It’s Thursday which means on thing on APY: Thursday Night Football!
This game features two struggling teams hoping to break out of their respective funks: the 7-4 Cowboys against the 5-6 Saints.
Line: Cowboys -6
Predictor: Cowboys
Matt: Cowboys +1
The Cowboys, losers of three of their last four games, have some good news in that CeeDee Lamb will be back in the lineup tonight, while Amari Cooper is still questionable as he recovers from COVID. Otherwise, the Cowboys are largely healthy and should have their starting offensive line unit together for this one.
The Saints, losers of four straight but miraculously still in the race for the wild card, have a litany of injuries to overcome – Alvin Kamara, Terron Armstead, Ryan Ramczyk, Tanoh Kpassangnon, and Marcus Davenport have all been ruled out (starting RB, both starting OTs, two pass rushers) – and Taysom Hill will make his season debut as starting QB.
The Cowboys were sluggish at best in their home loss to the Raiders on Thanksgiving Day, while the Saints got blown out at home by the Bills that same night. In this game, with the Cowboys two top receivers now back in the lineup, as well as a return to health of Tyron Smith and Zach Martin, Dallas *should* roll to a victory, though focus has been an apparent issue at times with this talented team. The Saints injuries don’t bode well for Hill (or Siemian for that matter), though having Mark Ingram back should help somewhat.