Sun, Oct 18, 2026, 8:20 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Green Bay Packers
Weather at kickoff56°F7 mphgusts 16DryWeather watch ›
2-3 · Power #20
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Final
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3-2 · Power #14
23
▲ winner
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.

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Market

Open → close
Spread
4.5 pts toward Dallas Cowboys
Total
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
Opened 51.5 · closed 54.5 · moved 3 upmodel 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
BookSpreadTotalMoneyline
DALGBOverUnderDALGB
BetMGMMGM+1-110-1-10853.5-11053.5-108-102-115
BetOnline.agBetOnline.agPK-105PK-11553.5-11253.5-108——
BetRiversBetRivers+1-108-1-11353.5-10853.5-113+100-121
BetUSBetUSPK-105PK-11554-10554-115——
BovadaBovada+1-115-1-10554-10554-115-105-115
DraftKingsDK-1.5-102+1.5-11853.5-11553.5-105-115-105
FanDuelFD+1.5-118-1.5-10453.5-10553.5-115-102-116
LowVig.agLowVig.agPK+100PK-11053.5-10953.5-105——
MyBookie.agMyBookie.ag+1-110-1-11053.5-11053.5-110-102-115

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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2025 · Week 16 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.526–19 W U48.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form
-226–20 W U48.5
Loose
2025 · Week 7 · loose · similar spread & situation
-1.510–20 L U46.5
Loose
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & season form
-1.56–31 L U46.5
Loose
2025 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation
-1.520–12 W U47.5
Loose
2024 · Week 8 · loose · similar situation & team ratings
-0.531–26 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%)
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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

DAL
Longer bar = better
GB
#7
Offense
◀ DAL better
#19
#31
Defense
GB better ▶
#13
−0.6 #27
Turnovers
GB better ▶
+0.6 #9
61 plays #21
Pace
◀ DAL faster
59 plays #27
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DAL has the ball
Advantage: DAL offense
DAL offGB defEdge
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
When GB has the ball
Advantage: GB offense
GB offDAL defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DAL scored
6.0
#4
4.6
#27
10.6
#18
7.8
#5
9.2
#5
17.0
#4
GB allowed
2.0
#3
7.6
#22
9.6
#10
4.2
#15
8.6
#26
12.8
#20
GB scoring against the DAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GB scored
4.6
#13
6.8
#13
11.4
#16
3.8
#21
5.0
#26
8.8
#29
DAL allowed
4.8
#17
8.0
#23
12.8
#23
8.2
#29
6.2
#10
14.4
#26

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
GB +1.8
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