Cowboys vs Packers Prediction and Odds: Sunday Night Football at Lambeau

The Green Bay Packers are 1.5-point favorites over the Dallas Cowboys for Sunday Night Football in Week 6 at every major book as of Friday night, October 16, 2026, after the line flipped from Dallas -1 at the open. The total is 52.5 to 53.5, up from 50, and the DraftKings numbers put the market's implied final at Packers 27.5, Cowboys 26. It is close to a coin flip: 51.1% to 48.9% for Green Bay with the margin removed. Micah Parsons, facing the team that traded him, is still on the PUP list and is not expected to play.

Cowboys vs Packers odds at every book

Here is the board for the Dallas Cowboys at the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 8:20 PM ET on NBC, as of Friday night, October 16, 2026, from SportsbookReview's odds screen and checked against ScoresAndOdds. Dallas opened a 1-point favorite, and every book now has Green Bay -1.5. The total runs from 52.5 at bet365, FanDuel and BetRivers to 53.5 at DraftKings, three to three and a half points above the 50 opener.

With a 1.5-point spread, the moneyline and the spread are close to the same bet: Green Bay has to win by 2 or more to cover, and a 1-point Packers win is the only result that splits them. If you like Dallas, BetRivers (+100) and Caesars (+101) have the best moneylines. If you lean on the total, three books still have 52.5 while DraftKings is at 53.5. Our key numbers guide explains which totals matter most.

Cowboys vs Packers prediction from the betting odds

The market expects a shootout decided by a field goal or less: Packers 27.5, Cowboys 26. The total has risen three and a half points from the open while the spread barely moved past pick'em, so the betting has been on points, not on a side.

How the Cowboys and Packers got here

Green Bay lost 39-22 at Minnesota in Week 1, beat the Jets 20-17 in overtime, lost 35-14 at home to Atlanta, then won 17-14 at Tampa Bay and 31-7 over Chicago, a game in which the defense forced five takeaways. Dallas lost 28-20 at the Giants, beat Washington 37-20, lost 34-31 to Baltimore in Rio on a 56-yard field goal at the gun, won 34-30 at Houston and lost 24-16 at home to Tampa Bay on Thursday night of Week 5.

The numbers explain the high total. Dallas scores 27.6 points a game but allows 27.2, and all three Cowboys losses came by eight points or fewer. Dak Prescott threw for 335 yards at Houston and 316 against Tampa Bay, with CeeDee Lamb catching 17 passes for 189 yards in Week 4. Green Bay scores fewer, 20.8 points a game, and is playing without running back Josh Jacobs, who has been on the Commissioner's Exempt List since August 30.

Cowboys vs Packers injury report

From the official Friday, October 16 injury reports, confirmed by CBS Sports, Yahoo Sports and the team sites. Micah Parsons, facing the team that traded him, is still on the PUP list after a torn ACL and is not expected to play. Green Bay rules out defensive tackles Javon Hargrave (Achilles) and Jonathan Ford (calf), receiver Skyy Moore (ankle) and cornerback Benjamin St-Juste (hamstring), and lists five more players as questionable, including guard Aaron Banks. For Dallas, cornerback Cobie Durant and tackle Drew Shelton are out, and four players are questionable, including linebacker DeMarvion Overshown. CeeDee Lamb, Dak Prescott and Jordan Love carry no designation.

Cowboys vs Packers head-to-head

The last meeting was a 40-40 overtime tie in Dallas in September 2025, Parsons' return to AT&T Stadium. Before that, Green Bay won the three previous meetings, including a 48-32 playoff win in Dallas in January 2024. The Packers lead the all-time series 22-17-1, playoffs included.

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