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The Dallas Cowboys will be trying to get back on the winning track when they entertain the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon. Dallas is coming off a rough loss to Denver, while Atlanta has won three of its last four. Let’s take a look at the best same game parlay option for Falcons vs Cowboys, and also be sure to check out our full game preview for picks on the side and total.
Falcons +7.5 alternate spread (+105)
Cordarrelle Patterson to score a touchdown (-115)
Kyle Pitts to score a touchdown (+160)
Parlay odds: +684
Part of the value in same game parlays, of course, is that all of its components can be correlated if you so choose. That is the entire plan here, as both Cordarrelle Patterson and Kyle Pitts finding the endzone would obviously work well with an an Atlanta win. Let’s break down each of the three legs one by one.
Falcons +7.5 alternate spread (+105)
The Cowboys were 6-1 heading into what looked like a routine matchup with the Broncos last week, but the Cowboys got blown out at home 30-16 in a game that was not even as close as the score suggested. Dak Prescott inflated his numbers during garbage time but was little more than helpless when it mattered, perhaps hobbled by a calf strain. It is unclear if he will be 100% for Sunday. On the other side of the ball, Dallas ranks in the bottom 10 of the NFL against the pass. The only thing Atlanta can do on offense is pass; it is fourth-to-last in the league in rushing offense. Patterson and Pitts will likely run circles around a struggling Cowboys secondary. The Falcons are 11-5 against the spread in their last 16 on the road, 5-2 ATS in their last 7 on FieldTurf, and 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the teams. Dallas is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 following an ATS loss and 0-4 ATS in its last 4 following a double-digit home loss. Take Atlanta and the points.
Cordarrelle Patterson to score a touchdown (-115)
Patterson has without question been the free-agent signing of the year so far. The 30-year-old has amassed 459 receiving yards, 278 rushing yards, and 7 total TDs (5 receiving, 2 rushing). He recorded 126 receiving yards during last week’s 27-25 road upset of New Orleans. Former Falcons head coach Dan Quinn is now the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator and results have been mixed so far. Dallas is surrendering 270.5 passing yards per game and has given up 14 passing touchdowns. That is where Patterson does most of his damage.
Kyle Pitts to score a touchdown (+160)
With Calvin Ridley still on the sidelines for personal reasons, both Patterson and Pitts are likely to pick up the slack this weekend. Pitts has scored only once this season, but he has been targeted at least 8 times in exactly half of Atlanta’s games this year and he has had 6 targets on 2 other occasions. It’s only a matter of time before the TDs start coming, and a date with Dallas may be the start. The Cowboys have allowed the 12th-most fantasy points to opposing tight ends in 2021.
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