finally a playoff victory but wound up short of the big dance. Quarterback Tony Romo had a record breaking season for the Cowboys with 4,483 yards passing and 26 touchdowns. Wide out Miles Austin had a breakout year with 1,320 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns and dependable Jason Witten at tight end snagged 94 balls for 1,030 yards and 2 touchdowns. The defense is solid and all the pieces are in place, can the Boy’s live up to expectations? Vegas odds makers have the Dallas Cowboys as +700 odds to win the 2011 Super Bowl.
Mike Shanahan has his hands full taking over a 5-11 team starting a new quarterback with a tender ankle, an overpaid Albert Haynesworth with a crappy attitude, and playing against one of the most talented teams in the NFL. On his side is that he brought his son in as offensive coordinator, he leads all NFL active coaches with 12 opening day wins, and he has an experienced linebacker in the middle that has played in 192 straight games. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing Dallas. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 40 points combined of the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins.
The Cowboys first team offense struggled to score in the preseason, but the team still played well. This should be a blow out by the Cowboys but I predict a close game with Dallas winning and covering. 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.