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Week 5 NFL Picks: Can Cowboys Advance to 4-1?

It's better to be 4-1 than 3-2, so our entire panel today is pulling for a Cowboys win.

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Good things happen to teams that advance to 4-1. Since realignment in 2002, 45 of the 63 teams (71.4%) that started the season 4-1 made the playoffs.

The Cowboys are currently sitting at 3-1, and the historic playoff odds of 3-1 teams over the last 12 years were 57.9% (55 of 95). In case of a win on Sunday, their odds climb to 71.4%. In case of a loss, the odds drop to 47.6%, as the table below illustrates:

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That's quite a significant drop, and one reason why it's better to be 4-1 than 3-2. It's also one reason why our entire panel today is pulling for a Cowboys win. Below is a look at all our picks for the Week 5 action. Let us know what you think about the picks, and don't forget to enter our Pick 256 challenge this week - if you haven't already done so.

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2014 Record
34-27 33-28 37-24 38-23 37-24 34-27 38-23 37-24 33-28 38-23 38-23
2014 Percentage .557 .541 .607 .623 607 .557 .623 .607 .541 623 .623
Record Week 3
7-6 8-5 7-6 7-6 7-6 7-6 8-5 9-4 8-5 8-5 8-5

MIN @ GB (-8) Gb_medium Gb_medium Gb_medium Gb_medium Gb_medium Gb_medium Gb_medium Gb_medium Gb_medium GB: 97% Gb_medium
CHI @ CAR (-2.5) Chi_medium Chi_medium Chi_medium Chi_medium Chi_medium Car_medium Chi_medium Chi_medium Car_medium CHI: 65% Chi_medium
CLE @ TEN (-2) Cle_medium Cle_medium Cle_medium Cle_medium Cle_medium Cle_medium Cle_medium Cle_medium Cle_medium CLE: 82% Cle_medium
STL @ PHI (-7) Phi_medium Phi_medium Phi_medium Phi_medium Stl_medium Stl_medium Phi_medium Phi_medium Phi_medium PHI: 79% Phi_medium
ATL @ NYG (-4) Nyg_medium Atl_medium Atl_medium Atl_medium Nyg_medium Atl_medium Nyg_medium Nyg_medium Nyg_medium ATL: 57% Nyg_medium
TB @ NO (-10) No_medium No_medium No_medium No_medium No_medium No_medium No_medium No_medium No_medium NO: 97% No_medium
HOU @ DAL (-6) Dal_medium Dal_medium Dal_medium Dal_medium Dal_medium Dal_medium Dal_medium Dal_medium Dal_medium DAL: 98%
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BUF @ DET (-7) Det_medium Det_medium Det_medium Det_medium Det_medium Det_medium Det_medium Det_medium Det_medium DET: 93% Det_medium
BAL @ IND (-3.5) Ind_medium Ind_medium Bal_medium Ind_medium Ind_medium Ind_medium Bal_medium Bal_medium Ind_medium IND: 63% Ind_medium
PIT (-6.5) @ JAC Pit_medium Pit_medium Pit_medium Pit_medium Pit_medium Pit_medium Pit_medium Pit_medium Pit_medium PIT: 96% Pit_medium
ARI @ DEN (-7) Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium Den_medium Ari_medium DEN: 86% Den_medium
KC @ SF (-6)
Sf_medium Sf_medium Kc_medium Sf_medium Sf_medium Kc_medium Sf_medium Sf_medium Kc_medium SF: 54% Sf_medium
NYJ @ SD (-6.5)
Sd_medium Sd_medium Sd_medium Sd_medium Sd_medium Sd_medium Sd_medium Sd_medium Sd_medium SD: 99% Sd_medium
CIN  (-1) @ NE
Cin_medium Cin_medium Cin_medium Cin_medium Cin_medium Cin_medium Cin_medium Cin_medium Cin_medium CIN: 80% Cin_medium
SEA (-7) @ WAS Sea_medium Sea_medium Sea_medium Sea_medium Sea_medium Sea_medium Sea_medium Sea_medium Sea_medium SEA: 99% Sea_medium

Don't forget to submit your picks for the BTB Pick 256 Challenge

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Pick 256 is a season-long contest in which BTB members and readers get to pick the straight-up winners for all games each week. If you haven't yet submitted your picks, now would be a good time, here's the link to the entry form.

If the link above doesn't work for whatever reason, use the following alternative, which does not autopopulate your BTB user name into the entry form.

Alternative Pick 256 Entry Form

Good luck.

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