Dak Prescott's surprising trend favors the Cowboys' Week 1 win over the Browns

As we wait for the full schedule to be released on Wednesday night, a handful of early top matchups have leaked, including the Cowboys' Week 1 game, which is an away meeting in Cleveland against the Browns.

Both Dallas and Cleveland will look to avenge their Wild Card weekend losses last postseason with a win in Week 1, and there is a clear trend that suggests the Cowboys have the edge, although the team With the Browns facing an elite defense with a returning quarterback in Deshaun, Watson faces.

First, here are the odds for this Week 1 matchup from BETMGM.

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Overall: 44.5 (over -110/under -110)

According to BETMGM's Jon Ewing, Prescott has absolutely proven himself as a road favorite. So when he's expected to win, he does, and does it better than the oddsmakers believe.

Of course, this is an incredibly small margin, suggesting that the Cowboys are slightly better than the Browns on a neutral field, but this was a situation where Dallas thrived under center in the Prescott era.

Dallas will have its hands full with reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett rushing the passer, but the Cowboys have proven they are capable of winning when the odds are stacked against them.

The game odds are updated regularly and are subject to change.