{"id":87727,"date":"2025-08-22T14:54:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T14:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/87727\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T14:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T14:54:07","slug":"cowboys-vs-falcons-prediction-free-expert-picks-for-nfl-preseason-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/87727\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys vs. Falcons prediction: Free expert picks for NFL preseason Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Article-featuredImageImg\" alt=\"imagn-dak-prescott-javonte-williams-cowboys.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/imagn-dak-prescott-javonte-williams-cowboys.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"433\" width=\"770\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Two teams looking for their first 2025 NFL preseason win will face off Friday as the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/DAL\/dallas-cowboys\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a> host the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/ATL\/atlanta-falcons\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a>. Both teams missed the playoffs last season, with Dallas finishing 7-10 and Atlanta finishing 8-9. The Cowboys have given up 31 points twice in preseason losses to the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/WAS\/washington-commanders\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Commanders<\/a> and <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/BAL\/baltimore-ravens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>, while the Falcons have fallen short against the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/DET\/detroit-lions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Lions<\/a> and <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/TEN\/tennessee-titans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>. Neither team has played their starting quarterbacks through two preseason games.<\/p>\n<p>Kickoff from AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington is set for 8 p.m. ET. Dallas is a 2.5-point favorite in the latest Cowboys vs. Falcons odds, while the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/nfl\/odds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL odds<\/a> show the over\/under for total points scored at 36.5. The Cowboys are also -155 favorites (risk $155 to win $100) on the money line, while the Falcons are +130 underdogs. Before making any Falcons vs. Cowboys picks, be sure to the see NFL predictions from SportsLine&#8217;s Matt Severance.<\/p>\n<p>New users can also get a head start on football betting by using the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/draftkings-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DraftKings promo code<\/a> to get $200 in bonus bets after new users bet at least $5 with their first wager, in addition to more than $200 off NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube and YouTube TV.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/martech.cbssports.com\/bt\/redirect\/prod?b=draftkings&amp;c=sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored mtech nofollow noopener\">Claim that offer here<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Severance is a well-connected writer and high-volume <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NFL betting<\/a> expert who has worked in the industry since 2005. Anyone who has followed him while using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/sportsbook-promos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">online sportsbooks promos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/best-betting-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">betting apps<\/a> could be way up.<\/p>\n<p>Here are Matt Severance&#8217;s best bets for Cowboys vs. Falcons on Friday:<\/p>\n<p>Under 36.5 (-115)<\/p>\n<p>The expert notes that both Raheem Morris and Brian Schottenheimer don&#8217;t appear to be playing any of their starters in Friday&#8217;s game. With no first-string firepower on the field, namely <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/1824864\/dak-prescott\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dak Prescott<\/a> and his receiving corps, this game is a good candidate for the Under.<\/p>\n<p>Place this bet at -115 odds at FanDuel Sportsbook, where you can use the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/fanduel-promo-code\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FanDuel promo code<\/a>\u00a0to get $300 in bonus bets if your first $5 wager wins.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/martech.cbssports.com\/bt\/redirect\/prod?b=fanduel&amp;c=sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored mtech nofollow noopener\">Sign up for FanDuel here<\/a>: \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cowboys -2.5 (-112)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dating to his days at Tampa Bay, Morris-coached teams are now 5-12 SU (0-5 with Atlanta) and 6-11 ATS in the preseason,&#8221; Severance said. He adds that Schottenheimer is 0-2 ATS through his first two preseason games at the helm for Dallas, but that &#8220;Schottenheimer at least brings consistency on the offensive side of the ball having been promoted from OC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Want more NFL picks for Friday?<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve seen Matt Severance&#8217;s best bets for Atlanta Falcons vs. Dallas Cowboys.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/experts\/50774572\/matt-severance\/#ttag=08182025_agg_cbssports_picks_football_nfl_Severance_CowboysFalconsPreseasonFree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Now, get picks for every game from the experts who are tuned into the NFL all season long<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Imagn Images Two teams looking for their first 2025 NFL preseason win will face off Friday as the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87728,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[1276,64,63,1234,593,85],"class_list":["post-87727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}