Mon, Oct 26, 2026, 8:15 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Philadelphia Eagles · Division game
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2-4 · Power #20
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2-4 · Power #24
21
projected
DAL 65%
35% PHI
Spread
DAL -4.5
earliest PHI -3
Total
44.5
model 47
Spread edge
PHI by 4
lean · context
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DraftKings via ESPNupdated 6:54 PM ET
SourceDraftKings via ESPN odds feed
OpenPHI -3
CurrentDAL -4.5
Total48.5 → 44.5
Last update6:54 PM ET
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Market

Open → current
Spread
7.5 pts toward Dallas Cowboys
Total
Down 4 since the open
Line movement
Pre-kickoff prices from ESPN · tap a dot
Opened PHI -3 · now DAL -4.5 · moved 7.5 toward DALmodel DAL -0.5
Opened 48.5 · now 44.5 · moved 4 downmodel 47
Openline modelNow
Line watch · Already at the modelModel vs the opening line: DAL by 3.5 pts (open +3, now -4.5). In 2025–2026, with a 3+ pt gap, lines moved toward the ratings in 63.8% of the 69 games where the line moved (86 at that gap), but those sides covered 39.5% at the opener, below the 52.4% break-even: it predicts the line, not the result.
Line context
Road favorites of 3.5–5.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 50% (101 games)ⓘ
Crossed 3The team the line moved toward covered 43% (60 games since 2024)ⓘ
DraftKings via ESPNupdated 6:54 PM ET
SourceDraftKings via ESPN odds feed
OpenPHI -3
CurrentDAL -4.5
Total48.5 → 44.5
Last update6:54 PM ET
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Books

9 sportsbooks · current prices
BookSpreadTotalMoneyline
DALPHIOverUnderDALPHI
BetMGMMGM-4-110+4-11044.5-10544.5-112-210+175
BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag-4-104+4-11644-11044-110-200+174
BetRiversBetRivers-4.5-112+4.5-10944.5-10844.5-113-225+180
BetUSBetUS-4-105+4-11544-11044-110-200+170
BovadaBovada-4-105+4-11544-11044-110-210+175
DraftKingsDK-4.5-112+4.5-10844.5-11044.5-110-218+180
FanDuelFD-4.5-104+4.5-11844.5-11044.5-110-200+168
LowVig.agLowVig.ag-4+104+4-11544-10744-107-200+174
MyBookie.agMyBookie.ag-4-110+4-11044-11044-110-216+166

1st-half prices

7 sportsbooks · current prices
BookSpreadTotal
DALPHIOverUnder
BetMGMMGM-2.5-120+2.5+10032.5+50032.5-750
BetOnline.agBetOnline.ag-3-110+3-11021.5-11021.5-110
BetRiversBetRivers-2.5-122+2.5-10322.5-11222.5-113
BetUSBetUS-3-110+3-11021.5-11021.5-110
BovadaBovada-3-105+3-11521.5-11021.5-110
DraftKingsDK-3.5+100+3.5-12022.5-11222.5-108
FanDuelFD-3.5+105+3.5-12522.5-11022.5-110

Public betting

Share of bets and of money
Spread
DAL -4.5PHI +4.5
Bets67% 33%
Money67% 33%
Winner
DALPHI
Bets78% 22%
Money55% 45%
Money is 23 pts ahead of bets on PHI

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like DAL as a 4.5-point road favorite at PHI, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 66%
Favorite covered
5 of 956%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 4.2 against an average line of 3; 41 points a game (usually 45.1). Of the 4 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

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MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
2026 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-323–17 W U42.5
Close
2026 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & team ratings
-2.524–36 L O43.5
Loose
2026 · Week 6 · loose · similar situation & season form
-325–14 W U39.5
Loose
2023 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & team ratings
-2.527–13 W U45
Loose
2023 · Week 12 · loose · similar rest & season form
-337–14 W O45
Loose
2023 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & season form
-321–20 L U47.5
Loose
2023 · Week 16 · loose · similar season form & rest
-320–17 P U42.5
Loose
2023 · Week 18 · loose · similar rest & season form
-3.520–28 L O41
Loose
2023 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & season form
-223–25 L O43.5
Loose
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & season form
-4.56–0 W U38.5
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

Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
Dallas Cowboys 65%
Projected DAL 26 – PHI 21 · Model Favorite won 66.2% in backtest
Model line
DAL -0.5
Market DAL -4.5
Against the spread
Lean PHI +4.5
4-pt edge · No edge, context only · 458-426 (51.8%)
Total
No lean
Model 47 · Below the 5-point lean threshold.
How the model gets there (points from PHI’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadPHI rating edge−1.1+Home field+1.8+QB EPA gap−0.7+Travel−0.5=Model marginDAL by 0.5
TotalScoring ratings47.0=Model total47.0

Signals

The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Mixed signals on the spread
Slight Under trend
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.

Dallas Cowboys 1-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 69-56 (55%)
Market moved toward Dallas Cowboys
7.5 pts (PHI -3 → DAL -4.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 200-205 (49%)
Total moved down 4
48.5 → 44.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)

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 →−1.3▼ 0.7#20
PHI+1.1 →−2.3▼ 3.4#25
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

DAL
Longer bar = better
PHI
#11
Offense
◀ DAL better
#30
#30
Defense
PHI better ▶
#21
−0.7 #27
Turnovers
PHI better ▶
−0.3 #20
63 plays #15
Pace
◀ DAL faster
58 plays #28
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When DAL has the ball
Advantage: DAL offense
DAL offPHI defEdge
Points / game 25.2 #12 22.8 #16 Even
Yards / play 5.49 #13 5.38 #17 Even
EPA / play +0.08 #8 +0.08 #27 DAL
Success rate 47% #9 45% #25 DAL
When PHI has the ball
Even matchup
PHI offDAL defEdge
Points / game 17.7 #29 26.5 #25 Even
Yards / play 4.38 #32 6.04 #31 Even
EPA / play −0.13 #30 +0.16 #32 Even
Success rate 36% #30 49% #32 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
DAL scoring against the PHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DAL scored
5.0
#11
3.8
#27
8.8
#24
7.7
#4
8.7
#7
16.3
#3
PHI allowed
5.0
#17
4.3
#6
9.3
#9
3.8
#9
9.7
#31
13.5
#26
PHI scoring against the DAL defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PHI scored
0.5
#32
12.2
#2
12.7
#11
1.0
#32
4.0
#30
5.0
#32
DAL allowed
5.2
#22
8.3
#24
13.5
#27
7.3
#27
5.7
#7
13.0
#21

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
PHI +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 5 mph
gusts 13 mph · kickoff forecast
Rest
DAL8d
PHI8d
Even
Tempo
Average 121 plays
slowavg 125fast

Injury report

ESPN, refreshed every 20 minutes
Dallas Cowboys
LBDee WintersCalfDoubtful
WRKaVontae TurpinRibsQuestionable
OTBroderick JonesWristQuestionable
OTDrew SheltonHamstringQuestionable
Philadelphia Eagles
RBSaquon BarkleyHamstringQuestionable
WRDontayvion WicksAnkleQuestionable
WRDeVonta SmithHamstringQuestionable
TEDallas GoedertKneeQuestionable
OTFred JohnsonIllnessQuestionable

News & sentiment

ESPN and Google News headlines
Recent ESPN and Google News headlines for both teams, injury and suspension mentions, and a keyword-based read on the tone of coverage.