Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks Odds - Point Spread Pick
Date:
October 16, 4:25 pm
Location:
CenturyLink Field
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Seattle -6
Total:
46
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The Atlanta Falcons (4-1) head across the country to the Pacific Northwest to square off with the Seattle Seahawks (3-1) at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington for an intra-conference, transcontinental showdown between the South and the West. The contest is due to kick off at 4:25 PM on Sunday, October 16th and is set to be televised on FOX in selected regional markets.
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Atlanta is the hot team in the NFC South at the moment. The Dirty Birds come in at 4-1 sitting atop a division normally dominated by Carolina as of late. That’s just it, Atlanta has some impressive results including a road win at Oakland and a win over Carolina. The stock on the Birds is through the ceiling.
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Seattle comes in at 3-1 off a bye preceded by a 27-17 win at the Meadowlands against the New York Jets. Seattle has resumed activities as usual with their defense leading their way. The Seahawks have a favorable match-up from an offensive perspective as they have a secret weapon in Tyler Lockett locking up at wide-receiver. It is difficult to fathom Atlanta being able to deploy any weapons capable of curtailing this explosive talent.
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Public Money<br />
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72% of the money is on the Falcons as a road pooch as opposed to laying the home points with the Seahawks, despite the line moving by a half of a point in favor for the Hawks after they opened as a five and a half point favorite. Contrarily the public money is down the middle on the Money Line. In Money Line markets, the Falcons are offered at +215 as opposed to laying the juice with the Seahawks at -265. 52% like the Seahawks in this market. In Over/Under markets, 50% of the consensus is split between both options making that market a toss-up.
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Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks Prediction
Very rarely do we see the public heavily enamored by a pooch on the road like we have seen here with the Falcons going in to the Emerald City. Most of the time we do see favorites get most of the money, it’s often a matter of how much. However, Atlanta in this market seems to be a gift to any taker which compels us to stay clear of those offerings that seem too good to be true, because they almost always are. Seattle is known for a robust home field advantage and thus earned the syndicate name of the “12th Man”. Nevertheless, Atlanta has looked good in the early going but their defense looks suspect as usual. We have seen how Seattle handles teams of this nature in similar situations before. Case and point, Seattle’s destruction of San Francisco, followed up by a road assault against the New York Jets. Seattle has improved to a remarkable 3-1 even after they looked imperiled losing 9-3 against Los Angeles in a true defensive struggle. Atlanta’s defense makes them vulnerable week in and week out, we don’t care about what their record says. We will go ahead and spot the points.
Free Pick:
Take Seattle -6 (KF)
