The Indianapolis Colts and Dallas Cowboys will meet on Sunday Night Football as part of the NFL’s Week 13 schedule. The Colts will visit AT&T Stadium and bring a 4-7-1 overall record. Indianapolis is 2-3-1 on the road with five losses in the last six games overall. Dallas is 8-3 overall and 5-1 at home this season. With a win, the Cowboys would secure their best 12-game start for the franchise since 2016.
Kickoff is at 8:20 p.m. ET in Arlington. Caesars Sportsbook ranks Dallas a 10.5-point favorite, while the plus/minus, or total number of runs Vegas thinks will score, is 44.5 in the latest Cowboys vs. Colts odds. Before you make any Colts vs. Cowboys picks or NFL predictions, you need to see what SportsLine’s resident Dallas expert Larry Hartstein has to say.
A former editor of Covers and The Linemakers, Hartstein combines an extensive network of Vegas sources with an analytical approach he honed while working for Pro Football Focus. At the start of the 2022 NFL season, he was 427-344 all-time on NFL sides (plus $3,764 for $100 players), including 394-330 ATS. Hartstein went 68-50 ATS (58%) and 8-3 on NFL line picks last season for a profit of $1,552.
Additionally, Hartstein went an incredible 11-3 over his last 14 picks involving the Cowboys, netting over $700. Everyone who followed him is upstairs.
Now he’s locked Cowboys against Colts and released his confident SNF picks. You can head over to SportsLine now to see Hartstein’s picks. Here are the NFL odds and betting lines for the Colts vs. Cowboys:
- Spread Cowboys vs. Colts: Cowboys -10.5
- Cowboys vs. Colts over/under: 44.5 points
- Cowboys vs. Colts money line: Cowboys -550, Colts +400
- IND: Colts are 5-7 ATS this season
- DAL: Cowboys are 7-4 ATS this season
- Cowboys pick vs. Colts: See picks on SportsLine
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Why the Colts can cover
Indianapolis is led by its defense, with solid metrics across the board this season. The Colts are No. 6 in total defense, giving up just 3,707 total yards in 12 games. Indianapolis is also in the top 12 in defensive scoring, allowing just 20.3 points per game and 1.70 points per practice. The Colts are in the top 10 in first downs allowed, thanks in part to a stingy passing defense that sits near the top of the league in passing yards allowed (2,287) and passing touchdowns allowed (13) .
Indianapolis can stop the rush, too, as evidenced by a top-five mark in yards per carry allowed (3.9) and is effective on third down. Opponents convert just 35.7% of third down chances against Indianapolis this season, No. 6 in the NFL. With that defense and a talented offense at skill positions with Jonathan Taylor and Michael Pittman, the Colts are able to keep this one competitive. See which team to choose here.
Why the Cowboys can cover
Dallas is one of the best defensive teams in the NFL, and it shows in the stats. The Cowboys are No. 2 in scoring defense, allowing just 17.0 points per game. Dallas leads the NFL with 45 sacks, putting constant pressure on opposing quarterbacks, and the Cowboys have allowed the fewest passing yards (1,955) in the NFL this season. The Cowboys are in the top eight in total yards allowed, with just 28.3 yards allowed per drive and the No. 2 mark in net yards allowed per pass attempt (5.0).
Dallas is wreaking havoc with 16 takeouts, a top-eight rating, and the Cowboys are in the top 10 in first down allowed, third down efficiency (34.0%) and home run efficiency. red zone (51.9%). The Cowboys also have arguably the best defenseman in the NFL, Micah Parsons. He’s No. 2 with 12 sacks and has appeared in six multi-sack games this season, most in the league. Parsons has 25 sacks in 27 career games and ranks in the top five in tackles for loss. See which team to choose here.
How to Make Cowboys vs. Colts Picks
Hartstein has analyzed this game and while we can tell you he’s leaning under the point total, he’s also uncovered a crucial X-factor that makes one side of the gap a must. He’s just sharing what it is, and which side to support, at SportsLine.
Who wins the Colts against the Cowboys on Sunday Night Football? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread unavoidable? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Colts vs. Cowboys spread you should jump to, all from the NFL expert who’s an incredible 11-3 on ATS picks involving Dallas, and find out.