A divisional spotlight lands on Monday night in Week 7, and oddsmakers are still leaning toward Dallas even after a messy stretch from the Cowboys. The Eagles are home, but the Cowboys opened as 5.5-point favorites for this NFC East matchup, with the line moving toward Philadelphia by Monday morning.
That shift comes against a backdrop of two teams trying to steady themselves in very different ways. Dallas is 2-4 and has dropped back-to-back primetime games, first against Tampa Bay in Week 5 and then Green Bay in Week 6.
The defense has been a major problem, sitting 31st in EPA/Play, and the Cowboys have looked rough in both spotlight games. Dak Prescott and Co. now need to clean up an offense that has been battling turnovers and absorbing a lot of big hits behind a struggling line.
Philadelphia, meanwhile, enters on a four-game losing streak and without Jalen Hurts, who is out for the season with blood clots in his lungs. That’s a huge setback for the Eagles in the futures market, where they now sit last in the odds to win the NFC East and +15000 to win the Super Bowl. Tanner McKee is lined up for another start in Week 7, and Philadelphia may be heading toward a season in which veteran pieces could be moved to recoup draft capital and ease future salary-cap pressure.
Even with Hurts sidelined, the Eagles have enough going for them to make this line move understandable. Dallas’ defense remains one of the worst units in the league, and McKee at least showed some ability to move the ball, throwing for 215 yards in Week 6. If Saquon Barkley is able to return from a hamstring issue, that could push the odds even more toward Philadelphia.
Still, the betting market hasn’t fully turned on Dallas. The Cowboys remain favored to win the NFC East, and a victory on Monday would put them in a much better spot in the division race. A Philly win, on the other hand, could move the Eagles back up to at least No. 3 in the odds to win the NFC East.
There’s also a total worth watching. Bettors may want to look at the OVER 44.5 given how vulnerable Dallas has been defensively. The OVER is 4-2 in Cowboys games this season and 3-3 in Eagles games in 2026.
The Eagles have covered the spread only once this season, in their London loss to Jacksonville, so backing them with a backup quarterback is still a tough sell. But with the Cowboys’ defense this shaky, Monday night has a path to turning into a much tighter game than the opening number suggested.
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