Betting Odds: Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys
- Odds: Cowboys -2.5
- Over/Under: 42
- Time: 8:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 5
- TV: FOX
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The Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys will meet in the NFC Wild Card Game in a rematch of their postseason meeting in January 2007.
Dallas opens as a 2.5-point home favorite against Seattle. The Cowboys have played two home playoff games since 2010 and have failed to cover the spread in both.
The Seahawks are back in the playoffs after missing the postseason for just the second time under Pete Carroll last season. The Seahawks missed the 2011 playoffs, and when they returned in 2012, they lost on the road to the Falcons in the divisional round.
Action Network Projections: Seahawks-Cowboys
Sean Koerner, our Director of Predictive Analytics, made the following power ratings for this game in the immediate aftermath of Week 17. For the most up-to-date projections, download The Action Network app.
- Projected Spread: Cowboys -2
- Projected Over/Under: 45
How the Seahawks Reached the Playoffs
Seattle finished the regular season 9-5-2 against the spread, making this the Seahawks’ most profitable betting season since the 2013 season when they won the Super Bowl.
The Seahawks clinched a playoff berth after defeating the Chiefs at home on Monday Night Football in Week 16 as 1-point underdogs.
How Cowboys Reached the Playoffs
The Cowboys are back in the playoffs after missing the 2017 postseason despite finishing 9-7. Dallas captured the NFC East title for the third time under Jason Garrett; the Cowboys lost in the divisional round the past two times.
Dallas finished the regular season profitable for bettors with a 9-6-1 ATS record. The Cowboys have been profitable ATS in three straight seasons for the first time since at least 2003.
Betting Trends to Know
Twelve years after Tony Romo muffed the snap on the road in the 2006 NFC Wild Card Game against the Seahawks, Dallas and Seattle face off in the playoffs for the second time in franchise history.
- Carroll and Russell Wilson are 6-6 ATS in the playoffs, including 3-2 at home and 2-3 on the road. Seattle has lost its past three road playoff games ATS to Falcons, Panthers and Vikings.
- The Cowboys entered this season 11-19-1 (36.7%) ATS at home against opponents better than .500 under Garrett. So far this season, Dallas is 3-0 ATS in this spot, covering by 15.7 points per game.
- Wilson on the road in the playoffs:
- As a favorite: 2-0 straight-up
- As an underdog: 0-3 SU
