Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Seattle Seahawks will make the road trip for a week nine NFL pro football game against fellow NFC conference team the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon.
Start time from Dallas is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX.
The betting odds came out in this NFL game with the home club Dallas Cowboys favored by –12 1/2 points with an over under of 42 ½ points.
The early money from the NFL betting public has landed on the side of the home team as the Dallas Cowboys have been bet up to a -13 point betting favorite.
Totals players will find no early movement in this line as it remains at 42 ½ points.
Dallas Cowboys money line supporters will lay –380 odds with the road underdog Seattle Seahawks bringing back +315 odds to win straight up with no need for points on their side.
The Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys meet in NFL action on Sunday for the first time since the 2009 season where the Cowboys earned the 38-17 home win against the Seahawks as a -10 point betting favorite.
The total came in at over the closing line of 46 ½ points.
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had a good performance by passing for three touchdowns and 256 yards in a winning effort.
At the time it was Marion Barber leading Dallas with 53 yards rushing and a touchdown.
It was Matt Hasselbeck at quarterback for Seattle and the veteran had two touchdown passes with 249 yards passing.
The Seahawks travel to Dallas with a mark of 2-5 on the year. The team is 1-3 away from home.
Seattle averages 15 points and 284 yards a game with 77 yards coming from their ground attack for 3.7 yards a carry.
On defense the club gives up 23 points and 340 yards per game. Opponents run for 103 yards against the Seahawks for 3.2 yards per rush against average.
The Seahawks saw their playoff hopes nearly vanish last week in their 34-12 home defeat to the Cincinnati Bengals as a +1 ½ point underdog.
The total came in at over the closing number of 37 ½ points.
Seattle fell behind a full four games behind first place San Francisco in the NFC West with nine games remaining to be played.
They have now lost two straight games.
The Seahawks were able to put up 411 yards but rushed for only 61 yards on their 20 carries.
The team allowed four sacks and scored just one touchdown in their three tries inside the red zone.
They had two turnovers and took two away from Cincinnati.
Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson hit on 21 of 40 passes for 323 yards with an interception returned for a Bengals touchdown.
Leon Washington had two carries for 34 yards.
Marshawn Lynch had only 24 yards rushing on 16 carries with a rushing touchdown.
Ben Obomanu had four receptions for 107 yards.
Sidney Rice caught seven balls for 102 yards.
Dough Baldwin chipped in with five grabs for 73 yards receiving.
The Seahawk defense allowed 252 yards of offense to the Cincinnati Bengals offense with 92 yards coming from their ground game on 27 carries.
Seattle had just one sack and allowed one Cincinnati touchdown in their two appearances in the red zone
Fourteen points by the Bengals came by way of an interception and punt return brought back for touchdowns.
The Dallas Cowboys will host Seattle with a record of 3-4 on the year. The team is 2-1 at home.
The Cowboys put up 22 points and 394 yards a game with 114 yards rushing for 4.8 yards per rush.
On defense the club surrenders 23 points and 328 yards per game. Opponents rush for 93 yards against Dallas for 4 yards per rush against average.
The team has lost three of their past four games.
They are coming off a very bad 34-7 road loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last week on Sunday night football as a +3 point underdog.
The total came in at under the total of 49 points.
Dallas fell behind 24-0 and never came close.
The Cowboys were able to post up just 267 offensive yards with 85 yards rushing on 10 runs from scrimmage.
The team had one turnover and took none away from Philadelphia.
Dallas allowed four sacks and did not score a touchdown in their only red zone try.
Quarterback Tony Romo hit on 18 of 35 passes for 203 yards with a touchdown and pick.
Running back DeMarco Murray on eight carries ran for 74 yards.
Laurent Robinson led Dallas with five catches for 103 yards with a receiving touchdown.
Dez Bryant had three grabs for 28 yards.
Jason Whitten caught four balls for 28 yards.
Dallas gave up 495 yards of offense to the Eagles defense with 239 yards rushing on 38 carries.
They had four sacks and gave up four Philadelphia touchdowns in their six appearances into the red zone.
For the Latest NFL Odds Please Visit our NFL Odds Page
NFL Trend: Dallas Cowboys are 3-0 to the under in their past three games.
Tags: betting, dallas cowboys, fox tv, nfl, november 6th 2011, Odds, pick, preview, pro football, seattle seahawks, sunday
