Sports Betting Spotlight: Dallas Cowboys season preview

By Todd Dewey / Las Vegas Review-Journal

September 5, 2018 - 10:27 am

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) and running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) run onto the field before a preseason NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman)

Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and Sunset Station sports book director Chuck Esposito join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the Dallas Cowboys’ season in the 31st of a series of 32 NFL team videos.

The Cowboys went 9-7 last season and their 2018 win total is 8.5.

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Contact reporter Todd Dewey at tdewey@reviewjournal.com. Follow @tdewey33 on Twitter.

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