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Exchange buyers before kickoff: which side buyers took (Kalshi, Polymarket (international), Novig, ProphetX)
These are exchange trades, not sportsbook bets. On an exchange every trade has a buyer and a seller, so this shows which side buyers paid for.
How to read these numbers
Kalshi, Polymarket (international) and Novig publish every trade with the side the buyer took. ProphetX carries its trade fills the same way; a line with no captured fill shows dollars matched only. Trades is each side's share of the trades we read since we began reading the market and Money is its share of the dollars buyers paid. Markets with fewer than 10 trades or under $500 traded are left out; markets under 30 trades or $5,000 are labelled Light trading, because a few buyers can move the percentages a long way.
Kalshi
Moneyline$502k traded · 11k trades
Dallas CowboysSeattle Seahawks
Trades
Money
Spread$93k traded · 1.2k trades
Dallas Cowboys +2.5Seattle Seahawks -2.5
Trades
Money
Total 37.5$73k traded · 1.1k trades
Over 37.5Under 37.5
Trades
Money
Polymarket (international)
Polymarket (international) is not open to US bettors.
Moneyline$25k traded · 148 trades
Dallas CowboysSeattle Seahawks
Trades
Money
Total 37.5$15k traded · 71 trades
Over 37.5Under 37.5
Trades
Money
Last read before kickoff .
Seattle Seahawks win price on Kalshi and Polymarket (international) as kickoff neared
Seattle Seahawks to win, from 168 hours before the start to 14 min before the start: Kalshi 59% to 55%; Polymarket (international) 59% to 55%. These are exchange prices, read as the chance the market gave Seattle Seahawks, not sportsbook odds. Polymarket (international) is not open to US bettors.
KalshiPolymarket (international)Scale 50% to 70%
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Dallas Cowboys vs Seattle Seahawks: odds, trends and the matchup
📊 Best prices from the regulated US sportsbooks we track Prices when this preview was published
| Market | Dallas Cowboys | Seattle Seahawks |
|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | +190Pregame price at Caesars → | -225Pregame price at DraftKings → |
| Spread | +4.5 -110Pregame price at DraftKings → | -4.5 -110Pregame price at DraftKings → |
| Total 48.5 | O -110Pregame price at DraftKings → | U -110Pregame price at DraftKings → |
📊 Team Breakdown archived pregame data
Chance to win, per the betting market (vig removed)
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📘 New to betting? Two-minute translation. A moneyline bet is picking who wins, nothing else. In this game, +190 means a $100 bet profits $190 if it wins. The spread is a head start: -7.5 must win by 8+, while +7.5 cashes by losing by 7 or fewer (or winning). The total is combined points by both teams, over or under the books' number. +EV means the price pays better than the market-implied fair odds (vig removed); consistently taking better prices raises your expected return over time. Learn free: Sports Betting 101 · Odds converter · No-vig calculator
The Matchup
Lumen Field is one of the tougher road environments in football, and the odds reflect that Seattle is expected to control this game at home.
Players to Watch
The most important names here come off the injury report, because availability shapes preseason-adjacent games more than anything. For Seattle, safety-of-mind starts with Nick Emmanwori, who is out, a confirmed absence on their side. Jake Bobo and Brandon Pili are both questionable, meaning their status is genuinely uncertain. For Dallas, Jalen Thompson, Princeton Fant, and Zion Childress are all questionable. Track who actually suits up before kickoff, because the line was built on assumptions that game-day inactives can quietly break.
The Numbers
Three ways to bet this game. First, the moneyline, which is simply picking who wins. The Seahawks are -225 at DraftKings, meaning you risk $225 to win $100. The Cowboys are +190 at Caesars, meaning a $100 bet wins $190 if Dallas pulls the upset. Second, the point spread, a handicap that levels the game. Seattle -4.5 must win by 5 or more, Dallas +4.5 wins your bet if the Cowboys win outright or lose by 4 or fewer.
Both sides are -110 at DraftKings, the standard tax where you risk $110 to win $100. Third, the total of 48.5, a bet on combined points, Over or Under, both -110 at DraftKings. Notice we quote the best price at a specific book each time. That is line shopping, comparing every sportsbook and taking the top number, and it is the single easiest edge any bettor has.
Injuries
Seattle is thinner on paper. Emmanwori is definitively out, and Bobo and Pili are questionable, so the Seahawks could be missing up to three contributors. Dallas has three questionables in Thompson, Fant, and Childress but zero confirmed absences. If Seattle's questionable pair sits, the case for Dallas covering strengthens further.
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Injury Report
SEANick Emmanwori (Out), Jake Bobo (Questionable), Brandon Pili (Questionable)
DALJalen Thompson (Questionable), Princeton Fant (Questionable), Zion Childress (Questionable)
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Cowboys vs Seahawks FAQ
Who was favored in Cowboys vs Seahawks?
Seahawks is the market favorite at -225 (best price at DraftKings) on the moneyline, with Cowboys at +190. Lines move all day, so check the odds table on this page for the current best number at every book.
What was the pregame read on Seahawks vs Cowboys?
Dallas visits Lumen Field with both teams at 0-0 and the market already leaning hard toward the home side. Wise Guy Team has an official play on this game. Members see it on their board.
What is the total (over/under) for Cowboys vs Seahawks?
The total is 48.5, with the over priced at -110 at DraftKings and the under at -110 at DraftKings. A total is a bet on the combined score of both teams, over or under that number, no matter who wins.
Are these NFL picks free?
Yes. This is a free Wise Guy Desk breakdown, our analysis, not Ross's official plays. Ross's documented plays are bet with real money and graded win or loss on the members board.
How does the Wise Guy Desk find value in NFL games?
Expected value first: the best price across the regulated US books we track versus the true fair price with the vig removed, then the matchup data (form, standings, injuries, key players). Line shopping for the best number is the edge most bettors leave on the table.
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