Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants Prediction, 9/13/2026 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 1

Game: Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants

Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

TV: NBC

Odds-Point Spread: Cowboys -2.5

Total-Over-Under: 48

MetLife Stadium is the site where the New York Giants (4-13 last year) will try to defeat the Dallas Cowboys (7-9 last season) on Sunday. New York opens as 2.5-point underdogs. The over-under is set at 48.

The Dallas Cowboys wrapped up their year having accrued a 7-9 mark. In their last contest, the Cowboys played the New York Giants and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 34-17. Joe Milton finished 7-13 with 73 yards through the air. He had a QB rate of 38.3 and ended the contest with 1 interception. Ryan Flournoy left with an average of 13.6 yards per catch by notching 68 yards on 5 catches. Jaydon Blue was the rushing leader for the Cowboys with 16 totes for 64 yds (4.0 yds per carry). At the end of the game, they ran 54 plays which gave them a total of 286 yds. The Dallas Cowboys ran the ball a total of 30 different times and totaled 143 yds, earning them an average of 4.8 yards per attempt. On the ground, the Cowboys gave up 161 yds on 32 attempts, which is an average of 5.0 yards per run allowed. Dallas gave up 22 pass completions on 33 attempts for a total of 219 yds, and a completion percentage of 66.7%.

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When talking about getting in the endzone, the Cowboys held an average of 27.7 points per game. As a unit, they maintained an averaged of 125.6 running yards, which had them ranking 9th in professional football. The Cowboys collected 6,663 total yards for last season. Dallas tallied 229 1st downs as an offense, and they were hurt by 133 infractions for 1136 yards. They gave the ball to the opposition 21 times (12 picks and 9 lost fumbles). Dallas earned 31 passing touchdowns and 18 TD's via the ground game.

If you examine pass yards, the Cowboys allowed 4,276 yds which ranked them 32nd in professional football. They surrendered 251.5 total yards per game by way of the pass, and relinquished a completion percentage of 68.5%. On the whole, they allowed 2,133 rushing yards through 17 contests for last year. They granted 35 passing TD's, in addition to 24 to runners. On the whole, they conceded 377.0 per contest, which was 30th in the NFL. They allowed 4.7 yards per running attempt and 125.5 rushing yds per outing for last year. The Cowboys ranked 32nd in football concerning team defense, relinquishing 30.1 points per outing.

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The Giants wrapped up their season having amassed a 4-13 mark. When they last took the field, the Giants went home victorious with a score of 34-17 when they played the Dallas Cowboys. Jaxson Dart (2 TDs) ended the contest with 230 yards on 22-32 through the air while his quarterback rating was 110.2. He didn't throw any picks and his average yds per pass attempt was 7.2 yards. Tyrone Tracy Jr. carried the rock 18 times for 103 yards, walking away from the game with 5.7 yards per carry for New York. Gunner Olszewski was a featured target for the Giants, grabbing 8 passes for 102 yds (12.8 yards per catch). New York rushed the ball for 5.0 yards per carry, finishing the game with 161 yds on 32 attempts. The Giants finished the game with 380 yds while running 65 plays (5.8 yards per play). The Giants passing defense gave up a completion rate of 58.3%, relinquishing 143 yards on 14 for 24 passing. New York conceded 30 rush attempts for 143 yards (4.8 yards per carry).

If you look at how much they score, the Giants were 17th in pro football, with 22.4 points per contest. Over the course of last year, the Giants had a previous total of 3,474 pass yds and held an average of 204.4 pass yds per contest, which was 21st in football. They held an average of 129.1 rushing yards per contest, and carried the ball for 2,195 yards. The New York Giants had an average of 333.5 yards per contest, which had them ranked 13th in the NFL. The New York offense surrendered 1,075 yards by way of 128 penalties, which had them ranked 4th in the NFL when examining helping out the opposition. They surrendered 10 picks while yielding 7 fumbles, and amassed 160 1st downs as a team.

They conceded 25 touchdowns via the pass along with 214.2 pass yds per game, which was 16th in football. New York allowed a total of 2,470 rush yards (145.3 yards per contest), and 21 touchdowns on the ground last season. The D accrued 15 takeaways (6 forced fumbles and 9 picks) for last year. On the whole, they granted 439 pts. The Giants defense participated in 1,054 plays from the line of scrimmage, which ranked them 20th in professional football. The Giants surrendered 25.8 points per outing, which was 26th in football.

Who will win tonight's Cowboys-Giants NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Cowboys -2.5

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