Minnesota Vikings-Dallas Cowboys Sunday Night Football Betting Preview

The Cowboys and Vikings have emerged as two of the NFC's top contenders so far this season. Which team should you bet on when the two clash in Dallas on Sunday night?

Sunday Night Football features Minnesota visiting Dallas. The Vikings are a loss behind the Packers in the NFC North while the Cowboys are a half game clear of Philadelphia in the NFC East. Kickoff is at 8:20 p.m. ET on Nov. 10, 2019.

Spread: Cowboys –3 (-110), Vikings +3 (-110)

Moneyline: Cowboys (-165), Vikings (+145)

Total: OVER 48 (-110), UNDER 48 (-110)

Vikings’ Season to Date

Minnesota (6-3) is playing back-to-back road games after falling to the Chiefs 26-23 in Kansas City last week. That snapped a four-game winning streak and leaves the Vikings with a 2-3 road record. Stud receiver Adam Thielen won’t play here and that is a significant blow to the Minnesota offense.

Vikings’ Betting Record: ATS 5-4-0 OVER/UNDER 4-5-0

Vikings’ Leaders on Offense

QB Kirk Cousins: 2,217 pass yards with 16 TD and 3 INT

RB Dalvin Cook: 1,232 total yards with 9 TD

WR Stefon Diggs: 710 receiving yards with 4 TD

TE Kyle Rudolph: 170 receiving yards with 2 TD

Cowboys’ Season to Date

Dallas opened with three wins against teams that currently have a 4-22 record. That was followed by losses to the Saints and Packers, plus a head-scratching loss to the Jets. The Cowboys went into their bye with 37-10 home win over the Eagles and returned with a 37-18 road win against the Giants.

Cowboys’ Betting Record: ATS 5-3-0 OVER/UNDER 3-5-0

Cowboys’ Leaders on Offense

QB Dak Prescott: 2,380 pass yards with 15 TD and 8 INT

RB Ezekiel Elliott: 917 total yards with 6 TD

*WR Amari Cooper: 701 receiving yards with 6 TD

TE Jason Witten: 321 receiving yards with 2 TD

* Amari Cooper is dealing with a knee injury but is expected to play.

Cowboys vs. Vikings Recent History – First Meeting Since 2016

This is another NFL Week 10 contest where recent history is distant, as the last meeting was in 2016. Dallas won 17-15 on the road then. In games against same teams this season, both teams defeated the Redskins, Eagles and Giants but lost to the Packers. Dallas had a slightly larger margin of victory in its wins.

Vikings vs. Cowboys Final Thoughts and Pick

Kirk Cousins’s record in night games is a trend worth noting here. While he hasn’t always had a solid team around him, Cousins is just 5-13 in prime-time contests. The Vikings won their first night game this season, but Cousins didn’t toss a TD during a Thursday Night Football 19-9 home win over Washington.

Dallas is playing in a third straight prime-time match and its fourth so far this season. The Cowboys lost 12-10 to New Orleans during the Week 4 SNF game and then lit up the Giants and Eagles in contests separated by their bye week.

Prescott targeting the Vikings’ suspect secondary is key to a Dallas win.

Pick: Cowboys -3

Season Record: 0-1