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Why the Cowboys dismal defence makes 49ers an easy best bet in NFL Week 10 picks

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Bilicki, D. (2026, November 13). Why the Cowboys dismal defence makes 49ers an easy best bet in NFL Week 10 picks. Toronto Sun. https://torontosun.com/sports/football/nfl/cowboys-dismal-defence-49ers-best-bet-week-10

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Toronto Sun · collected 2026-11-13 · by Dan Bilicki

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This analysis presents several betting picks for Week 10 of the NFL season, focusing on specific matchups like San Francisco facing Dallas and Jacksonville over Tennessee. The author highlights key factors such as the Cowboys' poor defensive performance, the 58-point combined margin of victory for Jacksonville over two weeks, and the impact of injuries on the Patriots and Dolphins. The piece takes a predictive angle by evaluating team momentum, quarterback statuses, and home-field advantages to recommend specific spread bets.
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Dan Bilicki
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ARIZONA Houston Jacksonville Minnesota Packers

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ARIZONA GPE · 2× DALLAS GPE · 2× Houston ORG · 2× Jacksonville GPE · 2× Minnesota GPE · 2× NFL ORG · 2× Packers ORG · 2× Covers.com ORG · 1× NEW YORK GPE · 1× Washington GPE · 1×

Narrative

BALTIMORE -4.5 over LA Chargers Jacoby Brissett is at least a serviceable QB to helm the Ravens and he already has beaten the disappointing Chargers this season. Last week: 8-6 This season: 67-68 Best bets: 6-3
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The Lions are just as explosive and could put up a big number over in Germany.

Claims (27 extracted, 4 hedged)

Washington +2.5 over NEW YORK GIANTS I think we can all admit that we were hoping for overtime — not for some bonus football, but for the chance these two teams ended up tied again. asserted
teams → think → chance
Detroit -2.5 over New England in Munich Injuries are adding up for the Pats, who had all kinds of problems against the Packers last week. asserted
who → add → Packers
The Lions are just as explosive and could put up a big number over in Germany. uncertain
Lions → put → Germany
ATLANTA +3.5 over Kansas City The Falcons are a team that you need to put away with explosive plays, which is something the Chiefs offence has lacked. asserted
offence → need → plays
NEW YORK JETS +7.5 over Buffalo The Bills greatly benefitted from Carson Wentz having one of the worst games at QB in recent memory on Monday night. asserted
Wentz → benefit → night
The Jets at least have enough weapons to keep up a bit while playing at home. asserted
Jets → have → home
INDIANAPOLIS -3.5 over Miami Indy may have at least held on to Jonathan Taylor, but why? uncertain
Indy → hold → Taylor
This team is tearing things down to the studs. asserted
team → tear → studs
Well, do one week at least, it should pay off against a Dolphins team that plays hard, but has been hit with some key injuries and will now start Kyle McCord at QB. asserted
that → do → QB
GREEN BAY -3.5 over Minnesota We love the reunion with Kirk Cousins in the long run for the Vikings, but this is a tough matchup going on the road to Green Bay. asserted
this → love → Bay
The Packers may have lost big in Week 1 in Minnesota, but Jordan Love put up 387 yards and could do it again. uncertain
Love → lose → it
NEW ORLEANS -2.5 over Carolina Things are going south for the Panthers while the Saints are getting healthier and starting to look competitive. asserted
Saints → go → Panthers
As long as this one’s under a field goal, we’ll back the hosts. asserted
we → ’ → hosts
Jacksonville -10.5 over TENNESSEE The Titans questionably held steady at the trade deadline while the Jags loaded up. asserted
Jags → hold → deadline
While Jacksonville may save something for when these teams meet again in two weeks, they’ve won by a combined 58 points over the past two weeks. uncertain
they → save → weeks
CLEVELAND +4.5 over Houston It’s not exactly a homecoming for Deshaun Watson, but it’s not like the Texans won’t want to give the former Houston QB a good beating. asserted
Texans → ’ → beating
However, this is the Browns’ first home game in almost a month, which usually is a good data point to consider with picks. asserted
which → consider → picks
While the Raiders must’ve felt the No. 1 pick is ready to graduate from understudy after trading Cousins, facing the Seahawks defence in his debut is a tough task. asserted
facing → feel → debut
LA Rams -9.5 over ARIZONA There couldn’t be a worse spot for Carson Beck to get his first career start. asserted
Beck → get → start
He has no WRs and a banged-up offensive line going against a Rams defence that is getting Myles Garrett up to speed. asserted
that → have → speed
While it’s safe to worry about L.A.’s passing game, we don’t see how Arizona scores at all. asserted
Arizona → ’ → game
San Francisco -4.5 over DALLAS No matter how many injuries the 49ers have in their receiving corps, they’ll still find someone to trot out and probably torch Dallas’ defence. asserted
they → have → defence
The Cowboys barely scrapped out a win against the tanking Colts after losing to the Cards. asserted
Cowboys → scrap → Cards
How is this team going to keep up with Kyle Shanahan’s crew? asserted
team → go → crew
Global sports streaming service DAZN works from your smart TV, laptop, mobile or tablet. asserted
service → work → TV
Pittsburgh +3.5 over CINCINNATI The numbers aren’t great for teams returning from Europe, like the Bengals, while the Steelers are coming off their bye for this rivalry matchup. asserted
Steelers → return → matchup
BALTIMORE -4.5 over LA Chargers Jacoby Brissett is at least a serviceable QB to helm the Ravens and he already has beaten the disappointing Chargers this season. Last week: 8-6 This season: 67-68 Best bets: 6-3 asserted
he → helm → Chargers
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