The Dallas Cowboys may have survived the potential double-whammy of losing quarterback Dak Prescott for the season and falling to the winless New York Giants on Sunday, but oddsmakers are hardly bullish about the team’s prospects with Andy Dalton under center.
Among the top half dozen favorites at +1500 by DraftKings to win Super Bowl LV entering the season, the Cowboys now sit in the middle of the pack at +4000 through five weeks of the season. Their odds are shorter at some sportsbooks, including +2500 by SportsBetting.com, but it’s clear that Prescott’s injury combined with a porous defense have severely damped the prospects of the Cowboys’ once-promising season. Dallas still has a clear path to the playoffs courtesy of being in the NFC East. The 2-3 Cowboys lead the division by a half-game over the Philadelphia Eagles (1-3-1), while the Washington Football Team is 1-4 and the Giants are 0-5.
Dallas is +100 by DraftKings to win the division, followed by the Eagles at +120. What the Cowboys can accomplish with Dalton at the helm should they reach the postseason is another question.
They are now +2000 by DraftKings to win the NFC Championship, tied for eighth in the conference along with preseason favorite San Francisco. The injury-ravaged 49ers are 2-3 and have seen their Super Bowl odds lengthen from +900 entering the season to +4000.
The Kansas City Chiefs remain Super Bowl LV favorites at +400 despite losing their first game of the season on Sunday to the Las Vegas Raiders, who have climbed to +4000. The Baltimore Ravens remain second at +550 by DraftKings, followed by the unbeaten Seattle Seahawks (+800) and Green Bay Packers (+1000).
The Seahawks (+300) and Packers (+400) are the leading NFC contenders, followed by the New Orleans Saints (+500), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+700) and Los Angeles Rams (+750).
Super Bowl winner odds (DraftKings)
Kansas City Chiefs: +400 Baltimore Ravens: +550 Seattle Seahawks: +800 Green Bay Packers: +1000 New Orleans Saints: +1200 Pittsburgh Steelers: +1400 Buffalo Bills: +1500 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: +1600 Los Angeles Rams: +1800 Indianapolis Colts: +2500 New England Patriots: +2500 Cleveland Browns: +2800 Tennessee Titans: +2800 Chicago Bears: +4000 Dallas Cowboys: +4000 Las Vegas Raiders: +4000 San Francisco 49ers: +4000 Arizona Cardinals: +5000 Philadelphia Eagles: +6000 Carolina Panthers: +6600 Minnesota Vikings: +8000 Houston Texans: +10000 Los Angeles Chargers: +10000 Detroit Lions: +15000 Miami Dolphins: +15000 Denver Broncos: +17500 Atlanta Falcons: +25000 Cincinnati Bengals: +25000 Washington Football Team: +25000 Jacksonville Jaguars: +35000 New York Giants: +50000 New York Jets: +50000
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson continues to lead the MVP race at +100 after rallying Seattle from a scoreless first half to beat the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is second at +300, followed by Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (+600). Reigning league MVP Lamar Jackson has slipped to fifth at +1600.
–Field Level Media ()