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Monday, Oct. 16
Following a blowout loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5, the Dallas Cowboys return to the West Coast Monday to face the Los Angeles Chargers. The Cowboys will face their former offensive coordinator, Kellen Moore, who left in the offseason to take the same position with the Chargers. Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert has a touchdown to interception ratio of 7:1 on the season. The Cowboys are 1.5-point favorites at Unibet; the total is 50.
Over the first two rounds of the MLB postseason, the Phillies have benefited from arguably the most raucous home environment across the league. On Monday night, the Diamondbacks will look to steal a road game when the teams open the National League Championship Series in Philadelphia. Phillies ace Zack Wheeler takes the mound against Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks. The Phillies are -165 moneyline favorites at BetMGM; the total is seven runs.