The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles meet on Monday Night Football in a crucial NFC East clash at Lincoln Financial Field. Both teams enter with 2-4 records and have lost consecutive games, with Dallas dropping two straight and Philadelphia four in a row.
The Eagles will be without starting quarterback Jalen Hurts, who is sidelined with blood clots for potentially the rest of the season. Tanner McKee will make his second start after completing 26 of 45 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown in a 25-14 loss to Carolina. Wide receiver DeVonta Smith is out with a hamstring injury, while running back Saquon Barkley is questionable but expected to play.
Dallas is a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 43.5 points. SportsLine analyst Emory Hunt, who is 31-18-2 on his last 51 NFL picks involving the Eagles, is leaning toward the Under. The Under has hit in four of the last five head-to-head matchups, including both games last season, and in three of Philadelphia's last four games. Both offenses have averaged just 14.5 points over their recent stretches — Dallas over the past two weeks and Philadelphia over the last four.
Hunt also identifies a crucial X-factor that makes one side of the spread a strong play. His full picks and analysis are available on SportsLine.
