Arguably the two most dominant Week 1 performances came from the New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys, and now those teams meet in Dallas in Week 2. 

The Cowboys’ defense put Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns in a tough spot in Week 1, sacking the quarterback six times in a 33-17 rout.

Meanwhile, the Saints hung 47 points on the Carolina Panthers, easily covering as short favorites. 

One of the toughest things to do in an NFL game is to predict a final score, but using the latest odds, I’m attempting to do so for this matchup on Sunday.

Let’s break down the odds for this matchup!

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

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Even though the Saints dominated the lowly Carolina Panthers in Week 1, oddsmakers are still setting them at 6.5-point underdogs in Week 2. 

Dallas also turned in a strong showing in Week 1, and it covered the spread on the road behind a dominant defensive performance. 

Oddsmakers are giving the Cowboys a rightful edge after they went 8-0 straight up and 6-2 against the spread at home in the regular season in 2023. 

There was a lot to like from the Saints’ win in Week 1, but can we trust them after they simply beat the Panthers?

I’m not completely sold. 

Over the last two seasons, the Cowboys have gone 16-1 straight up at home, including an impressive 11-5 against-the-spread record as home favorites. 

Even though Dallas’ offense wasn’t humming against Cleveland, the Browns are also one of the better units in the NFL. On the other side, Carolina may be the worst team in the league (again), so I don’t want to give the Saints too much credit. 

As a road underdog last season, New Orleans was a solid 2-1 against the spread, but I really like Dallas to win and cover – even if it’s only by a point or so. 

The Cowboys’ offense wasn’t asked to do much in Week 1 because of a dominant defensive performance and a return touchdown, but I think they show us why they were the highest-scoring unit in the NFL in 2023. 

Final Score Prediction: Cowboys 27, Saints 20

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Skylar Diggins-Smith scored 21 points, including two free throws with 17.1 seconds left that gave Seattle the lead for good, and the Storm rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Dallas Wings 83-81 on Friday night.

Jewell Loyd had 15 points and six assists for the Storm (23-14). Nneka Ogwumike scored 12 points, and Gabby Williams had 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals.

Seattle’s Ezi Magbegor suffered an injury to her left eye in the second quarter. She scored six points and grabbed three rebounds in 12 minutes.

Teaira McCowan scored a season-high 23 points for Dallas (9-29) and grabbed 15 rebounds. Satou Sabally added 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Arike Ogunbowale scored 13 of her 15 points in the final 11 minutes.

Ogunbowale capped a 9-2 spurt when she hit a step-back 3-pointer that made it 81-all with 34 seconds to play. Diggins-Smith was fouled and made two free throws 17 seconds later to give the Storm the lead for good.

Ogunbowale missed a running floater in the lane in the closing seconds but grabbed her own offensive rebound. She ran beyond the 3-point line and casually pump-faked as Diggins-Smith flew by on the contest and missed a wide-open potential winning shot as time expired.

Jaelyn Brown made a short basket that capped a 16-4 run to open the second quarter, helping Dallas its biggest lead of the game at 44-23 with 4:22 left until halftime.

Seattle scored 34 points in the third quarter, including a 28-2 run in a span of about 6 1/2 minutes that gave the Storm a 69-56 lead with 1:45 remaining in the period.

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DFW Pets Are Family Day
Saturday, September 14
8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Dallas
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