The NFL's exhibition season hits in full force this week. On Thursday at 10 p.m. ET, the old NFC rival and meet in the Bay Area. The 49ers are 3.5-point home favorites, with Paul O'Neill Jersey the over-under for total points scored set at 35. Before you make your Cowboys vs. 49ers picks, listen to what SportsLine senior analyst Josh Nagel has to say. The veteran Nevada-based handicapper hit 70 percent of his NFL spread picks last season (14-6), and he heated up down the stretch with an 11-2 mark that included a perfect 3-0 in the postseason.Part of his succe s: Nagel uses analytics, Tyler Austin Jersey motivational spots and contrarian thinking combined with an ultra-selective approach to making and releasing selections.He used these methods to produce a winner in the Hall of Fame Game already. Nagel advised followers to fade the court of public opinion, which heavily favored the higher-profile , and instead told SportsLine readers to support the underdog by taking the points (2.5). The result: The Bears covered and anyone who followed Nagel won big. For Thursday, Nagel knows San Francisco quarterback and counterpart likely will get little playing time if any Jacoby Ellsbury Jersey at all, but both clubs will have a chance to see what they have in some upstart prospects. San Francisco backup C.J. Beathard reportedly earned the respect of his teammates with a respectable showing under difficult circumstances as a rookie last season. He started five games and threw for 1,430 yards. , an undrafted free agent, is the third-stringer. Behind Prescott is second-year quarterback , who was an undrafted free agent last year, but worked his way up the depth chart to become No. 2 by season's end. Rookie , a fifth-round pick from Western Kentucky, is the third quarterback. The 49ers reportedly plan to take a good look at their Mickey Mantle Jersey wide receiver prospects, who include undrafted free agent and explosive rookie , a second-round pick. San Francisco will be without newly-acquired cornerback , who is sitting out with a hamstring injury. Dallas is eager to see the progre s of linebacker , who reportedly is at full health for the first time since he was drafted in 2016. The tight end position also is up for grabs following the retirement of . and are among those vying for the job. Nagel knows one team will have a major advantage in a key Masahiro Tanaka Jersey skill position Thursday. He's sharing what it is, and who to back, only at SportsLine.So which side of Cowboys-49ers should you be all over Thursday? .