2010 NFL Divisional Playoff Odds: Cowboys vs. Vikings Betting Matchup

Last Updated on January 17, 2010 8:00 am by drew

MIN-DAL Matchup

The featured matchup of Sunday’s 2010 NFL Divisional Playoff games features the Minnesota Vikings hosting the Dallas Cowboys at 1PM ET from Mall of America Field.

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The Vikings enter the game as 2.5-point favorites over the Cowboys according to online sports book Sportsbook.com. The Over/Under for the game has been at 45.5.

The Cowboys are coming off back-to-back wins over

Philadelphia, including a 34-14 win in last week’s playoff game. Tony Romo threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns while

Dallas as a team rushed for 198 yards. The Cowboys forced four

Philadelphia turnovers in the win as well. The Vikings won their season finale over the New York Giants 44-7, but had lost three of their previous four games prior to that.

Trends:

Here are the top trends for this game.

All games in this series since 1992

MINNESOTA is 6-3 against the spread versus

DALLAS since 1992

MINNESOTA is 5-4 straight up against

DALLAS since 1992

5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1992

Games over the last 3 seasons

DALLAS is 1-0 against the spread versus

MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons 

DALLAS is 1-0 straight up against

MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at

MINNESOTA since 1992

MINNESOTA is 4-1 against the spread versus

DALLAS since 1992

MINNESOTA is 3-2 straight up against

DALLAS since 1992

3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1992

There are not many trends for this matchup, but the ones that are there favor the Vikings, as they are 4-1 against the spread versus
Dallas in

Minnesota.

Playoff trends favor

Dallas as the Cowboys are 33-23 all-time in playoff games while the Vikings are 16-25 in playoff games. These two teams have met seven times in playoff history, with

Dallas winning five of the seven meetings.

Injuries:

Injuries are not a major factor in this game as the lone concern for the Cowboys is running back Marion Barber, who is dealing with a knee injury, but is expected to play. The Vikings have no injury concerns that were not already present, as the week off allowed many of them to heal up.

Public Betting:

The public betting is slightly in favor of

Dallas, as 54 percent are betting on the Cowboys with the points.

Weather:

Weather will not be a factor in this game as the Vikings play inside a closed stadium. So do the Cowboys, so playing indoors shouldn’t have favor either team.

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Posted: 1/17/10 8:00AM ET