Waiting until closer to kickoff to grab Cowboys -3 proved futile as the line never dropped that far, but considering I have Dallas a a 5.5-point favorite, there's still value in the field goal with the hook. Dak Prescott has been on fire since his return, and while fantasy owners may be annoyed by Ezekiel Elliott's lack of production, that's transpired because Tony Pollard has shown out. Amari Cooper is also healthy, while the Eagles are dealing with myriad injury issues. Philadelphia's defense does provide some concern -- as does Mike McCarthy's coaching in close games -- but Dallas is the right side here.

I'm not giving 3 and the hook to the Eagles -- the SportsLine Projection Model has Dallas winning by 3 -- and I don't think this spread will drop by kickoff so moneyline it is. Philly is down two starting offensive linemen and one of its best defenders in Brandon Graham. The Cowboys will have Amari Cooper even though he might be less than 100 percent.

Let's take a deeper look at these two teams. We know who the Cowboys are...can score points, will give up points and through two games pretty much who we thought they were. Philadelphia? Feels like they're getting too much credit for a Week 1 win over lowly Atlanta. Dallas should control the LOS on both sides of the ball, not to mention they also lead the league in takeaways. Dak Prescott is 9-2 ATS in his career on extended rest and the home team in this rivalry has won and covered five straight. Philly is 1-6 SU and ATS in its last seven road games. Rolling with Dallas at home here.

Before the season, the market expected the Cowboys to win the NFC East and the Eagles to finish last, but thanks to a nice Week 1 showing by Philadelphia, these two teams are perceived close to even. The Eagles' early success was due to coming back with healthy starts on both lines, but that's no longer the case. Brandon Graham is a massive loss on the D-line, and Fletcher Cox has been dealing with an illness this week. Brandon Brooks is also out on the O-line, as is the team's left tackle. The Cowboys have injury issues of their own, but they persevered last week. Shop around and try to find a Cowboys -3 on this one.

We're in for another primetime treat as this game features two excellent quarterbacks, two offenses that can attack vertically downfield and two secondaries that tend to give up the big play. First, this screams "Take the over!" and secondly, it usually results in a very closely contested game. But in the end I believe Dak Prescott and the Cowboys will do enough to pull away and cover.