NFC East Odds: Can the Cowboys Catch the Eagles?
The NFC East looks to be a much closer race than most had thought before the season began. With Dak Prescott dominating the Bears and a stumble by the Giants, how do the NFC East odds look against undefeated Philadelphia?
Ryan Kirksey - November 3, 2022, 3:58 PM EDT
5 minNFC East Odds: Can the Cowboys Catch the Eagles?
This NFL season is full of surprises. The NFC East looks to be a much closer race than most had thought before the season began. With Dak Prescott dominating the Bears and a stumble by the Giants, how do the NFC East odds look against undefeated Philadelphia?
NFC East Odds
Philadelphia Eagles (-370, Previous: -400) Bet $100 to collect $127. Click here for the best odds, available at FanDuel
The Philadelphia Eagles once again rolled over their opponent (the Pittsburgh Steelers) on Sunday by a score of 35-13. But even with that dominant win, their odds slightly shortened. This is not a product of how good the Eagles are this season, but likely a result of how dominant the Cowboys appeared to be on Sunday now that they are fully healthy.
With the Eagles staring at 8-0 since they play the worst team in the league on Thursday night (Houston Texans), their focus will now be on holding off the Cowboys and looking to take Round 2 of their head-to-head matchups on Christmas Eve. With a two-game lead over both Dallas and New York and nine games to play, the rest of the season will be about preserving that lead and keeping their team healthy. With only the Colts, Giants, and Cowboys remaining on their schedule with winning records, it's quite possible this division is wrapped up with two or three weeks left in the season.
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Dallas Cowboys (+475, Previous: +500) Bet $100 to collect $575. Click here for the best odds, available at Caesars
As mentioned above, the Cowboys waxed the Chicago Beats 49-29 on Sunday and played about as complete a game as we have seen from them this year. And for as good as the Eagles defense has been this year, the Cowboys might be even better. Among teams that have already played eight games as of Thursday afternoon, the Cowboys' 133 points allowed are by far the fewest in the league.
The Cowboys have also scored 73 points in the two games since Dak Prescott returned, and even with Ezekiel Elliott's knee injury, this offense is humming. The quiet part no one wants to say out loud - especially Jerry Jones - is that the offense is immensely better with Tony Pollard at running back full-time, but the team seems committed to Zeke for the time being. When the real tests come, however, with Philadelphia and the playoffs, we will see who gets the majority of the snaps at the position.
New York Giants (+1600, Previous: +800) Bet $100 to collect $1,700. Click here for the best odds, available at DraftKings
The Giants and Cowboys have the same record heading into Week 9, but the cracks are starting to show for New York, and the house of cards they have built their winning record on may be about to crumble. Despite being 6-2, the Giants are just +6 in point differential, meaning they should be much closer to a 4-4 record.
They are also the only NFC playoff team to have played just one divisional game (a loss to the Cowboys), so that means they have five games left against the Eagles, Cowboys, and upstart Commanders. That's the primary driver behind the Giants seeing their odds double over the last week. They suffered a close loss to the Seahawks on the road in Week 8, but it's the road ahead that makes the divisional crown almost impossible for this surprising team.
Washington Commanders (+15000, Previous: +12500) Bet $100 to collect $15,100. Click here for the best odds, available at FanDuel
The Commanders, despite seeing their odds lengthen this week, are like that bad itch that just won't go away. When they were sitting at 1-3, they were completely dismissed, but now they have won three in a row and are tied for the last playoff spot in the NFC. Quarterback Taylor Heinicke has breathed some life into the team after the hapless start by Carson Wentz and now the team looks like it will finally be free of the Dan Snyder shackles at some point in the near future.
It would take a major miracle for the Commanders to pass these other three teams to win the division, but with Chase Young scheduled to return soon and some very strong skill position players on offense, the Commanders to make the postseason (+465) is a very realistic outcome.
