The Seattle Seahawks (7-5) travel to take on the Baltimore Ravens (4-8) with the Seahawks’ three-game win streak on the line. The game will air Sunday, Dec 13 at 1:00 p.m. ET on FOX.
In last week’s game, Baltimore lost in a close one against the Dolphins 15-13. Javorius Allen had a great game in the loss, putting up 170 total yards and a score. He had 63 yards on the ground and 107 yards receiving. Seattle is looking to repeat last week when it smashed the Vikings 38-7. Russell Wilson had a huge game through the air for the Seahawks, connecting on 21 of 27 pass attempts for 274 yards and three TDs. He added 51 yards and a TD on nine carries. Doug Baldwin also had a great game with 94 yards and two TDs on five catches.
The Seahawks take on the Ravens as a five-point favorite this week. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is unavailable currently.
Sitting at 4-8 Straight Up (SU) and 3-7-2 Against The Spread (ATS), the Ravens will look to improve heading into Week 14. In their five most recent matchups, the Ravens went 3-2 SU and 2-2-1 ATS. The Baltimore’s passing game is averaging 281.2 passing yards during their last five matchups. Recently, the Ravens have been causing problems for their opponents as well. During its last five games, Baltimore has given up 279 yards per opponent. The Ravens are one of the best in the league at scoring in the fourth quarter, averaging 8.7 points. Special teams is a weakness for Seattle that the Ravens may use to their advantage. On average, the Seahawks have allowed 119.5 return yards per road game.
Shifting to the opposition, the Seahawks head into Week 14 with records of 5-6-1 ATS and 7-5 SU. Over their last five games, the Seahawks have a SU record of 4-1 and a 3-2 record ATS. Seattle has made opposing defenses suffer as of late, averaging 30 points per game over the last five games. This improved stretch brought its season average to 25.4 PPG. Seattle has performed well against defenses over the past five games, putting up an average of 408.6 total yards during that time. Preparing for Seattle’s top-five scoring defense could be challenging for the Ravens. So far this year, Seattle’s defense on the road has allowed opponents to score an average of 18.3 points. The Seattle defense has given opposing running backs trouble this season. Opponents average 87.8 rushing yards per game against this menacing group. It shouldn’t be too hard for the Seahawks to start fast this week with Baltimore’s defense allowing 5.4 points in the first quarter of home games. Seattle’s offense should seek to control the game clock this week. The team averages a time of possession of 33:56 per away game, the fourth-highest in the NFL.
Predictions: SU Winner – Sea, ATS Winner – Sea
Notes
Baltimore is 3-7-2 ATS in its last 12 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore’s last 6 games.
Baltimore is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games.
Baltimore is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games at home.
Baltimore is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Baltimore’s last 23 games at home.
Baltimore is 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Seattle.
Seattle is 6-3 SU when leading at the start of the fourth quarter this season. Baltimore is 1-2 SU when leading at the end of the third quarter.
Baltimore is only 2-6 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, and an even 1-1 SU when losing the turnover battle.
Seattle is rated higher in the ground game on both sides of the ball. Its first-ranked rushing attack will face the 10th-ranked run defense of Baltimore, while its third-ranked run defense will look to contain the 21st-ranked rushing game of the Ravens.
