San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks Betting Odds - Free Pick
Date:
September 25, 4:05 pm
Location:
CenturyLink Field
TV:
ESPN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Seattle -9.5
Total:
40
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The San Francisco 49ers (1-1) and the Seattle Seahawks (1-1) are two teams that love to hate each other. Since both constituents joined the NFC West, a feud has erupted between The Emerald City and The Bay City. Most notably, these two teams once met in the NFC Championship game to determine who would go on to the Super Bowl in what was considered a classic by many accounts. Now, the two will meet again in Seattle for a NFC West clash scheduled with a 4:05 kick-off to be aired on FOX in regional markets. Seattle has dominated this contest recently, as they have won the last five outings against the 49ers.
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San Francisco enters this contest on an embarrassing 46-27 defeat at the hands of the defending NFC Champions, the Carolina Panthers. Kelvin Benjamin and Greg Olsen exploded all over the San Francisco secondary as the duo combined for 230 yards and 3 touchdowns to help the Panthers cruise past the disenfranchised 49ers. San Francisco never was in the game, they trailed by 21 before Carolina would call off the dogs and the Gold Rush would generate a couple junk time scores for morale.
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For Seattle, their offense looked absolutely anemic against the Los Angeles Rams where the Seahawks fell by a score of 9-3, last Sunday. Nevertheless there we some bright spots in Seattle’s offense as Russell Wilson threw for 254 yards through the air and wide-receiver Tyler Lockett would generate 99 receiving yards off 4 grabs.
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Public Money
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70% of the consensus are taking the points with the 49ers. Conversely in Moneyline markets, the numbers show that 58% of the public are willing to lay the juice at -415 with the Seahawks as opposed to taking the 49ers outright at +335. In Over/Under markets, 82% of the public like the under currently at 40.
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San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks Prediction
Defense almost always beats offense when the chips are down. San Francisco has no semblance of offense, while Seattle’s defense looks like their traditional Legion of Boom selves. There is a reason why Seattle has dominated this series as of late, they simply play a better brand of football than San Francisco. Seattle’s offensive approach is traditional yet methodical and we would like to imagine the Hawks can generate success against this extremely porous San Francisco defense. Conversely, the 49ers won’t have a response as their offense has been marred by inconsistency. In addition, the Seahawks will likely get their starting running back to return for this game on Sunday. His name is Thomas Rawls. Rawls has emerged as a revelation for the Seahawks and he has established himself as the primary option in the post-Beast Mode aka Marshawn Lynch era. San Francisco’s secondary is generally weak, Lockett should feast. The difference in results for San Francisco when facing Los Angeles and Carolina demonstrates how vulnerable the Niners are against experienced and prolific quarterbacks. This game should be no different.
Free Pick:
Take Seattle -9.5 - KF (Win)
