Dallas has been piling up passing yards without always getting the result. If you’re backing a Cowboys win tonight, Dak Prescott reaching 250 yards is a natural place to start: he’s done it in eight of the nine Dallas victories he’s played in since the start of last season.
For this edition of Side & Support, the question is what you’d put alongside that Cowboys pick. Prescott’s yardage, George Pickens’ receiving total and Jake Ferguson’s catches offer three ways into the Dallas passing game. Makai Lemon gives you a different angle: an Eagles receiver who’s kept catching passes in Philadelphia losses.
These Cowboys parlay picks are options to compare, rather than a request to squeeze every name onto one ticket. The records help explain the fit; the line, price and tonight’s roles still decide whether you want the extra leg.
Four props to weigh with a Cowboys win
Each record covers the player’s appearances with his current team in the seasons shown, including any playoff games.
| Player & prop | Odds | When DAL wins / PHI loses | All games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott 250+ passing yards Cowboys · 2025–26 seasons |
−170 | 88.9% 8 of 9 Cowboys wins |
73.9% 17 of 23 games |
| George Pickens 50+ receiving yards Cowboys · 2025–26 seasons |
−205 | 88.9% 8 of 9 Cowboys wins |
73.9% 17 of 23 games |
| Jake Ferguson Over 2.5 receptions Cowboys · 2025–26 seasons |
+100 | 88.9% 8 of 9 Cowboys wins |
73.9% 17 of 23 games |
| Makai Lemon 3+ receptions Eagles · 2026 season |
−407 | 100.0% 4 of 4 Eagles losses |
83.3% 5 of 6 games |
Dak Prescott: 250+ passing yards
Prescott’s 250-yard alternate is −170 at DraftKings. It has landed in eight of nine Cowboys wins since the start of the 2025 season, compared with 17 of his 23 appearances overall. Both Dallas wins this season cleared it, with 279 yards against Washington and 335 at Indianapolis.
There’s a useful choice here. Moving down to 230+ costs −295 and covers all nine wins in that stretch. The difference is last October’s 237-yard winning performance: 250 gives you a better payout, but you’re giving up the extra room that would have covered that game.
His latest outing is a reminder that yardage and winning aren’t interchangeable. Prescott threw for 258 yards in the loss at Green Bay, enough for this prop even though Dallas scored only 13 points. As our Cowboys–Eagles preview explores, finishing drives is a separate challenge from moving the ball.
George Pickens: 50+ receiving yards
Pickens’ 50+ line is −205, with the same eight-of-nine winning record and 17-of-23 overall record since he joined Dallas last season. His Steelers games aren’t included in those counts.
The recent exception matters more than an older miss would. Pickens finished with 40 yards in the September win over Washington, then reached 75 in the other Dallas victory this season. He’s also had 82, 130 and 73 yards in the Cowboys’ three most recent losses, so he doesn’t need Dallas to win to get there.
If you want to ease the requirement, 40+ is available at −348 and covered all nine Cowboys wins in this sample. The 50-yard option offers the lighter price, with that Washington result showing exactly what the tradeoff has looked like.
Jake Ferguson: over 2.5 receptions
Ferguson’s catch total brings a very different price: over 2.5 receptions is +100. He’s caught at least three passes in eight of nine Dallas wins since the start of last season, compared with 17 of 23 games overall.
He had four catches and three catches in this season’s two wins. But his latest game ended at two, and three of his six appearances this year have finished at exactly three. This is a narrow target, not a request for a big receiving night—and that narrow margin cuts both ways.
The lone winning miss in the longer stretch was a one-catch game on Christmas Day last season. Ferguson can have a quiet afternoon while Dallas wins. His +100 price makes this worth comparing with the more expensive yardage alternates, rather than treating the shared eight-of-nine records as equal propositions.
Makai Lemon: 3+ receptions
A Cowboys win can leave room for an Eagles receiver to stay involved. Lemon has caught at least three passes in all four Philadelphia losses this season: three, three, five and three. He’s reached that mark in five of his six games overall, and DraftKings lists 3+ at −407.
This is the shortest record of the four, and three of those four losing games landed right on the line. The price also asks you to pay more for that smaller sample than for any of the Dallas options above.
Philadelphia’s latest injury report rules out DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks. That changes the available receiving group around Tanner McKee, but it doesn’t tell us how the targets will be divided. Lemon had three catches in McKee’s start last week; that is useful current context, still only one game.
Cowboys parlay picks: choosing your support
Prescott’s 250 yards and Ferguson’s three catches offer the lighter prices among the Dallas passing options, while Pickens asks for a manageable receiving total with a recent winning miss to keep in view. Lemon supplies an opposing-team route, though his four-game losing sample and −407 price deserve a closer look.
You don’t need all three Dallas passing props. Pickens and Ferguson can gain their yards and catches on Prescott’s throws, so these records describe overlapping parts of the same offense. Check the actual SGP quote and choose the support you like; the separate hit rates don’t tell us how often the whole ticket lands.
Individual odds can change. Follow the live Cowboys–Eagles matchup for the current game lines and player information.
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