The Week 9 slate ends on Monday night with the Dallas Cowboys taking on the Arizona Cardinals. The Cowboys tend to play in exciting games, thanks to their fantastic offense but less-than stellar defense that leads to shootouts.
The Cardinals are reeling, losers of five straight after starting 2-0. It looks as though QB Kyler Murray will be out for this game, which means another start for Jacoby Brissett. For this article, we will detail our favorite Cardinals vs. Cowboys props.
Cardinals vs. Cowboys Props and Best Odds
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| Cardinals-Cowboys Props | Odds |
| George Pickens Over 62.5 Receiving Yards | -112 on DraftKings |
| CeeDee Lamb 90+ Receiving Yards | +115 on Fanatics |
Trust Pickens on MNF
George Pickens has been fantastic for the Cowboys this year, and he looks as though he is set up to have a big game tonight against the Cardinals. He has recorded 63 or more receiving yards in six of eight games this year, and in three of four games specifically with CeeDee Lamb in the lineup.
So, even if you look at games in which Lamb has been healthy, Pickens still has games of 68, 82 and 78 receiving yards. The ceiling outcome might not be there, but the floor certainly is.
Even the one game in which he went under was the first game of the season, and he had multiple long pass interference penalties which would have made his stats look much better if he was able to come down with them.
As far as the matchup goes, there are some good and some bad against the Cardinals. The Cardinals are not a bad passing defense overall, but they play cover 4 at the highest rate in the NFL. Looking only at the games in which Lamb has played and the Cowboys offense against cover 4, Pickens leads the team in targets per route run (0.25) and yards per route run (3.95), significantly higher than Lamb.
Lamb Joins with Big Performance
Despite being on Pickens, Lamb is also set up to have success in this matchup, and they could both easily hit their props. They have both gone over this line in two of the four games they have played together, so it is certainly not impossible.
Looking at Lamb, He has recorded 110+ receiving yards in three of the four healthy games he has played this year, let alone hitting the 90+ number that we are taking for this game tonight. He "only" had 74 receiving yards last week, which is not that bad in the grand scheme of things, and he still had 10 targets and 7 receptions.
The issue last week is the Cowboys could not get much going deep downfield as the Broncos pressured them a ton. The good news, however, is that the Cardinals have the third-worst pressure rate in the entire NFL and are incapable of heating up the QB. Part of that is by design, as their defensive strategy is to sit back and keep everything in front of them.
That is a tough strategy against Prescott, who is more than happy to pick apart these types of defenses. Like how there were some good and some bad in terms of the matchup for Pickens against the Cardinals, the same applies to Lamb as well.
The Cardinals have been playing zone slightly more recently (75% on the year, 78% the last month), and Lamb, by far, has the best stats on the Cowboys against zone. His yards per route run against zone are 2.78, next closest is Pickens is 1.63. His targets per route run is 0.25, and the next closest is Ferguson at.21.
The Cardinals also play cover two high 57.4% of the time last month (8th-highest rate), and, once again, Lamb blows the rest of the team out of the water in terms of yards per route run against this type of coverage. He goes off Monday night.