Cowboys vs. Saints Same Game Parlay for Thursday Night Football
It’s Thursday, so it’s time for us to assemble another Thursday Night Football Same Game Parlay on PointsBet. Tonight we have the New Orleans Saints—losers of four straight games—hosting the Dallas Cowboys, who have lost three of their last four. New Orleans will be starting RPO extraordinaire Taysom Hill after the failure of the Trevor Siemian experiment, while Dallas hopes to get receivers CeeDee Lamb and Amari Cooper back in action. Each team will be fighting for their playoff lives in what should be a pretty entertaining game, and it should be an interesting evening for SGP enthusiasts.
What is a Same Game Parlay, you ask? Same Game Parlay basically just means a parlay consisting of multiple correlated wagers from one specific game. It provides bettors with good options to bet on a game—and piece together props into a parlay within that game—beyond just the standard spread, moneyline, and over/under totals.
SGPs have become one of the most popular options in sports betting, and we’ve been assembling parlay bets all season. So, without further ado, let’s dive right into our parlay du jour for tonight’s Thursday Night Football battle between the Cowboys and Saints!
Cowboys vs. Saints Same Game Parlay:
- Moneyline Three Way: Cowboys -180 (Regulation)
- Race To 20 Points: Cowboys (-150)
- Race To 35 Points: Neither (-351)
- Special Teams Props: OVER 2.5 Field Goals (-250)
- Rushing Yards Props: Tony Pollard OVER 45.5 Yards (-110)
- Receiving Props: Tre’Quan Smith OVER 40.5 Yards (-110)
Total Odds (6 Legs): +1100
Moneyline Three Way: Cowboys -180 (Regulation)
I’m usually pretty weary on betting the spread in primetime games—and tonight I don’t even want a part of the Cowboys -220 moneyline because it yields little value. But SGPs always offer little loopholes to boost the value of your winner-picks. I’m not terribly afraid of the underdog mounting an upset this evening—while the Saints have featured a good defense most of the season, their offense has been a mess with no consistency through the air. Now New Orlenas lists four-time Pro Bowl running back Alvin Kamara as questionable with a knee injury. I think at best, the Saints cover the +5 and Dallas wins by a field goal. At worst, the wheels could come off completely for New Orleans. This prop is basically a three-way bet on the result of regulation—either a Dallas win, a New Orleans win, or a tie. Dallas -180 to win in regulation gives us good value and good odds for a green checkmark.
Race To 20 Points: Cowboys (-150); Race To 35 Points: Neither (-351)
Another cool feature of the SGP is the “Race to Points” props. It’s just how it sounds: you pick one of the two teams to be the first to reach a certain points threshold. Well, I’ve already told you I like the Cowboys to emerge victorious this evening, and I’m pretty sure they’ll be the first to score 20 points. Dallas should have the majority of its primary offensive weapons back in tow, with the expected return of second-year stud wideout CeeDee Lamb (concussion protocol) and veteran receiver Amari Cooper (COVID protocols), and owner/GM Jerry Jones’ confidence that superstar back Ezekiel Elliott will be starting. The Saints allowed the lowly Falcons to score 24 of the first 30 points in their divisional battle last week, and QB Dak Prescott and the ‘boys are a much better offense than Atlanta. So, let’s take Dallas to beat New Orleans to 20, but let’s also bet that neither team reaches 35 points. Simply put, I don’t think the Cowboys will need that many points to win, nor will the Saints D allow that much scoring. New Orleans allows 22.6 points per game on the season, while Dallas allows 22.7 per game. Against a good defense and bad offense, the Cowboys should top out at 30.
Special Teams Props: OVER 2.5 Field Goals (-250)
I’ve had great luck with field goal props ever since PointsBet recently added special teams props. Well, I’m aiming to ride that momentum into three field goals this evening. Like I’ve said numerous times, the Saints have a solid defense but a not-so-solid offense. That should translate to a few kick attempts for sure-legged veteran Greg Zuerlein. It should also mean at least a field goal attempt or two for New Orleans kicker Brett Maher. You might not want to touch such a volatile prop at -250, but I’m rolling the dice. Across the four starts Taysom Hill made in Drew Brees’ absence last year, kicker Wil Lutz attempted six total field goals. He only connected on two of them, but the fact remains that the opportunities were there. With Dallas hitting an average of two field goals per game, and New Orleans just below one per game, this feels relatively safe to me.
Tony Pollard OVER 45.5 Rushing Yards (-110)
Considering Ezekiel Elliott has only managed limited practices this week, and the Saints don’t present as daunting a competitive challenge as they have in years past, I like Pollard to step up this evening and take on some volume. I consider Pollard the best backup running back in football, and his numbers prove it. Among running backs, he’s fourth in the NFL in yards per carry (5.3), and he has the second-best catch rate in the league—he’s hauled in a whopping 29-of-31 targets (93.5%). New Orleans has surrendered an average of 140.3 rushing yards over its last three games—fourth-most in the NFL—so I think this is a sneaky-good prop.
Tre’Quan Smith OVER 40.5 Yards (-110)
My last leg of the parlay might be the riskiest one. With Hill starting at QB, you might want to shy away from a Saints receiver prop—but if you do want any part of New Orleans’ passing game, you’ll want Tre’Quan. He’s become the unofficial WR1 in the Bayou with Michael Thomas out, and he’s seen 20 targets over the Saints’ last three games. He’s also seen the field for 88.3 percent of offensive snaps in that span, so he’s clearly earned the confidence of head coach Sean Payton. With an average yardage-per-catch of 11.8, and such a significant role in the offense, I like Smith’s chances of exceeding 40 yards through the air tonight (cue the Phil Collins’ drum solo). He’s reached that mark in three of the Saints’ last four games, and New Orleans should be playing from behind most of the evening. Fire him up, and cross those fingers for some SGP gold!
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