'Thursday Night Football' prediction, odds, time: Buccaneers vs. Cowboys picks by expert who's on a 43-31 roll — SkimNews
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- Dallas Cowboys (2-2) host the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-4) on Thursday Night Football at AT&T Stadium, with kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET; Cowboys lead the all-time series 17-6, winning 6 of the last 7 home meetings
- Dallas opened as a 9.5-point favorite with the over/under at 48.5, while SportsLine's R.J. White is specifically leaning Over 47.5 combined points — a total that has hit in each of the Cowboys' last 10 games
- Tampa Bay is without QB Baker Mayfield (hand), while Dallas counters with Dak Prescott (70% completion, 1,065 yards, 8 TDs, 1 INT) and CeeDee Lamb (37 catches, 498 yards, 4 TDs with seven explosive 20+ yard plays)
- Cowboys average 30.5 points per game (tied for second in the NFL with San Francisco) but are giving up 28 PPG — ranked 28th in points allowed — a defensive vulnerability coming off a 34-30 comeback win over Houston
- White enters on a 43-31-3 NFL picks roll, returning $912 to $100 players over his last 77 selections, and has gone 803-705-41 on ATS picks since 2017 as SportsLine's top NFL expert
Why it matters: The Cowboys' 9.5-point spread reflects Tampa Bay's 0-4 record, but the Buccaneers have been outscored by just 20 points all season, and Mayfield's injury — not incompetence — is the real story behind their losses. With Dallas's 28th-ranked defense surrendering 28 PPG, the Under-Leaning public favorite could be vulnerable to the Over hitting for an 11th straight Cowboys game.
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