Saturday, December 22, 2007

Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers (Cowboys -10½, Total 42½)

Venue: Bank of America Stadium (grass)

Opening Line: Cowboys -10, Total 44

Records: Cowboys 12-2 (9-5-0 ATS, 10-4-0 O/U)
Panthers 6-8 (6-8-0 ATS, 5-9-0 O/U)

Key Injuries

Cowboys - Out: C Andre Gurode (knee), CB Pat Watkins (ankle) and WR Terry Glenn (knee) Probable: DE Chris Canty (knee), OT Marc Colombo (ankle), TE Anthony Fasano (concussion) and QB Tony Romo (thumb)

Panthers - Out: WR Keary Colbert (knee) Doubtful: DE Julius Peppers (knee) Probable: OG Geoff Hangartner (shoulder), S Chris Harris (hip), C Justin Hartwig (ankle), DT Kindal Moorehead (ankle), DE Mike Rucker (illness), WR Steve Smith (illness) and QB Vinny Testaverde (achilles tendon)

Trends

- Dallas is 8-3 ATS in their last 11 road games vs. non-divisional opponents.

- Carolina is 41-5 ATS at home when they win the game straight-up.

- The past four meetings between these teams, three of which were played in Carolina, all resulted in final scores on the high side of the posted total.

WOL Playcall: Tony Romo's main squeeze Jessica Simpson might be the scapegoat for Dallas 10-6 loss to Philly last week but an injured thumb on Romo's right hand might be the real reason Dallas' QB threw 0 TDs and 3 picks.

Romo's right thumb is feeling better but not 100 percent and that might cause problems again and G Cory Procter will replace Andre Gurode at C which could also cause problems.

Take the Cowboys if you're playing the moneyline but take the Panthers at +10½.

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