The Cleveland Browns Stadium will be the venue for a week 1 NFL matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns on September 8th. The Dallas Cowboys are coming here after losing to the LA Chargers in the preseason finale. The Cleveland Browns similarly faced a defeat in the last game of the preseason, against Seattle. The Dallas Cowboys are predicted to win this matchup according to the latest NFL betting odds.
Dallas Cowboys Vs Cleveland Browns NFL Week 1 Preview Information
Date: September 8, Sunday | Time: 4:25 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Cleveland Browns, Cleveland, Ohio
TV: FOX
Stream: NFL+/Fubo TV
Moneyline: Dallas Cowboys (+120) vs Cleveland Browns (-140)
Spread: Dallas Cowboys (+2.5 – 110) vs Cleveland Browns (-2.5 -110)
Total (O/U): Dallas Cowboys (u42) vs Cleveland Browns (o42)
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys played the LA Chargers in the last game of their preseason and lost the game with a final score of 26-19. Dallas finished 12-5 last time out and head coach Mike Zimmer will hope to improve on this record in the present season. As a team, the Cowboys are scoring an average of 30.06 points in each game, with 265.78 passing yards. On defense, the Cowboys are allowing opponents to get away with 20.17 points per contest.
Top 3 Players:
Dak Prescott: 4,516 Yds, 36 TD, 9 INT (2023)
Micah Parsons: 36 Solo, 14 Sack. 1 FF, 0 INT (2023)
CeeDee Lamb: 135 Rec, 1,749 Yds, 12 TD (2023)
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns were paired with the Seattle Seahawks in the last game of the preseason and lost 37-33. Cleveland is led by head coach Kevin Stefanski, who is eager to improve on their 11-6 record from last year. The Browns are managing to chalk up an average of 22.78 points in each game with 220.06 passing yards. Defense-wise, the Browns are allowing opponents to grab an average of 22.61 points per contest.
Top 3 Players:
Dorian Thompson-Robinson: 375 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Mike Hall Jr.: 0 Solo, 0 Sack, 0 FF, 0 INT
David Njoku: 81 Rec, 882 Yds, 6 TD (2023)
Dallas Cowboys Vs Cleveland Browns NFL Week 1 Injury Report
Dallas Cowboys
DaRon Bland, CB, IR, Foot
Viliami Fehoko Jr., DE, IR, Undisclosed
Earl Bostick Jr., T, IR, Leg
David Durden, WR, IR, Undisclosed
Durrell Johnson, DE, IR, Undisclosed
Nathan Thomas, T, IR, Undisclosed
Tyler Guyton, T, Is “?” Sunday vs Cleveland, Knee
Cleveland Browns
Denzel Ward, CB, Is “?” Sunday vs Dallas, Concussion
David Bell, WR, Is “?” Sunday vs Dallas, Quad
Pierre Strong Jr., RB, Is “?” Sunday vs Dallas, Ribs
Dallas Cowboys Vs Cleveland Browns NFL Week 1 Betting Trends
Dallas Cowboys
Dallas are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas’ last 6 games.
Dallas are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
Dallas are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Cleveland.
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Dallas’ last 13 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas’ last 6 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference.
Dallas are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference North division.
Dallas are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games played in September.
Dallas are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games played in week 1.
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Cleveland’s last 8 games.
Cleveland are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games against Dallas.
Cleveland are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Cleveland’s last 17 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference.
Cleveland are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference East division.
Cleveland are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games played in September.
Cleveland are 2-16-1 SU in their last 19 games played in week 1.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland’s last 6 games played on a Sunday.
Dallas Cowboys Vs Cleveland Browns NFL Week 1 Summary and Prediction
Both these teams are pretty good, but the Cowboys seem to have the upper hand in terms of offense. The Browns are going to struggle with this firepower against them. The Dallas Cowboys will win this game with a predicted score of 23-22.
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