The Cowboys always seemingly have lofty expectations attached, but 2020 may be one of the team’s most highly anticipated seasons in recent memory. The Jason Garrett Era is finally over after nearly a decade, and the franchise appears energized by the arrival of new head man Mike McCarthy and an impressive collection of assistant coaches. Owner Jerry Jones also ensured the team’s explosive offensive core was kept together, and the team was universally lauded for its draft in April. As such, Big D is considered a favorite to reclaim the NFC East crown and potentially make serious noise in the postseason.
2020 DALLAS COWBOYS SCHEDULE AND ODDS
COWBOYS SUPER BOWL ODDS
The Cowboys’ Super Bowl LV odds opened up as +2000 before free agency began dropped to around +1700 after the signing of Everson Griffin on August 12. At those odds, a bettor placing a $10 wager on Dallas raising the Lombardi next February would therefore win $170 (plus the original $10 wager amount) if the bet was successful. See below for the best available Cowboys Super Bowl odds.
NFC EAST ODDS
The Cowboys odds of winnning the NFC East, in which they finished second last season, were -110 in mid August, making them the odds-on favorite at present. At their current odds, a bettor placing an $11 wager would therefore win $10 (plus the original $10 wager amount) if the bet is successful. See below for the best Cowboys division odds.
COWBOYS WIN TOTAL
The Cowboys’ current projected win total is 9.5 wins. Notably, nine victories was all it required for the 2019 Eagles to take home the division title Dallas is currently favored to garner in the coming season. Odds on the Cowboys finishing over that number are currently -134 and odds on them falling short of that total are +110. That means a bettor placing a $10 wager on the Over will net a total of $7.46 in winnings (plus the original $10 wager amount) if Dallas wins 10 games or more. In turn, a bettor placing a $10 wager on the Under will win $11 (plus the original $10 wager amount) if the ‘Boys win nine or fewer games.
DALLAS COWBOYS 2019 SEASON IN REVIEW
Record: 8-8
2019 Regular-Season ATS: 9-7 (56.2 percent)
2019 Over/Under: 10-6 (62.5 percent)
Another season of mediocrity and considerable underachievement finally did in Garrett, who had forged the second-longest tenure for a Cowboys head coach behind only Tom Landry. Dallas seemingly had the horses to compete heading into the season, but it ultimately missed the playoffs for the seventh time in 10 years.
Admittedly, that outcome was difficult to foresee out of the gates, when the ‘Boys rattled off three straight wins over the Giants, Redskins and Dolphins to start the campaign.
In retrospect, those were hardly noteworthy wins, considering that trio of clubs finished with a combined 13-35 mark. The real measure of the 2019 Cowboys really came in their performance against eventual playoff teams. Big D dropped games to the Saints, Vikings, Patriots, Bills and Eagles. Then, there were surprising defeats to the likes of the Jets and Bears. The game that prevented a losing season was about as deceiving a win as there is – a 47-16 late-afternoon drubbing of a completely disinterested Redskins team in Week 17 after the Cowboys were already eliminated from the postseason.
That’s not to say there weren’t stirring individual performances in 2019. Prescott positioned himself for a big payday by playing in all 16 games and throwing for a career-best 4,902 yards and 30 touchdowns. Elliott was also a full-season participant for the first time in his career and responded with 1,777 scrimmage yards (1,357 rushing, 420 receiving) and 14 total touchdowns. And the third member of Dallas’ modern-day Triplets, Cooper, supplied a career-high 1,189 receiving yards and eight touchdowns on 79 grabs while also seeing action in each contest. Second-year wideout Michael Gallup also took a major step forward by posting a 66-1,107-6 line through 14 games.
Yet even those numbers contain evidence of what often ailed the team through Garrett’s tenure – their most important offensive weapons were available for the entirety of the season and Dallas still managed to finish no better than average.