DALLAS - 13 ½ over Oakland (Thursday) - Dallas' defense has played well the past two weeks while the offense has struggled. Oakland is last in the league in total offense at 227 yards per game. Oakland is off of their upset win over Cincinnati, catching the Bengals in a bad situation and needing all 60 minutes to capitalize on it. The Raiders are # 30 at stopping the run which should allow the Cowboys to display their well balanced offense (# 8 rush, # 9 pass). Dallas clings to a one game lead in the NFC East and face a foe incapable of trading points even with Oakland's QB change. Dallas will be aggressive on offense with the knowledge that they can overcome mistakes against this foe. Dallas has won and covered 3 straight Turkey Day games, all in this price range, defeating Tampa Bay 38-10 (12.5) in 2006, the Jets 34-3 ( -14.5) in 2007 and Seattle 34-9 (-12) last season. The situation sets up well for a similar result here. Dallas wins 37-13.
The Rest (Leans)
Texas - 21 over TEXAS A&M
Green Bay - 10 over DETROIT (Thursday)
N Y Giants - 6 ½ over DENVER (Thursday)