• After each team opened with lopsided wins, the Dallas Cowboys host the New Orleans Saints on Sep. 16.
• Favored by a touchdown, the Cowboys are 16-1 in their last 17 regular-season home games
• Read on for the Dallas Cowboys vs New Orleans Saints predictions, picks, and odds for this Week 2 game

A pair of unbeaten teams clash in Big D when the Dallas Cowboys (1-0, 0-0 home, 1-0 ATS) host the New Orleans Saints (1-0, 0-0 away, 1-0 ATS) at AT&T Stadium Sunday at 1:00 pm ET.

Both teams had convincing wins in their season openers, but that may have been because of the opponent, not their own strength. The Saints led 30-0 over Carolina before winning 47-10, and Dallas led Cleveland and Deshaun Watson 27-3, before triumphing 33-17.

The Saints are now 5-1 straight-up and against the spread over their last six games dating back to last season. The Saints vs Cowboys odds have remained steady all week with the Cowboys roughly a six to seven-point favorite. The total has moved a point up from 45.5 to 46.5 at most sportsbooks.

New Orleans Saints vs Dallas Cowboys Predictions

• Cowboys moneyline (-270) at DraftKings
• Under 46.5 at BetMGM

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This is the whole question of whether the Saints or Cowboys were really as good as they looked in Week 1, or were their opponents that bad? Carolina was putrid playing in the Superdome. Bryce Young threw a pick on his first throw, but defensively Carolina didn’t stop New Orleans much either. The Saints 47 points was the most of any NFL team in Week 1, and the most they’ve scored in a season opener since their Super Bowl season of 2009.

Same story for the Cowboys. Deshaun Watson looks cooked in Cleveland. Dallas got an early spark from running back Ezekiel Elliott and a back-breaking punt return for a touchdown from KaVontae Turpin to make it 27-3.

KAVONTAE TURPIN WITH THE 60-YARD PUNT RETURN! 😳

(via @dallascowboys)pic.twitter.com/GdnOsy0BME

— ESPN BET (@ESPNBET) September 8, 2024

Dallas’ defense had six sacks of Watson and the offense largely coasted in the second half.

The Cowboys are still trying to forget the loss to the Packers last season in the NFC Wild Card round. Owner/GM/publicity hound Jerry Jones gave quarterback Dak Prescott $60 million a year for the next four years, basically telling Dak the time is now.

Dallas does have just as much talent as anyone in the NFC, except maybe for San Francisco. Dak has a top target in CeeDee Lamb and Brandin Cooks, who it feels like has been playing forever, still has good speed. He had a long TD pass for Dallas. Cooks was actually drafted by New Orleans back in 2014.

Dallas leads the all-time series 13-18 and beat the Saints 27-17 in their last meeting back in 2021. Taysom Hill was the QB for the Saints in that game.

Dallas will be hard to beat at home, and you have to favor the match-up of Micah Parsons and the Cowboys defensive front against the Saints young offensive line. The Saints are better than the Browns, but the Cowboys are much much better than the Carolina Panthers.

Saints vs Cowboys Odds

Odds as of Sep. 13 at DraftKings. See all the available DraftKings deposit methods to fund your DK account. 

The odds on this one have fluctuated some with money coming in on the Saints. Not many people are high on New Orleans, but they have won five of their last six, dating back to 2023, and covered in all five wins. However, none of those wins came against a quality opponent.

The best value for a moneyline bet on the Cowboys is at DraftKings at -270. For the Saints, BetMGM has the moneyline at +230. Most totals are 46.5, but DraftKings has it at 47. We still like the under with the Cowboys figuring to clamp down on Derek Carr and the Saints offense.

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