{"id":26964,"date":"2012-12-30T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2012-12-30T17:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=26964"},"modified":"2012-12-29T11:25:43","modified_gmt":"2012-12-29T16:25:43","slug":"nfl-week-17-picks-dallas-cowboys-vs-washington-redskins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-week-17-picks-dallas-cowboys-vs-washington-redskins-26964\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 17 Picks: Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins
\nSunday, 12\/30\/12, 8:20 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 NBC
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Washington -3.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Washington -3
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 50
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 49.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Titans<\/a>
The Dallas Cowboys are 4-13 ATS versus NFC East rivals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dallas had its three-game win streak snapped in a 34-31 overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints as one-point home favorites last week, while going OVER the total for the fourth time in five contests.\u00a0 The Cowboys will now need to win at FedExField in Week 17 to win the NFC East division title and participate in the playoffs.\u00a0 \u201cWhen you get in, anything can happen,\u201d commented Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.\u00a0 He has compiled a 104.4 passer rating since the start of November.\u00a0 Dallas is 4-13 ATS against division foes over the last two-plus seasons, with the OVER going 10-7 in that situation.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys have a laundry list of injuries, but linebacker DeMarcus Ware plans to play despite a sprained shoulder and hyperextended elbow.\u00a0 One player that has come alive with a broken finger is wide receiver Dez Bryant, who ranks third in the NFC with 88 receptions and second in touchdowns with 12.\u00a0 Running back DeMarco Murray didn\u2019t play in the first meeting on Thanksgiving, but the offense has gained 400 or more yards in three of four games since his return to the field.<\/p>\n

Washington has rattled off six victories in a row to place itself in this position, which includes a 27-20 win over the Philadelphia Eagles as 4.5-point road favorites last week, while going OVER the total for a third straight time.\u00a0 \u201cEverything we\u2019ve been working for comes back to this weekend,\u201d stated Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan.\u00a0 The Redskins have been tremendous offensively, with rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III throwing for 20 touchdowns and just five interceptions, while also scoring six times on the ground.\u00a0 Washington is 5-0 ATS versus its division this year, which can\u2019t be ignored when making your NFL picks against the spread Sunday.<\/p>\n

The Redskins have the best rushing attack in football, which has been helped along by first-year back Alfred Morris, who needs just 104 yards to break the team\u2019s single-season rushing record.\u00a0 Washington has split 14 games in this series when facing Romo, as he\u2019s thrown for 19 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in those appearances.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Redskins due to their 5-0 ATS mark in the last five meetings in this series.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NFL handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins Sunday, 12\/30\/12, 8:20 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 NBC Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Washington -3.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Washington -3 Opening Total:\u00a0 50 Current Total:\u00a0 49.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Dallas had its three-game win streak snapped in a 34-31 overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints as one-point home favorites last week, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":4152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[124,5620,2586,31,3697,538,345],"class_list":["post-26964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-fedexfield","tag-nfc-east","tag-nfl","tag-robert-griffin-iii","tag-tony-romo","tag-washington-redskins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26964"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26965,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26964\/revisions\/26965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}