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Monday Night Football Odds: Cowboys Favored by 4.5

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The Dallas Cowboys are 4.5-point favorites at the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football, with the total at 44.5 at DraftKings. Kickoff is Monday, October 26, 2026, at 8:15 pm ET from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Last Monday’s game went to San Francisco, 23-17 over Washington on October 19. Our call on it, the under 52, won.

Monday Night Football odds for Week 7: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles

  • Kickoff: Monday, October 26, 2026, 8:15 pm ET
  • Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
  • TV: ESPN, ABC and Disney+
  • Records going in: Dallas Cowboys 2-4 (1-2 on the road, 0-1 at neutral sites), Philadelphia Eagles 2-4 (1-2 at home, 0-1 at neutral sites)
  • Spread: Cowboys -4.5 (-112), Eagles +4.5 (-108)
  • Total: 44.5 (over -110, under -110)
  • Moneyline: Cowboys -225, Eagles +185
  • Opening line: Eagles -3 (-110), Cowboys +3 (-110); total 48.5; moneyline Eagles -162, Cowboys +136
  • Odds as of: October 20, 2026, 16:10 UTC, DraftKings prices as listed by ESPN

DraftKings opened this game with the Eagles as 3-point favorites and a total of 48.5. The favorite has changed sides since: Dallas now lays 4.5 at -112 and Philadelphia takes 4.5 at -108, and the total has come down four points to 44.5. A point spread of 4.5 means a Cowboys win by four loses for anyone laying the points.

On the moneyline, -225 means a bettor risks $225 to win $100 on Dallas. Philadelphia at +185 returns $185 profit on a $100 bet. With the bookmaker’s margin taken out, those two prices give the Cowboys a 66.4% chance and the Eagles 33.6%.

Our page for this game has the early line and both teams’ results so far, and makes no call yet: Cowboys at Eagles prediction.

How the Cowboys have played in 2026

WeekDateSiteOpponentResultClosing spreadAgainst the spreadClosing totalTotal
1Sun, Sep 13RoadNew York GiantsL 20-28-3Lost47.548, over
2Sun, Sep 20HomeWashington CommandersW 37-20-4Covered5157, over
3Sun, Sep 27Neutral (Rio de Janeiro)Baltimore RavensL 31-34+3Push53.565, over
4Sun, Oct 4RoadHouston TexansW 34-30+3Covered48.564, over
5Thu, Oct 8HomeTampa Bay BuccaneersL 16-24-9.5Lost4940, under
6Sun, Oct 18RoadGreen Bay PackersL 13-23-1Lost5436, under

Dallas is 2-4, with 151 points scored and 159 allowed. It has covered the closing spread twice, failed three times and pushed once, and four of its six games went over the closing total. The Cowboys have lost their last two: 24-16 to Tampa Bay at home on October 8 as 9.5-point favorites, and 23-13 at Green Bay on October 18.

Their Week 3 loss to Baltimore, 34-31, was played in Rio de Janeiro. ESPN counts it as a Cowboys home game; the table lists it as a neutral site.

How the Eagles have played in 2026

WeekDateSiteOpponentResultClosing spreadAgainst the spreadClosing totalTotal
1Sun, Sep 13HomeWashington CommandersW 24-22-6Lost4446, over
2Sun, Sep 20RoadTennessee TitansW 24-20-7Lost39.544, over
3Mon, Sep 28RoadChicago BearsL 7-27-3.5Lost42.534, under
4Sun, Oct 4HomeLos Angeles RamsL 20-24+3.5Lost4344, over
5Sun, Oct 11Neutral (London)Jacksonville JaguarsL 17-19+8Covered41.536, under
6Sun, Oct 18HomeCarolina PanthersL 14-25+3Lost3939, push

Philadelphia is 2-4, with 106 points scored and 137 allowed, and has lost four in a row. It has covered the closing spread once in six games, as an 8-point underdog in a 19-17 loss to Jacksonville in London on October 11. Three of its games went over the closing total, two under, and the 39 points against Carolina on October 18 landed on the total exactly.

The Eagles are 1-2 at Lincoln Financial Field this season. The win was the opener, 24-22 over Washington on September 13.

Closing spreads and totals in both tables are the median of US sportsbooks’ last prices before kickoff, so they can sit half a point from any one book’s number.

The last meeting

The teams met twice in 2025. Philadelphia won the opener 24-20 at Lincoln Financial Field on September 4, 2025. Dallas won the rematch 24-21 at AT&T Stadium on November 23, 2025, in Week 12. Monday, October 26 is their first game against each other this season.

Last Monday: 49ers 23, Commanders 17, and our under won

San Francisco beat Washington 23-17 at Levi’s Stadium on Monday, October 19, 2026. The 49ers closed as 7-point favorites, so Washington covered while losing by six. The closing total was 51.5 and the teams scored 40.

Our best bet won. The call, as published before the game: “Washington and San Francisco scored and allowed enough last season to make this a 47-point game. The market says 52. Take the under.” The prediction put the game at 47.45 points and it finished on 40. It made no bet on the spread.

The page now carries the result above what we argued before kickoff: Commanders at 49ers: 49ers win 23-17.

Monday Night Football so far in 2026

WeekDateGameFinalClosing spreadClosing total
1Mon, Sep 14Denver Broncos at Kansas City ChiefsChiefs 31, Broncos 10Chiefs -1.5, Chiefs covered42.5, 41 scored, under
2Mon, Sep 21New York Giants at Los Angeles RamsRams 28, Giants 6Rams -6.5, Rams covered47, 34 scored, under
3Mon, Sep 28Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago BearsBears 27, Eagles 7Bears +3.5, Bears covered42.5, 34 scored, under
4Mon, Oct 5Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans SaintsFalcons 45, Saints 24Saints -1, Falcons covered47.5, 69 scored, over
5Mon, Oct 12Buffalo Bills at Los Angeles RamsBills 37, Rams 34Rams -3.5, Bills covered55, 71 scored, over
6Mon, Oct 19Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers49ers 23, Commanders 1749ers -7, Commanders covered51.5, 40 scored, under

Home teams have won four of the six Monday games. The underdog has covered the closing spread in each of the last four: Chicago, Atlanta and Buffalo won outright, and Washington lost by less than the seven points it was getting.

The first three Monday games stayed under the closing total. The next two went well over, 69 points against 47.5 and 71 against 55, and last week’s 40 points went back under 51.5.

The Monday after: Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks

  • Game: Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks, Week 8
  • Kickoff: Monday, November 2, 2026, 8:15 pm ET
  • Stadium: Lumen Field, Seattle
  • TV: ESPN
  • Line: ESPN listed no DraftKings line for this game at October 20, 2026, 16:11 UTC

The rest of the 2026 Monday Night Football schedule

WeekDateGameKickoffStadiumTV
8Mon, Nov 2Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks8:15 pm ETLumen Field, SeattleESPN
9Mon, Nov 9Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings8:15 pm ETU.S. Bank Stadium, MinneapolisESPN, ABC
10Mon, Nov 16Los Angeles Chargers at Baltimore Ravens8:15 pm ETM&T Bank Stadium, BaltimoreESPN
11Mon, Nov 23Cincinnati Bengals at Washington Commanders8:15 pm ETNorthwest Stadium, LandoverESPN
12Mon, Nov 30Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers8:15 pm ETRaymond James Stadium, TampaESPN
13Mon, Dec 7Dallas Cowboys at Seattle Seahawks8:15 pm ETLumen Field, SeattleESPN, ABC
14Mon, Dec 14Pittsburgh Steelers at Jacksonville Jaguars8:15 pm ETEverBank Stadium, JacksonvilleESPN
15Mon, Dec 21New England Patriots at Kansas City Chiefs8:15 pm ETArrowhead Stadium, Kansas CityESPN, ABC
16Mon, Dec 28New York Giants at Detroit Lions8:15 pm ETFord Field, DetroitESPN
17Mon, Jan 4Houston Texans at Green Bay Packers8:15 pm ETLambeau Field, Green BayESPN

Every Monday game left on the schedule kicks off at 8:15 pm ET. Dallas plays on a Monday again in Week 13, at Seattle on December 7. ESPN’s schedule lists no Monday game for Week 18.

More NFL odds

The Thursday game has its own page: Thursday Night Football odds. New England plays at Chicago on October 22, 2026. Sunday night has one too: Sunday Night Football odds, with Kansas City at Seattle on October 25.

Every game of the week is on our NFL Week 7 odds and predictions page. Each club’s schedule is on its team page: Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. The NFL predictions hub covers the league.

Picks from the site’s own handicappers are on the handicappers page.

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