Top NFL Monday Night Football Picks & Predictions: Cowboys vs. Chargers (Week 6)
Week 6 comes to a conclusion with Monday Night Football as the Chargers host the Cowboys. Below, I will walk through my best player prop bet to make for this matchup.
Follow me on Twitter to get all my plays on days without full write-ups.
Go premium to view top prop bets based on Cover Probability, Expected Value & Star Rating >>
Best Bet for Monday Night Football Week 6: Cowboys vs. Chargers
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Cowboys (-1.5) vs. Chargers (+1.5) | O/U 51
Even without cornerback Trevon Diggs, the Cowboys defense and secondary remain one of the best in the league. Yeah, they gave up 42 points last week to the San Francisco 49ers, but that is more of a proclamation of how good Kyle Shanahan’s offense is rather than an indictment on Dallas’ defense.
The 49ers also scored two late meaningless touchdowns when the game was already decided. Prior to last week, the Cowboys were allowing just 10.3 points per game.
Entering this matchup, they rank sixth in the league in expected points contributed by passing defense and 10th in expected points contributed by rushing defense. Their defense will continue to need to dominate because the offense is a major question mark.
San Francisco’s defense last week helped expose a Cowboys passing attack that leaves a lot to be desired, and now uncomfortable questions may need to be had regarding Dak Prescott and if he can truly be the guy. What makes matters worse is that his contract makes him both immovable and basically un-benchable, and I am not sure he will dice up an equally questionable Chargers secondary.
Los Angeles’ run defense is much better than its secondary, which will match up well against Tony Pollard and a Cowboys offense that runs more efficiently on the ground. If Pollard can be relatively contained, then I don’t see this game reaching 51 points based on Dallas’ elite defense and suspect passing offense.
Bet: Alternate Total | Under 50 (+101)
Make sure to check out our other best bets for Monday:
- Top NFL Monday Night Football Picks & Predictions: Cowboys vs. Chargers (Week 6)
- NFL Monday Night Football Anytime Touchdown Scorer Picks: Cowboys vs. Chargers (Week 6)
- MLB Same Game Parlay Odds, Picks & Predictions
- MLB Best Bet Odds, Picks & Predictions
- Top NHL Odds, Picks & Predictions
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | RadioPublic | Breaker | Castbox | Pocket Casts
Tony Sartori is a featured writer at BettingPros. For more from Tony, check out his archive and follow him @tony_sartori.