{"id":479491,"date":"2026-10-28T17:12:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479491\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T17:12:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:12:10","slug":"nfc-east-championship-odds-highlight-dallas-cowboys-command-of-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/479491\/","title":{"rendered":"NFC East Championship Odds Highlight Dallas Cowboys&#8217; Command of Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a3\">The Dallas Cowboys found their way back into the win column on Monday night, scoring a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/onsi\/biggest-takeaways-dallas-cowboys-nfl-week-7-win-injury-ravaged-eagles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">convincing win over the division rival Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> in primetime. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Cowboys and has put some positive momentum in their corner. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a8\">With Week 7 in the books, the oddsmakesr at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/reviews\/draftkings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a> have shared their updated futures for the NFC East, with the Cowboys now favored to bring home the division crown. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ad\">It&#8217;s a major step forward for Dallas, after entering the year at +235 to win the NFC East. Now, their odds have jumped to +115, while the New York Giants sit behind them at +125. The Washington Commanders have +800 odds to earn an automatic playoff spot, while the wounded Eagles are a long shot at +1500 with Jalen Hurts lost for the season. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ai\">There is still a lot of football to be played this season, but as things currently stand, the Cowboys appear to be in the best position to win the division, which could be all the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/onsi\/dallas-cowboys-trade-rumor-tracker-latest-news-buzz-2026-nfl-trade-deadline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">encouragement Jerry Jones needs to pull off a big deal at the NFL trade deadline<\/a> in less than two weeks to get the team over the hump.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"an\">Let&#8217;s take a closer look at the current NFC East title picture, via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/reviews\/draftkings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Updated NFC East Odds Entering Week 8 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01m61efbacay25fxzcm7.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott takes the field for warm-ups before a game against the Philadelphia Eagles \" title=\"Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott takes the field for warm-ups before a game against the Philadelphia Eagles \" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"b4\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott takes the field for warm-ups before a game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.   | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys +115New York Giants +125Washington Commanders +800 Philadelphia Eagles +1500<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bf\">Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1800gambler.net\/help\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">1-800-GAMBLER<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bk\">The Cowboys trail the Giants by 1.5 games in the NFC East race, but have a favorable schedule throughout the second half of the season. With games against the struggling Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts on the horizon in the coming weeks, Dallas has an opportunity to put together a three-game winning streak into November.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bp\">The Giants also have some favorable games in the immediate future, but their next six outings includes games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, and Seattle Seahawks. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bu\">It&#8217;s going to be intersting to see how the division continues to play out, but the oddsmakers appear confident that Dallas can pull away down the stretch. At the very least, it seems clear that the NFC East will be crowning a new champion this season. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bz\">\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up for the Cowboys Daily Digest newsletter<\/a> for more free coverage from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Dallas Cowboys on SI<\/a> \u2014<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" preventdefault:click=\"\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\" on:click=\"q-Dv4Wq0Bn.js#s_lDqay9E5m5g[0]\" q:id=\"c5\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Cowboys found their way back into the win column on Monday night, scoring a convincing win&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":479492,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103],"class_list":["post-479491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=479491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/479492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}