Free Betting Tips – Dallas vs Houston

The Dallas Cowboys opened the season as the favorite to win the NFC East and one of the top teams predicted to win the Super Bowl.  However, after losing the first two games of the season, the Cowboys are a desperate team.  This Sunday, they are looking to earn their first win against the unbeaten Houston Texans. Let’s look at the lines, give NFL bettors some free betting tips and then determine if the Cowboys can put a check in the win column.

The NFL odds makers have the Houston Texans as the -3 point favorites. A bet on the winless Cowboys will earn NFL bettors +115 on the moneyline. The game total is set at 47 points.

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NFL Betting Lines
September 26, 2010

Dallas Cowboys                 +3 -125                 +115
Houston Texans                               -3 +105                 -135

Game Total         47

Location: Reliant Stadium – Houston TX
Game Time: 1:00pm
TV: FOX

After two games, the Houston Texans boast the best offense in the National Football League. Houston has scored a league 64 points and they lead the NFL with 881 yards of total offense.  The Texans offense can beat teams with the run or the pass. Against the Colts, Houston rode a huge rushing day from Arian Foster. In week two, 497 passing yards from Matt Schaub got them past Washington.

Free Betting Tips – The Texans are 2-6-2 against the spread in their past 10 games following an ATS win.

Defensively, it’s been same old, same old for the Texans. Houston gave up over 400 yards passing to Peyton Manning and Donovan McNabb in their first two games. The team has improved its run defense but the pass defense is a concern with Tony Romo coming to town.

The Cowboys gave away a win to Washington in week one. They committed a holding penalty on the final play of the game that negated a winning touchdown. Against the Chicago Bears in week two, Romo threw for 374 yards but had two costly interceptions in the 27-20 loss.

Free Betting Tips – The Cowboys are 11-2 ATS in their past 13 games after allowing more than 250 passing yards in their previous game.

Tony Romo’s 98 pass attempts are the most in the NFL. Of his 656 passing yards, Miles Austin accounts for 288 of them.  The Cowboys passing attack, ranks second in the NFL.

The running game hasn’t produced, they rank 29th of 32 teams after averaging just 69.5 yards in their first two games.

Free Betting Tips – The Cowboys have gone under the total in their past four road games. The under is 6-0 in the Texans past six games against teams with a losing record.

The Cowboys desperation, combined with the Texans soft pass defense will be the difference Sunday night. Look for Dallas to score early and then tighten up on defense. The Cowboys win this game straight up.

NFL Betting Pick: Dallas Cowboys +115