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 The Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will meet on Saturday at Raymond James Stadium. 
Was Yogi Berra at last week’s Dallas game? He was present at least in spirit as the end of the Giants’ game proved to be “déjà vu all over again.”
Yes, for the second week in a row, Dallas PK Dan Bailey was denied a successful field goal thanks to a last-second time out call and he went on to miss his final attempt.
So, after blowing yet another golden opportunity to seize command of the NFC East last week, control of the division rests in the hands of the previously lifeless Giants.
The good news for the fading Pokes is they get to play dead-on-the slab Tampa Bay, a team that hasn’t won a game since mid-October, and Dallas has gone 10-1 SU and ATS of late off a SU favorite loss where they allowed 35 or more points.
But that’s ALL the good news. The bad news is the Cowboys’ incredible 4-15 SU and 1-17-1 ATS non-division mark as favorites from Game 13 out (in other words, they have become choke artists with a masters degree from HIV: Heimlich Institute of Vomit).
Meanwhile, the bumbling Bucs actually own some strong numbers in today’s showdown. Their 10-1 SU and 11-0 ATS success at home off a SU and ATS loss versus a foe off back-to-back SU losses is enough to pique our interest but they sweeten the deal with a 9-0 ATS mark (2-0 this season) in games after allowing 35 or more points to a foe that was favored in each of its last two outings.
We’ll finish by toasting with a glass of anti-Cowboy Kool-Aid as our database reminds us that NFL home dogs off a SU road favorite loss in which they allowed over 28 points are a thirst-quenching 20-6-1 ATS.
We know the Bucs are bad – they allowed 41 unanswered points in last week’s loss to the Jags – but as awful as they might be, we want no part of the gag artists from Big D.
Sportsbooks Odds: Cowboys listed as 6-point favorites against the Buccaneers, and the game's total is sitting at 46.
Dallas Cowboys vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Stats:
Dallas is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 8 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Dallas's last 25 games
Dallas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 8 games when playing Dallas
Tampa Bay is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games at home
Tampa Bay is 3-10 SU in its last 13 games when playing Dallas |
