Volpe’s NFL Showdown Plays – Cowboys at Giants:
? Sunday Night Showdown 9/10/23 ?
Cowboys @ Giants | 8:20 PM EST
Cowboys -3 | Over/Under 45.5
We are blessed with a quality NFC East matchup in our first Sunday Night Football Showdown. Mike McCarthy will take over the play calling for the Cowboys, but their plan should be simple in getting the ball to Lamb and Pollard. For the Giants, it is a tough matchup as Dallas ranked second in defending tight ends, which means newly-acquired Waller could have a tough first day with the Giants. Who will step up from this mediocre receiving corps for the Giants? Ownership will be key, as everyone will be forcing both star running backs, Lamb, and a QB into lineups.
⭐ Notable News ⭐
- Waller expected to play
? Key Injuries ?
- DAL: DOUBTFUL: Tyler Smith (G/T, Hamstring) | QUES – Tyron Smith (T, Ankle) – Malik Hooker (S, Illness)
- NYG: DOUBTFUL: Wandale Robinson (WR) | QUES – D. Waller (TE, Hamstring) – Cam Brown (LB)
?️ Weather ?️
- NY (Outdoors) | 74°F, 30% chance of rain, Wind 5-10 MPH
- Stay tuned for updates, scattered showers are possible
? Last Matchups ?
- 9/26/22: Cowboys 23-16
- 11/24/22: Cowboys 28-20
? QB Matchups ?
- Dallas Defense: Ranked 13th | 16.3 FP/G allowed to QBs
- NYG Defense: Ranked 14th | 16.6 FP/G allowed to QBs
? RB Matchups ?
- Dallas Defense: Ranked 3rd | 18.9 FP/G allowed to RBs – 4.2 YPC | 101.2 rushing yards/game | 6.5 receptions/game
- NYG Defense: Ranked 18th | 22.9 FP/G allowed to RBs
? Core Players ?
- Lamb, Pollard, Barkley
? More of ?
- Barkley, D. Jones, Dak, Cooks, Ferguson, Hodgins
? Best Values ?
- Ferguson, Cowboys DST, Campbell, Schoonmaker
? Less of ?
- Waller
?Players that can win large GPPs ?
- Gallup
- Slayton
- Schoonmaker – 2nd round draft pick. TE2, but he is cheap and has great size at 6’6″
- Hyatt – 3rd round draft pick who could be the most talented in this WR group
- Slayton
- Shepard
- Vaughn
- Turpin – KR/PR and gadget play with a ton of speed
? Prediction ?
- Cowboys 26 – 23
- If Dak Prescott can hold it together and not turn the ball over I prefer the Cowboys side of the ball on the road. Expect Pollard on the perimeter and CeeDee finding the soft spots against this Giants Defense.
? Bets ?
- Schoonmaker 1st TD +2800 – risk $25 to win $700
- Parris Campbell o23.5yds -115 – risk $115 to win $100
