Sun, Oct 18, 2026, 8:20 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Green Bay Packers
Closing spread
DAL -1.5
✓ GB W
Total
54.5
▼ Under · 36 pts
Model before kickoff
DAL 25–24 GB
✗ DAL (54%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenGB -3
CloseDAL -1.5
Total51.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Game recap · 1:19
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers: game recap
Made automatically (Oct 19, 11:58 AM ET). The “Model before kickoff” score on this card was updated after the video was made, so the video quotes an older one.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenGB -3
4.5 → DAL
CloseDAL -1.5
4.5 pts toward Dallas Cowboys
Total
Open51.5
▲ 3
Close54.5
Up 3 since the open
Line movement
Pre-kickoff prices from ESPN · tap a dot
Opened GB -3 · closed DAL -1.5 · moved 4.5 toward DALmodel GB -3.5
model GB -3.5
Opened 51.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 3 upmodel 49.5
model 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 0.5–2.5 since 2023: won 59%, covered 56% (113 games)ⓘ
Moved off 3The team the line moved toward covered 24% (37 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenGB -3
CloseDAL -1.5
Total51.5 → 54.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Books
9 sportsbooks · prices at kickoff
| Book | Spread | Total | Moneyline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over | Under | |||||
| BetMGMMGM | +1-110 | -1-108 | 53.5-110 | 53.5-108 | -102 | -115 |
| BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag | PK-105 | PK-115 | 53.5-112 | 53.5-108 | — | — |
| BetRiversBetRivers | +1-108 | -1-113 | 53.5-108 | 53.5-113 | +100 | -121 |
| BetUSBetUS | PK-105 | PK-115 | 54-105 | 54-115 | — | — |
| BovadaBovada | +1-115 | -1-105 | 54-105 | 54-115 | -105 | -115 |
| DraftKingsDK | -1.5-102 | +1.5-118 | 53.5-115 | 53.5-105 | -115 | -105 |
| FanDuelFD | +1.5-118 | -1.5-104 | 53.5-105 | 53.5-115 | -102 | -116 |
| LowVig.agLowVig.ag | PK+100 | PK-110 | 53.5-109 | 53.5-105 | — | — |
| MyBookie.agMyBookie.ag | +1-110 | -1-110 | 53.5-110 | 53.5-110 | -102 | -115 |
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 6 games most like
DAL as a 1.5-point road favorite at GB, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 1 went over the total.
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This game: GB won 23–13 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 2 of the 6 similar games. 36 points stayed under 54.5, as in 5 of 6.
Favorite won
4 of 667%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
4 of 667%
Normal range · usually 53%
Went over
1 of 617%
Normal range · usually 47%
Only 6 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: underdog by 1.5 against an average line of 1.6; 41.2 points a game (usually 44.5). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 6 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2025 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 26–19 | W | U48.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-2 | 26–20 | W | U48.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 7 · loose · similar spread & situation |
-1.5 | 10–20 | L | U46.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-1.5 | 6–31 | L | U46.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation |
-1.5 | 20–12 | W | U47.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & team ratings |
-0.5 | 31–26 | W | O47.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2023 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Dallas Cowboys ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Market moved toward Dallas Cowboys
4.5 pts (GB -3 → DAL -1.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved up 3
51.5 → 54.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 28 in the 4th quarter and got 9. 51% of games with totals 51.5–57.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 2-7-1 22% | 9-1 90% | |
| 3-7 30% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
DAL 4–12 GB (1 tied)
GB leads · 17 games since 1999 · GB has won the last 6 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 2025 | Green Bay Packers 40 @ Dallas Cowboys 40 | GB -6.5 | DAL W |
| Jan 14 2023 | Green Bay Packers 48 @ Dallas Cowboys 32 | DAL -7 | GB W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
DAL−0.6 →−1.1▼ 0.5#20
GB+0.9 →+0.5▼ 0.4#14
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#7
Offense
◀ DAL better#19
#31
Defense
GB better ▶#13
−0.6 #27
Turnovers
GB better ▶+0.6 #9
61 plays #21
Pace
◀ DAL faster59 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| DAL off | GB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 27.6 #6 | 22.4 #15 | DAL |
| Yards / play | 5.76 #10 | 4.70 #4 | GB |
| EPA / play | +0.13 #6 | −0.04 #8 | Even |
| Success rate | 48% #7 | 44% #23 | DAL |
| GB off | DAL def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.8 #24 | 27.2 #26 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.64 #13 | 6.38 #32 | GB |
| EPA / play | −0.02 #17 | +0.19 #32 | GB |
| Success rate | 41% #23 | 52% #32 | GB |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
DAL scoring against the GB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 #4 | 4.6 #27 | 10.6 #18 | 7.8 #5 | 9.2 #5 | 17.0 #4 | |
2.0 #3 | 7.6 #22 | 9.6 #10 | 4.2 #15 | 8.6 #26 | 12.8 #20 |
GB scoring against the DAL defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.6 #13 | 6.8 #13 | 11.4 #16 | 3.8 #21 | 5.0 #26 | 8.8 #29 | |
4.8 #17 | 8.0 #23 | 12.8 #23 | 8.2 #29 | 6.2 #10 | 14.4 #26 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
56° · 7 mph
gusts 16 mph · at kickoff
Rest
DAL10d
GB7d
DAL +3 days
Tempo
Average 120 plays
slowavg 125fast
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