Atlanta Falcons vs Dallas Cowboys NFL Odds, NFL Picks & NFL Predictions: The Atlanta Falcons will go for their third straight win today as they take on the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys are coming off a bye, but won two weeks ago against the Chiefs in overtime to improve to 3-2 on the year. Today's game is set to get underway at 4:15pm ET on FOX. NFL Odds at BetUS.com have Dallas listed as a -4.5 against the spread home favorite.

Falcons Breakdown: Atlanta ran its record to 4-1 last weekend with a home win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday Night Football. The performance was anything but dominating; however, the Falcons did enough to get the 21-14 victory. Mostly they capitalized when the were in the redzone, going 2-for-2, and they avoided making as many mistakes as the Bears (i.e. two turnovers to three by Chicago, six penalites to nine for Chicago, etc).

The Falcons have been somewhat of a dichotomy this year in that their points per game and points per game allowed averages, 24.6 and 15.4 respectively, do not seem to mess with their yardage totals. Atlanta's 327.8 total yards and 98.6 rush yards per game averages are not totals that typically translate to a 25 points per game average. And, typcially, a team that allows 359 yards per game usually is not able to hold its opposition to 15.4 points per game on average. At 4-1 this team sure seems for real, but these numbers may reveal something else as the season goes along or they may reveal something else as early as this afternoon.

Cowboys Breakdown: Dallas managed to hit their bye week with a winning 3-2 record, but they looked anything but gracefull getting, particularly in their 26-20 overtime win against the Chiefs on October 11th. The Cowboys had plenty of yardage, 498 to be exact, but two turnovers, 13 penalites, and zero points in two redzone opportunities put an ugly face on the victory. Still, a win is a win in the NFL and Dallas did enough to get the job done and head into their bye week on a high note.

So, what kind of team will emerge from the brief respite, the one that smoked the Panthers and the Bucs or the mistake prone squad that has been on display in their other three games? 

NFL Odds Betting Trend: The Cowboys are 7-1-2 against the spread and 10-0 straight up in their last 10 games as a home favorite with a spread between 4 and 7.5 during the month of October.

BetUS.com Atlanta Falcons vs Dallas Cowboys NFL Odds, Picks & Predictions:

Atlanta Falcons +4.5 (-110), Over 48 (-110)

Dallas Cowboys -4.5 (-110), Under 48 (-110)

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