{"id":15252,"date":"2009-10-31T23:55:15","date_gmt":"2009-11-01T04:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=15252"},"modified":"2009-10-31T23:55:15","modified_gmt":"2009-11-01T04:55:15","slug":"wk8-nfl-seahawks-cowboys-predictions-311009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/point-spreads\/wk8-nfl-seahawks-cowboys-predictions-311009\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 Spreads: Seattle vs. Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"

NFL Handicapping: Seahawks vs Cowboys<\/h2>\n

Sunday, November 1st \u2013 Cowboys Stadium \u2013 Dallas, TX<\/strong><\/p>\n

NFL Point Spread: Cowboys -9.5, O\/U: 46<\/p>\n

These are two teams headed in opposite directions. Seattle briefly held out hope for its season after throttling Jacksonville, 41-0, on Oct. 11, but coach Jim Mora\u2019s club was brought to earth a week later, in a 27-3 loss at the hands of NFC West-leading Arizona.<\/p>\n

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Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was sacked five times, and the Cardinals held the ball for just over 42 minutes. In Dallas, things are different. The Cowboys, sluggish in September, are finding a midseason groove thanks to receiver Miles Austin, who caught 6 passes for 171 yards in a 37-21 thumping of a good Atlanta team. Major moneyman DeMarcus Ware \u2013 recently given a fat new contract \u2013 sacked Falcon quarterback Matt Ryan twice and forced a fumble to lead the Cowboys\u2019 defense.<\/p>\n

NFL Handicapping: What The Seahawks Have To Do To Win<\/strong><\/p>\n

Keep Matt Hasselbeck from getting pounded. It was an ugly sight on Oct. 18, as Arizona\u2019s front seven repeatedly hit the Seahawks\u2019 signal caller on a day when All-Pro left tackle Walter Jones had to watch from the sideline. Dallas\u2019s pass rush represents the most imposing part of its defense, so unless a patchwork Seattle line can rally this Sunday, Hasselbeck could get injured, and effectively end Seattle\u2019s season. Jim Mora and his staff must find ways to move the ball without putting Hasselbeck at risk. Short-range routes and quick hitch patterns should be seen in abundance, but those kinds of pass plays will need to set up the occasional long ball, and when Hasselbeck throws one, he needs to hit it. The Seahawks must score big in order to have a decent chance, which only makes pass protection even more of a priority. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n

NFL Handicapping: What The Cowboys Have To Do To Win<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t change a thing. Dallas looked like a 7-9 team for the first five weeks of the year, but in October, the team used an overtime escape at Kansas City to find a new level of confidence and consistency. Miles Austin has spurred this Cowboy surge with his dynamic playmaking on the perimeter. Quarterback Tony Romo can now spread the ball around even more, now that he has a favorite new target. DeMarcus Ware and the rest of coach Wade Phillips\u2019 defense are getting after opposing quarterbacks and hawking the ball, exactly what an upper-tier NFL defense should be doing. If the Cowboys play an unspectacular but steady, high-percentage game with a relatively small number of mistakes, it\u2019s going to be very hard for the banged-up Seahawks to keep pace with them at Jerry World\u2019s big pleasure palace.<\/p>\n

NFL Handicapping: Outlook & Pick<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Seahawks are hurting. They\u2019re on the road. They\u2019re going up against a fierce pass rush. Dallas is on a roll. You do the math. The only tricky part of this prediction is the over-under. If Dallas runs wild, the number could go over, even if Seattle is held to a fairly low score. Think 38-10. Ultimately, stick with the under if you have to. Dallas, 31-13.<\/p>\n

NFL Point Spread Pick: Cowboys -9.5 & under 46<\/strong>
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Oddsmakers currently have the Cowboys listed as 9\u00bd-point favorites versus the Seahawks, while the game’s total is sitting at 46. We give you our Week 8 NFL Predictions for this Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys matchup…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1005],"tags":[41,18746,802,850,878,19353,5289,19538,5398,18744,3311,19471,19081],"class_list":["post-15252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-point-spreads","tag-41","tag-expert-selections","tag-nfl-betting","tag-nfl-point-spreads","tag-nfl-wagering","tag-nfl-week-8-spreads","tag-seahawks-vs-cowboys","tag-seattle-seahawks-vs-dallas-cowboys","tag-seattle-vs-dallas","tag-wagering-preview","tag-week-8","tag-week-8-nfl-predictions","tag-week-8-pointspreads"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15252"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15253,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15252\/revisions\/15253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}