MNF bets: Cowboys' air raid to thrive vs. Cardinals

The Cowboys welcome the Cardinals to Dallas for Monday Night Football to close out Week 9. Jacoby Brissett remains the starting quarterback for Arizona, with Kyler Murray tending to a foot injury, while Dallas will look to head into its bye week with a victory to get back to .500 for the season.

Let's get to our pick against the spread, player props, and touchdown scorers for Monday night.

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🏈 Pick: Cowboys (-3.5)

For all of the deficiencies the Cowboys have, they've been a very respectable home team this season. They beat the Giants, tied the Packers, and demolished the Commanders in their last time at home. Dallas' defense still struggles to keep points off the board, but Dak Prescott has his offense scoring plenty to keep the Cowboys competitive.

Dallas is averaging the third-most points per game (30.5), but concedes the second-most. Meanwhile, the Cardinals tend to play lower-scoring games, and they won't be able to keep up when this contest turns into a shootout.

Brissett may be an upgrade over Murray at this point. The Cardinals scored 27 points against the Colts and 23 against the Packers with Brissett under center. Murray only led the team to more than 21 points once in his five starts, and it was against the Panthers. However, Brissett was pegged as a backup for a reason and still won't be able to keep up with the firepower Dallas' offenses possesses.

🏈 Bet: Over 69.5 receiving yards

George Pickens has dominated opposing secondaries this season. Most of the time it's been without CeeDee Lamb in the lineup, but Pickens has also found plenty of success alongside the Cowboys' top wideout. Pickens is third in the NFL in receiving yards and has surpassed 70 in three straight, and his last two were with Lamb healthy.

🏈 Bet: Over 6.5 receptions

Lamb has caught seven or more passes in three of four games this season. The only game he didn't was the Cowboys' blowout win over Washington, when Lamb had five catches for 110 yards on eight targets. The Cardinals' rush defense is solid, so attacking them through the air is the way to go. It's safe to expect Lamb and Pickens both to have very productive games.

🏈 Bet: Over 59.5 receiving yards

Marvin Harrison Jr. has displayed inconsistent production, but a big part of that is on the Cardinals' quarterback play. He's still recorded solid performances over the last month without a ton of receptions. Harrison is averaging 63.5 yards over the past four games and is playing a Cowboys defense that allows the third-most passing yards per game.

NFL news editor Brenden Deeg will provide touchdown scorer props all season long.

🙌 Bet: Anytime TD (+100)

Getting Lamb at even odds is an automatic bet for us. Since returning from injury, he has 12 receptions on 18 targets for 184 yards and a touchdown. The Cardinals' pass defense ranks 26th in success rate, and Lamb should get 10-plus targets in this contest.

🙌 Bet: Anytime TD (+425)

We'll go with a long shot on Arizona's side in this game. Jones at +425 is great odds considering his snap and target share in this offense. He's played over 66% of the offensive plays in the last two games, racking up seven receptions for 146 yards during that stretch. Dallas has been atrocious at covering wideouts this year, ranking dead last in touchdowns allowed to the position.

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