Specifically, gamblers are always bullish on the Dallas Cowboys. At least the casual and fan-oriented players, that is. There is a reason that Dallas is known as “America’s Team.” Cause by the Cowboys having the largest following in the NFL. With that comes a large amount of fanboy money factored into the NFL betting odds price by oddsmakers. Further, the marketing genius of owner Jerry Jones is a significant influence. Jones earns all of the heat he gets for football decisions and results. But when it comes to promoting the Cowboys, nobody in pro sports does it better.
2021 Dallas Cowboys Betting Odds
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Odds to win Super Bowl: | +3544 |
| Odds to win NFC Conference: | +1500 |
| Odds to win NFC East Division: | +126 |
| 2021 Regular Season Win Total: | 9.5 |
For the 2021 season, there is a legitimate reason for Dallas fans to have some optimism. Dallas is the offshore betting favorite to win the NFC East. Yet, anything beyond that is a reach.
Second-year head coach Mike McCarthy arrived with great fanfare from the Green Bay Packers. At Green Bay, he led the Pack to the 2010 season Super Bowl championship. McCarthy arrived at Dallas refreshed and vowed to have new ideas. However, he inherited a team with no defense. And then he lost his quarterback, Dak Prescott, in the season’s fifth game. Prescott returns, and the defense has been refortified with the first six picks of the 2021 NFL Draft. Also new is defensive coordinator Dan Quinn.
On the whole, the Cowboys’ 2021 NFL Draft was slightly above average. Linebacker Micha Parsons was the 12th overall pick out of Penn State and meets immediate team needs. Most important of all, the Cowboys draft was targeted at filling team weaknesses. Defensively, Dallas needed a lot of help and got it.
Last year, running back Ezekiel Elliott gained 979 yards, just under the 1000-yard threshold he reached three times in his career. He also caught 52 passes in the McCarthy offense. Elliott is one of the most productive Cowboys. Jerry Jones had to overpay to get him back in the lineup, but he’d argue it’s worth it.
Despite Prescott missing most of the season, wide receiver Amari Cooper caught 92 passes, good for 1114 yards and five touchdowns. Rookie and first-round draft pick CeeDee Lamb added 74 catches for 935 yards and five touchdowns. Dallas has an undeniable strong receiving corp.
If Dallas had just a mediocre defense, they would have won the NFC East. Instead, they ranked 28th for points allowed and were rendered helpless in most games. Quinn arrives from Atlanta, where he was head coach. His Falcons teams were derided for the inability to hold leads. As a result, he’s a curious choice as a new coordinator.
It can be argued that the Cowboys’ poor on-field results make them unworthy of opening the season on NBC Thursday Night Football. But American’s team will be at Tampa Bay. After all, Dallas brings TV eyeballs and NFL Betting handle like few other teams.
Of course, Jerry Jones remains the biggest obstacle. Former head coach Jimmy Johnson passed up a shot at a record third consecutive Super Bowl championship following the 1993 season. He left the Cowboys because he couldn’t stand to be around the unsufferable Jones for another minute. Subsequently, Barry Switzer won the 1995 season Super Bowl with the team Johnson built, and that was the last time Dallas played on Super Sunday.
As the saying goes, Jerry comes with the meal. To summarize, this is a team fortunate to play in the pathetic NFC East.