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Cowboys vs Giants — NFL Week 1 Model Projection

Sunday, September 13, 2026 · 20:20 ET · MetLife Stadium (outdoors)

Model vs market

TeamModel win %Fair win %Edge
Dallas Cowboys48.1%60.0%-11.8%
New York Giants GOOD VALUE51.9%40.0%+11.8%

Model win % is our own Elo rating, fit on real 2019-2025 results and carried forward through every completed game since. It never looks at a betting line. Fair win % is what this game's real posted opening moneyline implies once the sportsbook's own margin is removed. GOOD VALUE means the model is higher than the market on that side — a disagreement, not a guarantee.

The posted line

Spread (home)-3.0
Total47.5
Dallas Cowboys moneyline-166
New York Giants moneyline+140

Result

Final: DAL 20 — 28 NYG

The model picked NYGcorrect. The market picked DAL — wrong.

These are the numbers that were on screen before kickoff. They are not rewritten after the fact.

Season stats

Dallas CowboysOffenseDefense allows
Points / game26.0-
Passing yds / game289.6259.4
Rushing yds / game131.2105.8
Passing TD / game1.621.62
Rushing TD / game1.01.62
New York GiantsOffenseDefense allows
Points / game23.0-
Passing yds / game217.8208.4
Rushing yds / game141.8140.0
Passing TD / game1.01.25
Rushing TD / game1.381.12
Player props for this game — projected passing, rushing and receiving yards, and Anytime TD graded against real DraftKings prices — are on the live site. The model's picks need a free account; the full prop tables are part of a subscription. Open Cowboys vs Giants on Phins Up.