Sunday night brings a season opener with touchdown appeal on both sides, and the Cowboys-Giants matchup has the kind of offensive ingredients that can make Week 1 bettors lean toward the end zone.
Dallas comes in with a real track record. Last season, the Cowboys finished second in yards and seventh in scoring, and Dak Prescott heads into this one throwing to a group led by CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.
New York has its own reasons for optimism after Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo gave the offense a jolt as rookies. When you pair those offenses with two defenses that struggled, the setup points toward a night with plenty of scoring chances.
CeeDee Lamb (+130) is one of the cleaner touchdown bets on the board. He didn’t find the end zone in either game against the Giants last season, but the chances were there. Dallas sat its starters in the final meeting, and in Week 2 Lamb still led the team with nine catches for 112 yards.
Jaxson Dart (+210) is another name to circle. Dallas allowed quarterbacks to do damage on the ground last season, giving up a league-high eight rushing touchdowns to the position.
Dart rushed for nine touchdowns in 2025, and with Cam Skattebo drawing plenty of attention, he could get opportunities to work the edges and sneak into the end zone. In his only game against the Cowboys, he ran five times for 32 yards.
Javonte Williams (-145) rounds out the list, and the favorite status fits the way this game could unfold. Cam Skattebo (+100) is also appealing if the Giants can keep the script favorable, but Dallas feels likelier to control the flow. New York’s run defense may be better than it was a year ago, but Williams already showed he can hit them, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown against the Giants last season.
In Other News...
Giants Just Added Real Suspense To Malik Nabers Week 1 Status
The Giants made a roster move ahead of Week 1 by promoting wide receiver and special teams contributor Dalen Cambre from the practice squad to the 53-man roster before facing the Cowboys. It was the kind of depth-chart shuffle that usually slides by unnoticed, but this one landed with extra weight because it came amid lingering questions around Malik Nabers and the offenses opening-night plans.
Nabers has practiced fully and is not on the injury report, yet his status for Sunday still has not been made fully clear because New York has not announced its final lineup. For a Giants team trying to settle its pecking order before a division game, that leaves at least one of its most important offensive pieces in a bit of suspense right as the season begins. [Read more 🡒]
Giants Just Created New Week 1 Tension Around Malik Nabers
The Giants made a small but telling roster move ahead of Week 1, elevating wide receiver and special teams contributor Dalen Cambre from the practice squad to the 53-man roster before their matchup with the Cowboys. It is the kind of transaction that usually flies under the radar, but at this point in the calendar every promotion and depth-chart shuffle gets a closer look, especially when it comes this close to opening weekend.
What makes the move worth watching is the uncertainty still hovering around Malik Nabers. He has been a full participant in recent practices and does not carry an official injury designation, yet the Giants still have not said whether he will be active for the opener. The final answer will come before kickoff, but until then the team has left a little tension hanging over a game that already carries plenty of attention. [Read more 🡒]
Giants Just Caught A Huge Break Before Rams Matchup
The Giants will not have to deal with one of the leagues most disruptive pass rushers when they line up with the Rams, as Myles Garrett is undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery and has been placed on injured reserve. That moves him out for at least the next four games, which includes the upcoming meeting with New York, and it gives the Giants a little more room to breathe as they prepare for a defense that can still create problems in other ways.
Aaron Donalds status for that game is still unclear, which keeps plenty of attention on the Rams front even without Garrett in the picture. There is also the off-field uncertainty involving potential NFL discipline cases for Puka Nacua and Alaric Jackson, adding another layer of questions around a matchup that already looks different than it did a few days ago. [Read more 🡒]